Preston County man charged for attempting to strangle woman

State Police charged Joshua Luther Thrasher, 32, with two counts of strangulation, along with domestic assault and fleeing from an officer.

UPDATE: Macy’s fulfillment center employees returning to work days after fire

No injuries were reported.

Three arrested in Monongalia County home invasion

Sheriff’s deputies responded to a burglary call on Pedlar Run Road about 1:45 a.m. Sunday morning, according to a criminal complaint.

Whitey Bulger’s murder highlights correctional officer shortage

Early on the morning of October 30th, James “Whitey” Bulger, the infamous crime boss from Boston, was beaten to death in his cell at the federal prison in Hazelton, West Virginia. Bulger’s murder set off a series of reporting on why Bulger, a noted FBI informant, was sent to Hazelton just hours earlier and why