The Maryland man accused of the July 11 murder of 21-year-old Rashad Malik Alton at Mountain Valley Apartments waived his right to a preliminary hearing in Monongalia County Magistrate Court […]
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Probable cause found in Cordes murder case
Probable cause was found on Monday in Monongalia County Magistrate Court in the case of the Cheat Lake man accused in the April 19 shooting death of his wife. Rick […]
Murder suspect waives time for preliminary hearing
The Cheat Lake man accused in the April 19 shooting death of his wife waived his time for a preliminary hearing in Monongalia County Magistrate Court Monday morning. Rick Allen […]
Murder trial continues in Mon County
Testimony continued Thursday in the trial of Cleotis Cortez-Paul Eppes, Jr, 49, who faces charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping and conspiracy. Victim Matthew Moore was found lying face-down in the […]
Plea agreement reached for one of two 2022 murder suspects
One of the two men accused in the 2022 murder of Matthew Moore has entered into a plea agreement prior to a trial set to begin next week. On February […]
Man accused in Milford Street murder waives prelim
The Texas man accused of stabbing 26-year-old Jacob Lough to death in his Milford Street home waived his right to a preliminary hearing scheduled for Monday morning in Monongalia County […]
Additional details on Milton Street murder released
The suspect of a murder that occurred on Milton Street in Morgantown on Tuesday was arraigned Thursday morning before Monongalia County Magistrate Ron Bane and additional details regarding the incident […]
Convicted murderer Michelle Michael requests new trial 15 years after sentencing
Michelle Michael, the Morgantown woman who was convicted in July 2007 of first-degree arson and the murder of her husband, James “Jimmy” Michael, appeared in Monongalia County Circuit Court on Monday […]
Westover man confesses to 1985 cold case murder of teen Jeremiah ‘Jerry’ Watkins
“Because it wasn’t solved.” That’s why Preston County deputies chose to reopen the nearly four-decade-old cold case murder of 13-year-old Jeremiah “Jerry” Matthew Watkins, Sheriff Paul “Moe” Pritt said. Now, […]
Third man accused in Bulger murder pleads not guilty; trial set for mid-December
The last of three men indicted for their roles in the 2018 murder of James “Whitey” Bulger at the United States Penitentiary (USP) in Hazelton appeared before U.S. District Judge […]









