WV among those to settle with Western Union
An estimated 2,300 West Virginians are eligible for refunds in a multi-million dollar settlement with Western Union. A news release from West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office...
View ArticleDeputies say man stabs self in Kanawha court
By Staff reports A man was hospitalized after deputies say he stabbed himself in Kanawha County Magistrate Court. It happened at about 9 p.m. Tuesday. Timothy Stephen Harris, who was arrested by Nitro...
View ArticlePutnam County man on the run from home confinement
By Staff reports The Putnam County Sheriff's Department is searching for a man who cut off his home confinement bracelet Tuesday. Patrick Phillip Setliff, 30, was last seen on Dale Road in Milton...
View ArticleJudge says elderly man can't stand trial in daughter's death
By Staff reports An elderly man charged with first-degree murder in his daughter's shooting death last year was found incompetent to stand trial by a Kanawha County judge this week. William Jack...
View ArticlePolice say 84-year-old woman robbed at home in Charleston
By Staff reports Four men invaded the home of an 84-year-old woman and robbed her early this morning, police say. The men, who were armed and wore masks, entered the home on Delaware Avenue shortly...
View ArticlePolice say teenage boy took electronics from Fayette school
By Staff reports Police say a teenage boy and another person stole laptops and iPads from Gatewood Elementary School in Fayette County early Tuesday. Police responded at about 7 a.m. Tuesday to a call...
View ArticleHearing in 1999 murder case postponed
By Staff reports FAYETTEVILLE -- A hearing in Fayette County on a murder indictment that could be dismissed was postponed Thursday because of a death in a prosecutor's family. A lawyer for Clint...
View ArticleKelly dismissed from antitrust paving suit
By Elaina Sauber One of the defendants in an antitrust lawsuit filed by the city of Charleston was dismissed in Kanawha County Circuit Court on Thursday morning. In the first court hearing since...
View ArticleKanawha judge assigned to hear case of man accused of beating Logan senator
By Kate White A senator from Logan County said this week that he feels better that a Kanawha County judge has been appointed to preside over the trial of the man accused of attacking him at a...
View ArticleSubaru wins case filed by Cabell crash victims
By Staff reports After a nearly two-week trial, Kanawha County jurors on Thursday ruled in favor of Subaru. The verdict marks the end of a nearly five-year lawsuit that stemmed from a Cabell County...
View ArticleWater crisis class-action deal still being written
By Ken Ward Jr. More than three months after a tenative settlement was announced, lawyers are still trying to work out detailed documents to spell out the terms of a $151 million deal resolving the...
View ArticleOH teen shot after police say he pointed real-looking gun at officer
By The Associated Press CENTERVILLE, Ohio (AP) - Police in Ohio say a 15-year-old boy wounded by officers after he refused repeated commands to put down his weapon had pointed a real-looking replica...
View ArticleNicholas man accused of trying to find 13-year-old for sex
By Staff reports A 44-year-old Nicholas County man was accused this week in federal court of attempting to engage in sexual activity with a fictitious 13-year-old girl. John Marshall Underwood Jr. was...
View ArticlePermission sought to work on new Crossings Mall bridge
By Elaina Sauber Even if construction on the new bridge to Crossings Mall began today, the shopping center's biggest creditor says it wouldn't be fully operational until August at the earliest. After...
View ArticleTwo arrested after robbing 84-year-old woman, police say
By Erin Beck Police have arrested two people accused of invading the home of an 84-year-old woman, robbing her with a sawed-off shotgun and threatening to kill her. Lt. Steve Cooper, the Charleston...
View ArticleGuatemalan man pleads guilty to immigration crime
By Staff reports A Guatemalan man pleaded guilty to an immigration crime Friday in federal court in Charleston. Obed Zabaleta, 23, pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States, according...
View ArticleN.C. man sentenced for Charleston drug crime
By Staff reports A North Carolina man was sentenced Friday to spend more than a year in federal prison for selling heroin in Charleston to a confidential informant. Adam Denson, 29, of Gastonia,...
View Article2 officer-involved shootings in Taylor County
By The Associated Press GRAFTON (AP) - West Virginia State Police are investigating two separate shootings in Taylor County involving law enforcement officers. Lt. Michael Baylous, State Police...
View ArticleDrug companies ask judge to toss McDowell pain-pill suit
By Eric Eyre One of the nation's largest drug distributors says West Virginia's poorest and most drug-ravaged county has no authority to sue the company for problems caused by prescription...
View ArticleOn file: Feb. 5, 2017
MarriagesThe following people filed for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between Jan. 26 and Feb. 2, 2017: Christopher Ray Ramsey, 45, and Crystal Dawn Smith, 38, both of Charleston. Serry Afif...
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