Both men indicted for first-degree murder in February appeared before a judge for their post-indictment arraignment Monday. Michael Corney, 33, and Gary Smith II, 60, each pleaded not guilty before […]
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All indictments from February 2021 Monongalia County grand jury
Corney, Michael J., first-degree murder. Shinkovich, Danny, embezzlement, falsifying accounts. Baker, Antoine, first-degree sexual abuse, kidnapping, battery. McKinney, Amber Nicholle, first-degree arson, felony destruction of property. Hamilton, Britten Earl, domestic […]
First Mon grand jury of the year indicts grandfather for woman’s murder
A truck driver involved in the September 2019 vehicle crash that killed a 30-year-old mother and a man accused of killing his grandson’s mother are among those indicted by the […]
Senate Judiciary approves this year’s try at creating an Intermediate Court of Appeals
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the perennial intermediate appeals court bill. For several years, a version of this bill has passed the Senate and died in the House. […]
Woman sues man who struck her in crosswalk
MORGANTOWN — A Maryland woman is suing a Morgantown man who struck her with his vehicle while she was in a crosswalk. The suit was filed on behalf of Tesia […]
W.Va. Academy sues state Department of Education
The wind is still swirling around West Virginia Academy. That’s the name of what would have been the first charter school in the state. It had planned on operating in […]
Courts not coming to save voting rights
by Noah Feldman Legislatures across the U.S. are considering more than 100 bills aimed at restricting voter access, according to a report by the Brennan Center for Justice. The bills […]
Man pleads guilty to kidnapping, knife attack
A man on trial for kidnapping and malicious assault pleaded guilty to those charges before the state was done presenting its evidence against him. The trial against Stephen Alston, 27, […]
Postcast 57 – February 5, 2021
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Monongalia County man indicted on child pornography charges
Newsroom@DominionPost.com WHEELING — Jason Steven Kokinda, of Westover, was indicted Tuesday on a child pornography charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Kokinda, 42, was indicted Tuesday on one count of […]










