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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...

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Sutton 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...

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Robbery 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...

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Inwood 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...

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Dump 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...

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Man 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...

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Former 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...

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Suspect 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...

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HealthNet 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...

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Cabell 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...

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Dunbar 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...

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Two 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...

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ACLU 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...

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Ravenswood 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...

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Former 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...

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Hampshire 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...

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Suspect 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,...

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Judges 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...

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Cross 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...

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West 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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