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In West Virginia’s jails ‘we’re working our people to death’ and they’re quitting

An alarming message about staffing in West Virginia’s jails came Thursday. “We’re absolutely working our people to death, and they’re quitting because of that,” acting Corrections Commissioner Brad Douglas said in a presentation before the House Jails and Prisons Committee. Corrections officer positions at West Virginia jails are at a 33% vacancy rate, the acting commissioner told lawmakers Thursday, with those remaining often working 12- or even 16-hour shifts. All told, at the end of December, the number of vacancies was more than 1,000. That situation has ripple ...

Two women are facing a slew of drug charges after police in Star City pulled them over for running a red light on Monday and noticed drug paraphernalia in their vehicle. After identifying the driver as Sarah Ellen Baker, 39, of Westover, and Tonya Lynn Compa, 46, as the passenger, officers ...

Police seek information on weekend stabbing

Morgantown police are looking for information on a stabbing incident in downtown Morgantown after being called to a hospital emergency room Sunday morning. A press release from Morgantown Police Chief Eric Powell said MPD officers were called to J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital shortly after ...

Bruceton Mills man awaits sentencing in drug operation case

Greg Snider, 63, of Bruceton Mills, is now awaiting sentencing after being found guilty by a federal jury on Monday for his role in a drug distribution operation that spanned from Mexico to Monongalia County. According to a press release from U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld’s office, ...