JANE LEW, W.Va. — Members of the Greater Harrison County Drug and Violent Crime Task Force and the FBI arrested a fugitive from the Pittsburgh area after a lengthy search. Anthony Kraus, 20, of Duquesne, had been a fugitive since failing to report for a recent Pennsylvania drug trial and a hearing on a firearms…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Close to a dozen testimonies were heard on the first day in the murder trial of a Texas man who is accused of killing a Learfield/Mountaineer Sports Properties employee in Morgantown and stealing his vehicle back in January 2024. Jonathan Ramirez, 24, of Watuga, Texas, was in Monongalia County Circuit Court on…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Crews from the Morgantown Utility Board plan to briefly close High Street Wednesday, August 27. the closure is planned around 10 a.m. on High Street between Fayette and Walnut streets for 5 to 15 minutes to flow test a fire hydrant. The road will be reopened as quickly as possible.
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. –– A 34-year old man in Harrison County is facing charges after police said he left a child alone in a garage for a week without food, water, a bathroom, supervision of medical care. Deputies from the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department went to the home of Juan Jose Benitez-Chacon on a tip and…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Texas man accused in the murder of a Learfield/Mountaineer Sports Properties employee will go on trial in Morgantown this week. Jonathan Ramirez, 24, of Watauga, Texas, allegedly killed Jacob Lough in his Milford Street apartment in January of 2024 and was indicted by a grand jury for first-degree murder, burglary and…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University officials have released a community notice warning students and their parents about apotentital scam. Students are reminded that university officials will never contact parents or other family members directly to demand payments. University Police have received several reports of scammers falsely claiming officers have arrested students and payments are…
