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Albright firefighter dies on duty

 KINGWOOD -- Albright volunteer firefighter Charles W. Miller lost his life Sunday while responding to the station for a brush fire.  On his Facebook page, firefighter Matthew Feather posted, “It is with a very sad heart that I announce that Albright Volunteer Fire Department located ...

Patients need Hopemont to stay open, delegates say

KINGWOOD – A bill (HB 2626) introduced Feb. 18 by the House of Delegates Health and Human Resources Committee in an effort to close four state-owned hospitals, one of which was Hopemont Hospital in Terra Alta, “is dead,” according to Delegate Terri Sypolt, R-Preston. Hopemont ...

Hearing reveals details in Uphold murder

KINGWOOD – During a preliminary hearing Friday, the Preston County Magistrate Court found probable cause regarding the first-degree murder charges against Stephanie Michelle Heath. Heath, 34, and Zachary Craig Saunders, 34, both of Albright, are charged with the March 9 murder of John ...

Man dies of gunshot wound in domestic violence incident

MORGANTOWN -- On Sunday, the Preston County Sheriff’s Office and the West Virginia State Police responded to a reported shooting in the Valley Point area of Preston County, according to a Preston Sheriff's release. When law enforcement arrived on scene they found Darren Bolinger, 52, ...

Missing 92-year-old woman found

MORGANTOWN -- Margaret Messenger, 92, who went missing Tuesday, has been found alive, according to a spokesperson for the Preston County Sheriff's Office Wednesday. At 7 p.m. Tuesday, the Preston County Office of Emergency Management reported via social media that crews out searching ...