A former corrections officer who worked at the North Central Regional Jail (NCRJ) in Greenwood, Doddridge County, was sentenced in United States District Court in Clarksburg for […]
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Judge’s actions at Parkland sentencing must be scrutinized
Given human nature, it is understandable that some of those who lost loved ones in the Parkland massacre would want to vent their anger at the killer’s […]
Derrick Evans pleads guilty in Jan. 6 surge
Derrick Evans, who was elected to be a West Virginia delegate but then never served, could serve up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to […]
McCarthy sentenced for sexual assault of 15-year-old
A Morgantown man who pleaded guilty of sexual assault and burglary was sentenced today in Monongalia County Circuit Court. Gerald Thomas McCarthy, 58, was sentenced by Circuit […]
Man involved in 2020 shooting sentenced to probation
A Maryland man involved in an altercation that resulted in a shooting inside a Morgantown apartment in February 2020 was sentenced in Monongalia County Circuit Court on […]
Corney gets 40 years for 2020 shooting
MORGANTOWN — It was an emotional courtroom Monday afternoon during the sentencing hearing of Michael Corney. Corney, 34, pleaded guilty in October to second degree murder in […]
Sentencing for Gary Smith II postponed after request for new counsel
MORGANTOWN — The sentencing of Gary Smith II, 60, of Morgantown, has been postponed. Smith previously entered an Alford plea to the charge of the first degree […]
Aaron Hoard sentenced to maximum for 2019 murder
KINGWOOD — There was hardly a reaction from Aaron Hoard, 35, his family and friends, or the family and friends of Grant Felton, 38, the man he […]
One of two murderers who shot WVU student sentenced to prison
MORGANTOWN — One of two men who murdered 21-year-old WVU student Eric J. Smith Feb. 28, 2020, was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of […]
Man who had standoff with police last March sentenced to prison
The convicted sex offender involved in a stand-off with police on North Willey Street in March 2020 was sentenced to prison Tuesday. Christopher Phillips previously pleaded guilty […]