Judge accepts plea agreement from former Buckhannon elected official in child porn case

Local NewsBy mike.nolting@wvradio.comDecember 5, 2024

WHEELING, W.Va. –– A federal judge has accepted a plea deal from a former Buckhannon elected official accused in a child pornography investigation. David McCauley, 66, who served as the mayor and on the city council, entered a guilty plea to one count of possession of child pornography; in exchange, the prosecution has agreed to…

I-68 reopens after Thursday morning tractor-trailer spin out

Local NewsBy mike.nolting@wvradio.comDecember 5, 2024

PRESTON COUNTY, W.Va. — I-68 eastbound in the Hazelton area was closed for more than four hours during the Thursday morning commute. “There was a tractor-trailer that couldn’t climb the hill from Hazelton to the Maryland state line, went sideways, and caught everybody up behind it,” Deputy J.G. Rodeheaver said. Deputy Rodeheaver said there were…