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Sentencing set for cemetery owner who defrauded customers

DPNews@DominionPost.com WHEELING – A sentencing hearing has been set for the north-central West Virginia cemetery owner who defrauded hundreds of customers, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced. Jeffrey Phares, 65, of Fayetteville, will be sentenced Nov. 10 at 10:30 a.m. in federal ...

Pritt resigns after waiving hearings in child exploitation case

DPNews@DominionPost.com CHARLESTON — A member of the West Virginia House of Delegates accused of grooming a child and engaging in sexual activity is now a former lawmaker and will remain in federal custody. The House of Delegates announced Monday afternoon that Del. Elliott Pritt, ...

Man arrested after driving through barricade in Upshur

By BRAD JOHNSON For the Dominion Post BUCKHANNON – An Upshur County man was arrested Sunday for driving through a barricaded section of flood-damaged road, Sheriff J. Michael Coffman said. On Sunday, "deputies with the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office arrested Larry Christopher Alderman, ...

Couple charged after 11-year-old dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound

FAIRMONT – A man and woman have been taken into custody following the death earlier this week of an 11-year-old boy in their care from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Marion County Sheriff Roger Cunningham said. James Jeffery Smock, 56, and Tammy Jean Lee, 54, have both been charged with ...

MCSD welcomes press, aims to clear ‘misinformation’ on Flock cameras

MORGANTOWN – During a presentation Friday to members of the press, representatives from the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department said the department has nothing to hide when it comes to the implementation of Flock Safety automated license plate reader cameras in the county. As ...