CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – A Pennsylvania man a part of a year long child sexual abuse investigation was arrested by authorities at the Meadowbrook Mall. Members of the U.S. Marshals Mountain State Fugitive Task Force arrested Mark Wills, 60, in Bridgeport on Thursday Wills on charges of manufacturing and dissemination of child sexual abuse materials to…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – A West Virginia resident has been sentenced for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy operating in the northern part of the state. Joshua Noel, 42, of Elkins, West Virginia, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Noel was found guilty of his role…
TERRA ALTA, W.Va. — A 37 year old Terra Alta has been charged with felony hit-and-run after a January incident that injured a pedestrian. The investigation began January 17 on Gregg’s Memorial Drive when deputies responded and found the pedestrian suffering from extensive injuries. The investigation resulted in the arrest of Kenneth McRobie, 37, of…
KINGWOOD, W.Va. — A Kingwood resident has been charged after an investigation into child pornography by the Preston County Sheriff’s Department. On Wednesday, deputies arrested Oscaldo Ramirez, 63, after detectives determined he had downloaded numerous images of child pornography. Ramirez has been charged with distribution and exhibition of child pornography and is being held on…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Voters in the Morgantown municipal election will have more ballot issues than candidates to decide in April. Wards 2, 4, and 6 are on the ballot, but the only contested race is in the Sixth Ward between Mark Downs and Stephanie Hunt. Voters will decide the fate of Morgantown’s camping ban legislation…
HARRISON COUNTY, W.Va. — One person was hospitalized with injuries suffered in a Wednesday night house fire in Harrison County. Firefighters were called to the fire on Maken Road off U.S. 50 at 8:20 p.m. and found a working fire. One person was transported by ground ambulance from the scene with unspecified injuries. Firefighters from…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Officials from the Privacy and Security Center at Mon Health are cautioning residents about scammers trying to get personal information from current and former patients. Members of the community have received calls from scammers using a number spoofing technique to make it appear as if they are an official from Mon Health.…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –– New state senator Chris Rose, R, Monongalia, 2, and chairman of the Senate Energy, Industry, and Mining Committee, has yet to chair a meeting but already has ideas to promote West Virginia energy options on a world stage. On MetroNews “Talkline,” Rose said regulations should be examined and policies should promote our…
