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Preston County considers recycling glass

KINGWOOD — Preston County is looking into glass recycling. Like most other recycling operations, those in Preston County quit accepting glass sometime ago. At Monday’s county commission meeting, County Administrator Kathy Mace said she plans to contact Randolph County, which recently ...

W.Va. Attorney General sues Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

CHARLESTON — The Diocese of Wheeling Charleston is the target of civil litigation by the office of Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. The suit blames the diocese and its bishops for allowing those who had a record of child sexual abuse to continue to hold positions of power within the ...

State Supreme Court denies Preston man’s appeal of 2015 conviction

CHARLESTON — The State Supreme Court has rejected another attempt by a Preston County man to get out of prison. Robert Watring, 39, of Kingwood, was convicted in 2015 of two counts of wanton endangerment with a firearm and one count of malicious assault. In 2016, his attorney asked then ...