Agents with the FBI were seen at a home on the outskirts of Morgantown Wednesday. Officers with West Virginia University police were also on scene assisting as agents appeared to be searching a garage in the Brettwald subdivision off Van Voorhis Road. The nature of the investigation and ...
A body was found Wednesday afternoon in the Monongahela River in the area of Lazzelle Union Road, near Scott’s Run. Granville Police initially responded to the call, but turned the investigation over to the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department after it was determined the discovery was outside Granville's jurisdiction. According to a press release authorized by Sheriff Perry Palmer, deputies and detectives arrived and investigated the scene and the body was removed from the water with the assistance of the Granville Police Department, Granville Fire Department, Mon EMS and ...
KINGWOOD — The Martinez trial entered its third day Tuesday with testimony from Danny Trejo, a Morgantown social worker and court translator who was asked by the prosecution to translate a message that Luis Martinez-Otero sent to his son, along with photos of a Taurus G2C 9mm gun. Martinez is charged with the May 2022 shooting of Zachary Alan Shrout at his home on Veterans Memorial Highway in Terra Alta. Trejo told Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Megan Fields the message indicated Martinez-Otero bought “it” along with two clips and a box of bullets for $300. Daniel Grimm ...
A county prosecutor called allegations involving members of the Greenbrier West High School wrestling team very serious. The victims in the situation were members of the wrestling team as are the suspects, said Raleigh County Prosecutor Ben Hatfield, speaking Friday on MetroNews’ ...
KINGWOOD — The second day of the Luis Martinez-Otero, murder trial started with testimony from Dr. Allen Muck, West Virginia’s chief medical examiner. Martinez is charged with the May 2022 shooting of Zachary Alan Shrout at his home on Veterans Memorial Highway in Terra Alta. Muck said the bullet that killed Shrout entered through his left eye, damaging the left hemisphere of Shrout’s brain. Muck said the bullet was not a through and through, but he found the bullet fragment in Shrout’s head. Muck also testified that Shrout had taken breaths after being shot. Brandon ...
Are you in the market for a helicopter previously owned by the family business of Gov. Jim Justice? If so, your big break could be just over the horizon. A 2009 Bell 427 that has been the subject of a dispute over the past few months is now listed publicly for sale. “Two Owners Since New, No Damage History, Complete Aircraft Record Since New, Bell Service Center Maintained.” Potential buyers would have to call or email for the price. The helicopter went on the market to help settle at least a portion of a debt dispute that unfolded in federal court. On March 1, a ...
