The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a suspect who escaped from Mon Health Medical Center. Thomas Lee Fincham, 51, is about 6 feet tall and 200 pounds, according […]
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Former VFD member gets probation for embezzlement
A former volunteer firefighter who stole more than $16,000 from the Casville Volunteer Fire Department will stay out of prison as long as he keeps repaying what he took. On […]
Police respond to possible stabbing near Diamond Village
The Morgantown Police Department is investigating a possible stabbing near Diamond Village, the homeless encampment in Greenmont. Thursday morning, the MPD reported the stabbing at the encampment. However, the incident […]
Deputies say man escaped processing, was caught on Westover Bridge
A man allegedly broke out of the sheriff’s office after being arrested for leading a deputy on a vehicle chase several days earlier. Derrick R. Shahan, 26, of Morgantown, is […]
Man arrested after allegedly shooting in the air
A Clarksburg man was arrested on Friday after allegedly firing shots in the air outside of a bar and having cocaine on him. Alante Maratell Nelson, 28, is charged with […]
Man sentenced after pretrial diversion
A former West Virginia University Student who bit part of another man’s ear off during a fight pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor after successfully completing a pretrial diversion. Chief […]
Man sentenced for stealing after murder
A man who changed his life in recent years will spend 2-25 years in prison for stealing from Timothy Pahl after Pahl had been murdered in his own home. Judge […]
Man admits to breaking into storage units
A Bruceton Mills man pleaded guilty to two counts of breaking and entering for breaking into storage units. Judge Susan Tucker accepted 32-year-old Fred Rohr’s plea in Monongalia County Circuit […]
Former pharmacist sentenced for forgery
A former area pharmacist serving time in federal prison will serve a separate sentence for forging his wife’s name to take out a bank loan. Judge Phillip Gaujot sentenced Scott […]
Area man pleads to hiding fugitive
Newsroom@DominionPost.com CLARKSBURG — Paul Chibuzo, of Morgantown, admitted to charges related to hiding a fugitive, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Chibuzo, 24, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of harboring […]








