Preston County News Archives

A man accused of killing a fellow inmate at the Preston County Jail in 2005 will stand trial next year.

A man was arraigned Wednesday in Preston County on attempted first degree murder and malicious assault charges.

The family of a man found hanging in the Preston County Jail is suing the suspected killer, fellow inmates and the Preston County Commission.

A Preston County Grand Jury has indicted thirty-four people on various charges. Leonard E. Wotring, III, 25, faces a first degree murder charge.

Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player. WDTV News Story Created: Oct 21, 2009 at 11:51 AM EDT Story Updated: Oct 21, 2009 at 12:37 PM EDT The last of three suicides that happened over four years ago at the now-closed Preston County Jail may actually have been murder.

A messy accident puts one person in the hospital, and backs up traffic in Lewis County Tuesday morning.

Anyone planning to take part in outdoor festivals, sporting activities or fall foliage-viewing expeditions in West Virginia this weekend should expect to chill out -- literally.

People in Preston County roasted chestnuts as part of the second annual West Virginia Chestnut Festival this weekend.

West Virginia's largest crop, hay, is under siege from hungry deer and a livestock sell-off, say hay farmers and agriculture experts.

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Story Created: Oct 7, 2009 at 12:38 PM EDT Story Updated: Oct 7, 2009 at 3:25 PM EDT Clarksburg Police are investigating an alleged armed robbery from Tuesday night.

West Virginia nursing homes need stronger guidelines regarding sexual predators, and the state must do more to address the long-term care needs of people suffering from traumatic brain injury, a senior lobbying group says.

Police are looking for the vehicle they believe caused the accident. One person is dead after an accident on Birds Creek Road in Tunnelton.

Let the peeping begin. The fall foliage season has arrived. The West Virginia Division of Forestry put out its first fall foliage report on Thursday.

A regional partnership that includes West Virginia University has filed a proposal to establish a major wind turbine drivetrain test facility in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Christopher Sanders was required to register as a sex offender every six months, after being convicted of attempted second degree sexual abuse in Washington, D.C. in 2003.

The new school superintendent in Preston County is confident the system is beginning to head in the right direction.