MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice topped his Thursday COVID briefing by talking about the statewide correctional officer shortage and announced he's declared a state of emergency to enable the National Guard to assist the Department of Homeland Security until more people are hired. The ...
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE CHARLESTON — Members of a legislative interim committee learned some of the problems associated with the state’s Regional Jail system from a couple of people who have experienced them first hand. Ashley Omps of Morgan County and Melissa Rose of Pocahontas County ...
A brandishing call in Morgantown's North Hills neighborhood led to marijuana grow, more than a pound of meth, weapons and a man being charged with 10 felonies. Isaac C. King, 30, of Morgantown, is charged with wanton endangerment involving a firearm, two counts of possession of a ...
By Will Dean and Kathy Plum Newsroom@DominionPost.com Counties in West Virginia are responsible for a lot of bills — including the cost of housing inmates from the county being held in regional jails. That makes the 81% increase in inmate population from 2000-2019 a problem ...
Regional jail costs have risen. Read more about the cost to Mon and Preston counties and what officials think could ease the burden HERE By Will Dean and Kathy Plum Newsroom@DominionPost.com State law makes counties responsible for regional jail bills for all people from ...
Man burglarized home after owner was murdered A motion to modify the sentence of a man who helped a murderer steal from her victim’s home was denied Thursday. Judge Phillip Gaujot denied the motion for home confinement or to run the sentences of Glenn Weaver, 28, ...