Kingwood News

Rappelling off a 50-foot wooden tower, escaping enemy capture, taking aim on the rifle range, maneuvering through a challenging obstacle course and learning water survival.

A Washington, D.C. woman is facing charges after allegedly trying to deliver heroin to an inmate at the Hazelton Federal Prison, in Preston County.

More than $16,000 worth of ecstacy tablets were found in the possession of three out-of-state residents June 16 when they were stopped by the Kingwood detachment of the West Virginia State Police.

PRESTON, W.Va. -- A former Patriot Coal prep plant site will one day be a riverside recreation area connected to miles of hiking trails, if the Friends of the Cheat can make its plans work.

A new map book and computer program in Preston County is helping residents, emergency crews and delivery workers locate the new addresses.

Friends and family gathered in Kingwood at St. Sebastian Catholic Church, Saturday, to honor Chief Warrant Officer Brent Cole.

Governor Joe Manchin has ordered all state flags to be lowered to half-staff Saturday in honor of a falling West Virginia airman.

A representative from the Division of Forestry presented a local student with a prize package, Wednesday.

The Preston County Sheriff's Department is investigating a break-in at Main's Pharmacy on Main Street in Masontown.

Three students in the West Virginia University Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences Division of Animal and Nutritional Sciences have received a head start on funding their continuing educations as medical professionals.

Small towns in West Virginia are often known for their generosity. One Preston County town is coming together to help one of its own.

The Preston County community is coming together to help the owners who lost their Kingwood landmark in a fire.

The Camp Dawson that exists today is a far cry from the one Nancy Cramer remembers.

Rotruck-Lobb Funeral Homes has businesses in Monongalia and Preston Counties. KINGWOOD -- A funeral home chain with locations in Monongalia and Preston Counties, has filed for bankruptcy protection.

The academy is looking for new cadets. The West Virginia Mountaineer Challenge Academy, located at Camp Dawson, near Kingwood in Preston County, is a viable alternative to students who are experiencing difficulty in everyday classes at the high school level.

Thirty-five year old Ricky Kevin Wilkins from Essex, Maryland was arrested just before midnight Friday.

The Buckwheat Festival held its annual pageant tonight in Kingwood. Fifteen girls and three boys competed for Buckwheat King and Queen Ceres.

Shawn Graham faced similar charges in Maryland. Story by April Kaull Email Bio Other Stories by April Kaull KINGWOOD -- The State Police in Preston County have arrested a woman who is accused of embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from her employer.

State Police in Kingwood are investigating what they call a suspicious death. Authorities say 37-year-old George Turner was found dead in his car on Denver West End Road between West Virginia 26 and Raccoon Valley Road, with the engine of his black 2001 Dodge Neon still running.

A Tunnelton man is behind bars for allegedly attacking a man in the parking lot of a Kingwood convenience store.