Putnam grand jury returns indictments against 42
A grand jury in Putnam County returned indictments last week against 42 defendants, Prosecuting Attorney Mark Sorsaia announced. The indictments Sorsaia announced are not a finding of fact; it means...
View ArticleChase with stolen car ends with crash in South Charleston
By Giuseppe Sabella A needle laid on the hood of a crumpled Ford Fusion on Monday morning. The car, which had been occupied by a man and woman, led Kanawha sheriff's deputies on a high-speed chase...
View ArticleDeputies arrest woman in Sissonville shooting
By Staff reports Deputies arrested an Ohio woman in Sissonville Monday after she allegedly shot a woman with a .410-gauge shotgun and sent her to the hospital. Ashlee Dresbach, 25, was the woman's...
View ArticleMan reportedly admits to sexual assault during job interview with police
By Staff reports Police arraigned a 21-year-old Nitro man Monday after his Feb. 8 job interview with the South Charleston Police Department led to an investigation. During his interview to become a...
View ArticleRaleigh doctor backs out of plea deal
By Kate White A federal judge immediately shut down what she had scheduled as a plea hearing Monday after a Raleigh County doctor backed out of a deal he was expected to enter into with prosecutors...
View ArticleLack of witnesses hampers Fayette homicide case
By By Susan Williams For the Gazette-Mail FAYETTEVILLE - A child might have seen what happened to Jonathan Skaggs nearly 18 years ago, a witness said Tuesday, but no one knows where that person, who...
View ArticleAuthorities identify body of missing Marion County native
By Giuseppe Sabella Friday marked one year since workers found a man's remains under the New River Gorge Bridge. Thanks to a DNA analysis by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, it's now known the...
View ArticleFamily's attorney: WV State Police settles lawsuit over teen's death
By Kate White A tentative settlement agreement has been reached between the West Virginia State Police and the parents of a teen killed by a trooper nearly three years ago in Mercer County. The trial...
View ArticleFormer Charleston lawyer indicted, accused of embezzlement
By Kate White Two years after surrendering his license to practice law in West Virginia, a former Charleston lawyer has been named in a 21-count indictment charging him with embezzlement by misuse of...
View ArticleCharleston lawyer's license suspended by state
By Staff reports The West Virginia Supreme Court has suspended the license of a Charleston attorney after the state's Office of Disciplinary Counsel said he committed "several violations of the West...
View ArticleFormer Nitro mayor, Kanawha sheriff Ashley dies
By Staff reports Art Ashley, a former Nitro mayor, Kanawha County sheriff and state lawmaker, died Monday in Pinehurst, North Carolina, where he lived. He was 83. Ashley, originally of Nitro, was the...
View ArticleTwo Ind. family members sentenced for WV drug conspiracy
By Staff reports A mother and her son-in-law, both from Indiana, were sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Charleston for their involvement in a pain pill conspiracy. Linda Vannatter, 74, of...
View ArticleLogan businessman admits lying on tax returns
By Staff reports A Logan County man and owner of an auto repair company pleaded guilty Wednesday in Charleston to a federal tax crime. Timothy Moore, 54, pleaded guilty to making a false statement on...
View ArticleGuatemalan national sentenced for immigration crime
By Staff reports Deportation proceedings will be held for a man from Guatemala who pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States. A federal judge, during a sentencing hearing in Charleston...
View ArticleOne person killed in Charleston car fire
By Staff reports One person has died after being trapped in a car that crashed and caught fire Wednesday night, a dispatcher said. The single-vehicle crash occurred in the 800 block of Woodward Drive...
View ArticleNew Weirton ordinance targets drug users
By The Associated Press WEIRTON, W.Va. (AP) — The city of Weirton will make it a crime to appear in public under the influence of drugs. The Parkersburg News and Sentinel reports the ordinance passed...
View ArticleYeager Airport officials confiscate loaded handgun
By Giuseppe Sabella Police cited a 61-year-old Dunbar man Wednesday after he reportedly brought a loaded handgun into Yeager Airport. Mark Simpson packed the handgun - loaded with six bullets - and a...
View ArticlePolice: Teen in DHHR custody dies after stealing, crashing state car
By Staff reports A 13-year-old boy in the custody of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources was killed Wednesday evening in a car fire, according to a release from Charleston...
View ArticleBudget would cut funds for nonprofit that helps people navigate court system
By Kate White The director of Legal Aid of West Virginia was thinking Thursday afternoon about what it means to her to be an American. Earlier in the day, Adrienne Worthy had seen the Trump...
View ArticleDomestic violence order thrown out against Charleston officer
By Kate White A domestic violence protection order issued against a Charleston police officer last month was thrown out by a circuit judge Thursday. The order barring Cpl. Justin Doughty, 31, from...
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