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Man found dead at Coopers Rock identified as California resident

DPNews@DominionPost.com MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office released the identity of the individual located during a search operation at Cooper’s Rock State Forest on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Andrew Zimmer, 34, of California. At about 1:45 ...

UPDATED: Body recovered in search and rescue operation at Coopers Rock

DPNews@DominionPost.com Monongalia County, WV — The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office has concluded a search and recovery operation at Coopers Rock State Forest on Thursday afternoon. The incident began at approximately 12:45 p.m., when deputies were dispatched to the state ...

Morgantown night club owner convicted of drug conspiracy

CLARKSBURG – U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey has announced that Mike Sheriff Scott, 47, Rachelle Gaston, 41, and Phineas Chaplin, 42, were convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances by a federal jury Wednesday following a 7-day trial. Scott and Gaston were convicted of ...

Nevera: Jury says life, with no mercy

MORGANTOWN – Rose Osborne was sitting at her kitchen table that day in November 2024 when she heard the knocking at her door. The woman who waited seven months for her daughter Kim Osborne to come home, saw the silhouette of the officer through the window.  In that wrenching ...

GUILTY: Jury returns verdict in Nevera murder trial

MORGANTOWN – Joe Nevera has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2024 slaying of Kim Osborne, his one-time girlfriend and domestic partner. A jury of five women and seven men deliberated three hours or so Tuesday afternoon before delivering the verdict in Monongalia County ...