A Preston County man is in jail after state police say he threatened to kill troopers following a trespassing complaint in which he was described as the aggressor. According to a criminal complaint, Robby Dale Reckart, 37, of Kingwood, called the Preston County 911 Center on Sept. 7, ...
A Morgantown man is facing federal charges after allegedly failing to update his sex offender registration with West Virginia State Police before traveling to Mexico with his wife, which is a requirement. After crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas, Scott David Bixler, 42, of ...
KINGWOOD — Progress is being made with repairs at the Preston County Sheriff’s Office, according to Joe Larew, county facility manager. During last week’s commission meeting, members of the Deputy Sheriff’s Association voiced concerns about working conditions in the building that were caused by a water line break in December. The water break flooded the building with 700,000 gallons of water. Larew told county commissioners Tuesday that Edison Electric has ordered new breaker boxes for the building, and all of the electrical work on the first floor has been ...
The suspect in a shooting incident last weekend on the 400 block of Beverly Avenue in Morgantown turned himself at Morgantown Police Department Thursday afternoon. Jarius Rodrick Brown, 21, of Morgantown, had run from the scene prior to police arrival following the incident Sunday ...
The man accused of striking a construction worker with his vehicle, then fleeing the scene last year in Sabraton, is scheduled for a bench trial Oct. 19 in Monongalia County Magistrate Court. A bench trial is a trial by a judge and not a jury. According to court records, an ...
Michelle Michael, the Morgantown woman who was convicted in July 2007 of first-degree arson and the murder of her husband, James “Jimmy” Michael, appeared in Monongalia County Circuit Court on Monday to request a retrial. And she came armed with a new attorney. More than 15 years ...
