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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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” […]
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 […]
Preliminary hearing continued for man accused of downtown murder
A preliminary hearing scheduled Wednesday morning for Eric Sneed was continued by Monongalia County Magistrate Judge Bane due to Sneed not having an attorney present. Sneed is […]
One dead in early morning shooting – suspect in custody
A Pennsylvania man is in custody and being charged with first-degree murder after a Morgantown police officer witnessed him fire several rounds into the back seat of […]
Forever 16: Remembering Skylar Neese 10 years after her murder
On July 6, 2012, a Morgantown teenager named Skylar Neese snuck out of her bedroom window in the middle of the night to meet her two best […]