KINGWOOD, W.Va. — An Albright man accused of killing his wife has been indicted by a Preston County grand jury. Edward Garletts, 29, was charged in February when Natasha Collins was found with a gunshot wound in a field where there was a report of a shooting. She died later at Preston Memorial Hospital. Garletts…
WORTHINGTON, W.Va. — A Worthington resident has been arrested after police allege a three year old in his care came into contact with THC oil. Deputies with the Marion County Sheriff’s Department were called to the scene of a medical incident on Hutchinson Drive in Worthington on Sept. 26 and were notified en route the…
ELKINS, W.Va. – The Appalachian Regional Commission has awarded $1,897,134 through the POWER Initiative to Woodlands Community Lender on behalf of Mon Forest Towns Partnership for a series of projects to connect towns with the Monongahela National Forest. “ARC’s POWER initiative supports coal-impacted communities’ preparation for the next phase of Appalachia’s economy while ensuring that…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. –– State police have arrested a Morgantown man for driving while impaired in an accident where witnesses reported a five-year-old child hanging out of a window of the vehicle. Monday troopers responded to the crash on Patteson Drive and made contact with Robert Phillips, 27, who appeared to be intoxicated. Troopers said witnesses…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The 13 counties and more than 60 municipalities have reelected Jonathan Dower as the Region 4 representative to the West First Foundation (WVFF). Dower will serve a three year term Tuesday. The foundation was established to distribute nearly $1 billion in opioid settlement money. Dower was appointed to complete the term of…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The City of Morgantown is ready to begin a trial run on a portion of two roads heavily used by West Virginia University students as they hear concerns over work on another on the Evansdale campus. The Morgantown City Council unanimously approved a trial run not to exceed 90-days designating a portion…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. –– One of three indicted in a drug-related killing in Fairmont has been sentenced to life in prison. Illes Wiiliams was 17-years old in March of 2023 when a plan he hatched with Zeighshawn Meade who was 18 at the time, and Jayden Cheriza to rob Clayton Peck of marijuana he brought to…
BRUCETON MILLS, W.Va. — Members of the U.S. Marshals Service are searching for an inmate who walked away from a satellite camp near U.S.P. Hazelton Monday afternoon. Roger Austin, 53, walked away from the camp at 4:15 p.m. Monday and is described as a white male, 5-feet 11-inches, 218 pounds with brown hair and eyes.…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A fourth person suspected in cannabis poisoning of an infant was taken into custody driving a stolen car Monday. Misty Howell, 44, John Howell, 50, and Lacie Howell, 21, were arrested last month when an 11-month old was found unresponsive by Child Protective Services last month on Walnut Street. Officials confirmed then…
