Phone scam in Kanawha has callers impersonating deputies
The Kanawha County Sheriff's Office has received multiple reports of a scam in the area. According to a news release, suspects are calling residents and pretending to be deputies. They threaten to...
View ArticleSutton man charged with sexual assault
Police say a Braxton County man allegedly sexually abused a girl in his family.Mathew Allen Kestner, 24, of Sutton, is charged with first-degree sexual assault, sexual abuse by a...
View ArticleRobbery reported in Davis Creek
By Staff reports A person brandished a weapon and robbed another person in the area of apartments in Davis Creek in the early morning hours Monday, according to a Kanawha County Metro 911...
View ArticleInwood bank robber suspect in 4 other holdups in 3 states
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - Police say a man who robbed a bank in Inwood is a suspect in four other holdups in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.The Berkeley County Sheriff's Department tells media...
View ArticleDump truck catches fire on Interstate 64
By Staff reports A dump truck carrying construction equipment caught fire Monday morning on the Cross Lanes exit of eastbound Interstate 64.It happened shortly after 11 a.m. The whole cab was on fire...
View ArticleMan receives life sentence for slayings of 4 in Clarksburg
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A Fairmont man has received a life sentence for the slayings of four people in Clarksburg.Under a plea agreement, 28-year-old Sidney Arthur Muller will be eligible for parole...
View ArticleFormer Capital teacher admits giving student alcohol
By Kate White A former Spanish teacher at Capital High School accused of having a sexual relationship with a student pleaded guilty Monday to contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Michelle...
View ArticleSuspect sought in West Side killing
An arrest warrant was issued Monday for a Charleston teen accused in a weekend shooting death on the city's West Side.Charleston police are looking for 18-year-old Darius Coles in connection to the...
View ArticleHealthNet contacted after Fayette County rollover
A vehicle rollover was reported early Tuesday in the Cannelton area of Fayette County, a dispatcher said.The crash was reported at about 12:20 a.m. on Cannelton Hollow Road. HealthNet was contacted...
View ArticleCabell County Drug Court to add program for prostitutes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - The Cabell County Drug Court is adding a new program to help prostitutes who are addicted to drugs.The West Virginia Supreme Court says in a news release that the Women's...
View ArticleDunbar police: Man wanted to sing Justin Bieber at middle school
By Erin Beck Dunbar Middle School was placed on lockdown Tuesday morning after a man who appeared to be mentally ill came to the school.Between 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m., the man was buzzed into the...
View ArticleTwo men injured in Raleigh County shooting
By Staff reports Two men were injured in a shooting in Raleigh County on Monday, according to a news release from the Raleigh County Sheriff's Office.James Moore III and Gerald Terry both were in the...
View ArticleACLU backs W.Va. man charged with making threats on Facebook
By Kate White The West Virginia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is backing a New Cumberland man facing charges over posts he made on Facebook.David Jones, 47, has asked the state Supreme...
View ArticleRavenswood High School band director accused of sex abuse
By Staff reports Police say Ravenswood High School's band teacher allegedly sexually abused a female band student. Nathaniel Martin Corathers, 28, of Sandyville, is charged with sexual abuse by a...
View ArticleFormer GW teacher sentenced for purchasing weapon used in murder
By Kate White A former George Washington High School math teacher who purchased the gun used in a Rand murder apologized to the victim's family and the Board of Education on Tuesday before being...
View ArticleHampshire woman receives life sentence in husband's death
ROMNEY, W.Va. (AP) - A Hampshire County woman convicted of killing her estranged husband will spend the rest of her life in prison.The Cumberland Times-News reports that Mandy O'Hara received a life...
View ArticleSuspect arrested in West Side killing
By Kate White Police have captured a man and will charge him with first-degree murder over a shooting death on Friday on Charleston's West Side.Darius Coles, 18, was arrested Wednesday morning,...
View ArticleJudges will hold off on petition over pay until meeting
By Phil Kabler Family Court judges decided Wednesday to postpone filing a petition with the state Supreme Court seeking a writ of prohibition to block the next phase of state employees to be switched...
View ArticleCross Lanes man turns in drugs to deputies, enters rehab after Obama speech
A Cross Lanes man is in rehab after telling deputies President Barack Obama's speech last week inspired him to kick his drug addiction, officials say. A press release from the Kanawha County Sheriff's...
View ArticleWest Virginia State Police to get best looking cruiser award
INSTITUTE, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia State Police are receiving a national award for having the best looking cruiser. The American Association of State Troopers will present the award Thursday at the...
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