CRIME & SAFETY
Philadelphia man sentenced for selling drugs in Buckhannon
BUCKHANNON, W.Va (WDTV) - A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to nearly 15 years in prison after distributing drugs in Buckhannon. Sean Christopher Adams, 35, was sentenced to 175 months in federal prison for the distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
West Virginia State Police urges compliance after multiple violent incidents this week
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — After Lincoln County Senior State Trooper Travis Hurley was stabbed multiple times and hospitalized by a suspect who ran from a traffic stop, State Police Superintendent Col. Jack Chambers said this just adds to a troubling trend within the past year. Even within the past week, a man was killed in Greenbrier County after troopers said he refused to drop a knife.
Buckhannon Police Department adds peer liaison
BUCKHANNON, W.Va (WDTV) -The Buckhannon Police Department is looking at new ways to fight tough challenges in their community. The Department has upgraded its community outreach efforts to help the community, and Chief Matt Gregory is excited. “We are partnering with a company called First Choice Services, which has received...
West Virginia and Ohio law enforcement looking for man who left home confinement and wanted on escape charges
West Virginia and Ohio officials are looking for a man that left home confinement and is currently wanted on escape charges. Derick Paul Fore, 50-years-old from Williamstown WV, was released from jail and placed on home confinement while awaiting court proceedings from a June 2023 indictment for strangulation, malicious assault, kidnapping, sexual abuse in the […]
Teens accused in West Virginia robbery, gun shop break-in apprehended in Alabama
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. (WCHS) — Runaway teenagers from Alabama accused of breaking into a gun shop and attempting to steal a vehicle in West Virginia were taken into custody Thursday following a vehicle pursuit, police said. Police said three teens - identified as Hayden Payne, 16, Samuel Richey, 16,...
West Virginia Supreme Court grants hearing for man seeking appeal in 2008 Taco Bell murder
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — The West Virginia Supreme Court says a man serving a lifetime sentence with no chance at parole for murdering his girlfriend at a Charleston Taco Bell will get a hearing in circuit court that he was initially denied by a judge. The hearing is needed to pave the way for an appeal he wants to pursue.
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