WASHINGTON — The inmates charged in the 2018 prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger have reached plea deals with prosecutors. Plea deals for Fotios “Freddy” Geas, Paul J. DeCologero and Sean McKinnon were announced Monday, six years after the 89-year old was bludgeoned with a padlock on the end of a belt.…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — An inmate at Federal Correctional Institution Gilmer serving a 125 month sentence for mailing threatening communications to officials has been sentenced to additional time for the same charge. Stephen Elbert Boykin, 52, has been sentenced to an additional 52 months for mailing threatening letters to President Barrack Obama and Michelle Obama, Florida…
ELIZABETH, Pa. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Pittsburgh District plans a public information meeting to provide an update on the Lower Monongahela River Project as it nears the final phase. The meeting will be held Thursday, May 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Elizabeth Forward High School at 1000 Weigles Hill…
MANNINGTON, W.Va. — A Mannington woman is facing charges after police allege she reported her child missing while she was under the influence of drugs. Cheyenne Carr, 29, allegedly told operators she had woken up approximately 20 minutes ago and could not find her child and had no idea where could be, but that the…
CHALRESTON, W.Va. — A former West Virginia University student from Charleston was arrested over the weekend for an on campus assault back in November 2023. Shawn Higginbotham, 19, of Charleston, allegedly choked, punched, and slapped a female who attempted to wake him up when he was intoxicated. The West Virginia University Police Department was called…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The end of the widening and bridge repair project on I-79 from Harrison County to the Pennsylvania state line is nearing an end, according to state Department of Highways officials. Widening on southbound I-79 will wrap up later this summer and operations on the northbound side are expected to be completed in…
BRUCETON MILLS, W.Va. –– One person was flown from the scene of a crash into a home in Bruceton Mills early Monday. Members of the Bruceton Brandonville Volunteer Fire Department were called to the scene off North Preston Highway at 12:21 a.m. Volunteers had to stabilize the structure before the vehiclecould be removed. One person…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. A suspect wanted for multiple warrants has been taken into custody following a recent pursuit in Fairmont. On Tuesday, April 30, officers with the Fairmont Police Department observed Sidney Walker, 50, in the driver’s seat of a parked maroon Chevy Trailblazer in the 400 block of Quincy Street with two women in the…
Over 6,000 voters came out for early voting this year, according to Monongalia County Clerk Carye Blaney.
MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department is searching for the suspect in a Sunday afternoon robbery on Mid-Atlantic Drive. The robbery was reported at the tobacco, vape, and cigar shop at 3:09 p.m. The suspect allegedly grabbed two jars of Venera THC valued at $1,200 and fled the store. Information about the incident…