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Fairmont woman faces charges after allegedly failing to report abuse
FAIRMONT, W. Va. — A Fairmont woman has been charged after state police said she failed to get help for a juvenile female who she knew was being sexually abused. Chelsea Nice, 34, has been charged with child neglect resulting in injury and is being held in North Central Regional Jail on a $200,012 bond.
Convicted murderer sentenced to 27 years for fentanyl, meth trafficking in Clarksburg
CLARKSBURG, W.Va (WDTV) - A Clarksburg man was sentenced more than 27 years in prison for fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking. William Kevin Glover, 62, was sentenced to 327 months in federal court Tuesday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Glover was convicted of seven counts of drug trafficking and...
West Virginia man reported missing in Summersville Lake area
SUMMERSVILLE, WV (WOWK) – A West Virginia man has been reported missing in the Summersville Lake area. West Virginia State Police and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources officers are searching for a 44-year-old man from the Morgantown area, according to Lieutenant Mike Coberly with WV DNR. Coberly says the man had gone on […]
Marion County Prosecutor schedules press event in Echols investigation
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Marion County Prosecutor Jeffery Freeman will hold a press conference Tuesday to release information relating to the shooting death of Charles “Duddy” Echols in 2023. The press event comes about one week after the family held a protest at the Marion County Courthouse because...
Morgantown man arrested after assaulting woman, not allowing her to call 911
MORGANTOWN, W.Va (WDTV) - A Morgantown man was arrested after deputies said he assaulted a woman and would not allow her to call 911. Mathew Rolon, 50, is accused of choking the woman, hitting her and hitting her face against a cupboard and microwave during the incident on Friday, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Department.
Police seeking assistance after gravestone of “Harry Spitz” stolen
MORGANTOWN, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Police are seeking the assistance of the public in locating a stolen gravestone belonging to “Harry Spitz.” According to the Morgantown Police Department (MPD), the gravestone of Harry Spitz has recently been stolen from the Oak Grove Cemetery Morgantown. Harry died at three years old in 1912. He was born on […]
Leader calls for work zone safety after crashes injure three, kill one so far in 2024
WEST VIRGINIA (WCHS) — West Virginia’s transportation secretary is calling for drivers to slow down after three state road workers have been injured and a contractor killed in construction zone crashes this year. The calls for increased safety come after a July 10 crash on Interstate 79 in...
Morgantown residents had close up view of attempted assassination
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Three Morgantown residents were just feet away from where former President Donald Trump was shot during a campaign rally Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania. Kim Gutta went to the event with her friend Kelley Solomon and Solomon’s son Alex. Solomon and Gutta are scrapebookers and make...
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