A Morgantown man is being held at Tygart Valley Regional Jail after he allegedly attempted to flee from law enforcement Wednesday evening in Preston County, crashing his vehicle multiple times. Sgt. W.T. McNair, with Preston County Sheriff’s Department, reported he was traveling on W.Va. ...
It has been more than two decades since Monongalia County has had five magistrate court judges, but thanks to a comprehensive court bill, HB 3332, passed by the West Virginia Legislature in the closing hours of the regular session, the county will now have six magistrates beginning with the ...
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday his administration is close to concluding an investigation of the State Police. “The investigation, I’m told, is going to conclude this week,” Justice said in response to a question during a briefing. “Most things, you know, take extra time. But I am told that that investigation is right on the cusp of being over. “When that happens, and everything, I promise you — you don’t have to worry from my side — I will take immediate action; that’s all there is to it. I have absolutely tried to be respectful of others and let ...
A Morgantown man faces decades in prison after he was found guilty of burglary, second-degree sexual assault, strangulation, domestic battery and harassment during a two-day trial in Monongalia County Circuit Court this week before Judge Cindy S. Scott. Court records show on March 17, ...
Police were called after a man allegedly made terroristic threats to employees at the Morgantown Municipal Court Tuesday. According to the Morgantown Police Department, Paul Vincent Wilburn, 54, of Morgantown told court clerks that he would get a gun and shoot them. Wilburn also made ...
The former chief operating officer of Wedgewood Physicians Inc., as well as a former physician, are facing federal bank fraud charges after authorities say they stole more than $650,000 from the medical practice. According to the indictment, from approximately January 2016 to around ...
