KINGWOOD — Three people have been charged with four counts each of animal cruelty after cats were found emaciated, dehydrated and dead in a house on Yorks Run Road. Free on $8,000 bail each are Tia Dawn McDaniel, 18, of Newburg; Andrew A. Rowand, 77, of Grafton; and Freda Gay ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration conducted compliance checks Saturday at a downtown bar, followed by a search by the Morgantown Police Department. The MPD and WVABCA entered The Bank, 344 High St., on Saturday night, and The Bank closed before its regularly ...
CHARLESTON — One of the largest job fairs the state of West Virginia has ever seen is going to be held at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center on Friday. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., nearly 250 job vendors and over 1,000 open jobs will be available at the Kanawha Valley Job & ...
MORGANTOWN — About 200 people gathered at WVU’s Woodburn Circle Wednesday evening for a candlelight vigil to respect and remember the victims of the Saturday attack at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. The vigil drew people of all colors; it drew Muslims, Jews, Christians and ...
MORGANTOWN — In March of 2009, Westover businessman Arthur P. Scotchel died. A decade later, his estate remains open. In the 10 years since his death, a number of administrators and fiduciary commissioners have been appointed and replaced, a litany of misconduct allegations and hearings have been held, the family has been divided and the estate has been whittled away with legal fees. During Wednesday’s Monongalia County Commission meeting, Lou Scotchel, Arthur’s nephew, asked the commission to take charge of the situation and bring it to a close. “I’m asking you to do your ...
MORGANTOWN — A pregnant woman will spend time in prison after her neglect led to the death of her first child. Through tears, Julie Porreca, 20, told Judge Susan Tucker she did the best she could with her first child, Benjamin. The 7-month-old died Sept. 4, 2016. Porreca and then-boyfriend ...
