Man kills himself at Logan hospital
By Staff reports A man killed himself at Logan Regional Medical Center Wednesday, police say. The 34-year-old Logan man walked into Logan Regional Medical Center and killed himself in a bathroom stall...
View ArticleRoane sheriff pleads guilty, resigns
By Lori Kersey Matthew "Bo" Williams, the newly-elected sheriff of Roane County, resigned from his post while also admitting in court Wednesday to stealing methamphetamine from an evidence locker at...
View ArticleMarshall professor still teaching after federal indictment in DOH kickback...
By Eric Eyre With his trial on federal charges scheduled for June, an award-winning Marshall University professor remains on the faculty and is teaching engineering classes this semester. Andrew P....
View ArticleBoth men in St. Albans shooting have previous criminal records
By Kate White A 71-year-old man who told police he shot another man in St. Albans on Tuesday in self defense was charged about three years ago in Kanawha County with a misdemeanor offense. That's the...
View ArticleMan sentenced for transporting Cross Lanes 15-year-old for sex
By The Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a New York man has been sentenced to 17 ½ years in prison for transporting a minor from West Virginia to Virginia for sex. In a...
View ArticleCharleston man faces felony charge after stabbing
By Staff reports A Charleston man is facing felony charges after allegedly stabbing another man on the city's West Side on Thursday. Dale Lee McCauley, 42, was arrested on Thursday on malicious...
View ArticleMan killed in Clay County shooting; alleged shooter at large
By Staff reports One man was killed in a shooting in Clay County this morning, and police are searching for the man who allegedly shot him. William Christopher Belknap, 38, was found dead of a gunshot...
View ArticleMercer school board, superintendent sued over Bible classes
By Ryan Quinn The Freedom From Religion Foundation and a member of the Wisconsin-based nonprofit who's a parent of a student at a public Mercer County elementary school filed a federal lawsuit...
View ArticleBluefield man pleads guilty to murder in 2014 shooting
PRINCETON, W.Va. (AP) - A Bluefield man has pleaded guilty to a charge of first-degree murder with a recommendation of mercy in the 2014 shooting death of his estranged wife. The Bluefield Daily...
View ArticleClay man arrested in connection with Maysel killing
By Staff reports The man who allegedly shot and killed a man in Clay County Thursday morning now is in custody. State Police found Craig Douglas Holcomb, 41, of Maysel, in a Clay County home Friday...
View ArticleInterim sheriff named in Roane
By Staff reports The Roane County Commission has named an interim sheriff to fill the vacancy left by recently elected Matthew "Bo" Williams, who resigned earlier this week after admitting he stole...
View ArticleParents charged after child found walking in street
The parents of a toddler face charges after the child was found walking in the roadway in Jefferson Saturday, according to a release from the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office. Around noon, Kanawha...
View ArticleCrime Report: Jan. 22, 2017
The following crimes were reported to the Charleston Police Department between Jan. 12 and Jan. 19: East District:Washington Street West 1300 block, petit larceny, Jan. 13, 9:30 a.m. Charleston Town...
View ArticleOn file: Jan. 22, 2017
MarriagesThe following people filed for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between Jan. 12 and 19, 2017: Terrence Peter Donaghey, 58, and Isaias Richie Rivera, 52, both of Elkview. Charles Adam...
View ArticleConvicted sex offender killed at Mount Olive
By Staff reports An inmate at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex was killed Sunday evening, apparently by other inmates. Eugene Robert Anderson, 66, was apparently assaulted by one or more inmates,...
View ArticleYeager Airport terminal reopened after grenade found in baggage
By Rick Steelhammer The Transportation Security Administration's screening area at Charleston's Yeager Airport was briefly emptied this morning, and inbound and outbound air traffic was temporarily...
View ArticleOne person dead in Huntington house fire
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Firefighters found one person dead while responding to a blaze at a vacant Huntington house. Huntington Interim Fire Chief Jan Rader tells local media that a passerby noticed...
View ArticleEx-Mountain State Justice employee admits fraud
By Kate White The former office manager for Mountain State Justice admitted Monday that she cheated the nonprofit legal aid organization of more than $1 million over the past 12 years. Kim Cooper...
View ArticleJudge follows robbery victim's wishes in lenient sentencing
By Kate White A man who pleaded guilty to robbing a 78-year-old woman at knifepoint outside a Kanawha City store was sentenced Monday to spend time in a home for youthful offenders - because that's...
View ArticleBelle names new police chief
By Kate White Belle town council members Monday night named a new police chief and demoted to patrolman the man who has held the job for the past 10 years, but is now the subject of a federal...
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