Katie Kuba

Upshur Sheriff’s Office captures escaped convict

BUCKHANNON – The Upshur County Sheriff’s Office has captured the inmate who escaped Sept. 15 while serving on a work crew to prepare for the Mountain State Forest Festival in Elkins. Upshur County Sheriff Mike Coffman said deputies found Denver […]

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Upshur Sheriff: Escaped work crew prisoner sighted Tuesday is not believed to still be in the area, no history of violence

BUCKHANNON – The inmate who escaped custody while serving on a work crew in Elkins last week was seen off the Kesling Mill Road Tuesday, prompting another large-scale manhunt – this time in Upshur County – but to no avail. […]

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State police: No foul play suspected in case of Goshen woman found deceased in her vehicle

ROCK CAVE – An Upshur County woman was found deceased in her vehicle Saturday, prompting West Virginia State Police to cancel a Silver Alert they had issued earlier in the week. Sgt. J.A. Rich with the Buckhannon detachment of the […]

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