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Two arrested for hotel break-in

MORGANTOWN — Two men were arrested after breaking into a hotel storage room, according to police. Anthony William Dale Gaskill, 20, of Morgantown and Jeremy Scott Williams, 37, are both charged with entering without breaking and conspiracy by the Morgantown Police Department. About 4:15 a.m. police responded to a burglary at the Scholar Hotel on Chestnut Street where the manager said two white men with backpacks had gone into a locked basement storage room, according to court documents. The door was locked, but yanking hard enough on it causes the lock to pop open, the manager ...

Plea dismissed when defendant confesses to another crime

KINGWOOD — A plea to an information was dismissed Thursday in Preston Circuit Court when the defendant confessed to another crime. Mercedes Gardner, of Terra Alta, was scheduled to plead to felony receiving and transferring stolen property, when she admitted to stealing a car. Preston ...

Used cars, cops in clubs among bills House handles on Day 59

CHARLESTON — Judicial pay, used cars and police in private clubs, and dark money in campaign finance were among the issues in bills passed by the House of Delegates on Friday, the 59th day of the 60-day legislative session. Here are some highlights. — SB 398 deals with ...

Terra Alta man charged with threatening officers, stealing pizza

KINGWOOD — A Terra Alta man is charged with stealing pizza while officers from several departments were at the restaurant. Chester Edward Burns, 70, was in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail Friday in lieu of $10,000 bond. He is charged with larceny and threatening an officer. According to ...

Woman whose poster display sparked controversy returns to Capitol

CHARLESTON — The woman whose anti-Muslim display was at the heart of last weekend’s controversy returned to the east end of the Capitol on Friday. She and some colleagues displayed posters addressing free speech and refugees. Several supporters in red Make America Great Again hats ...