Former WVU student gets prison in Morgantown sexual assault
By The Associated Press MORGANTOWN - A former West Virginia University student has been sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman inside a parking garage elevator in...
View ArticleAs concealed carry permits decline in WV, gun owners preach safety
By Giuseppe Sabella Permits to carry a concealed firearm are declining, along with the associated revenue for law enforcement. West Virginians gained the right to carry a firearm without a permit last...
View ArticleCrime Report: April 30, 2017
The following crimes were reported to the Charleston Police Department between April 20 and 26: East District:Charleston Town Center, shoplifting, April 20, 5:55 p.m. Piedmont Drive 1500 block, grand...
View ArticleOn file: April 30, 2017
MarriagesThe following people filed for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between April 20 and 27, 2017: Patric Michael Cole, 48, and Shanell Trebae Manns, 24, both of Charleston. Thomas Robert...
View ArticleWV Supreme Court won't cancel gas royalty case rehearing
By Ken Ward Jr. The West Virginia Supreme Court has refused to cancel its reconsideration of a significant case in which justices are deciding whether natural gas drillers can deduct post-production...
View ArticleJudge removes ex-prosecutor Plants from case
By Kate White The lawyer for a man facing a murder charge over a killing last year in Charleston will have to find a new lawyer, a Kanawha County judge ruled last week, as his lawyer also represents...
View ArticleCharleston shooting leaves one man dead; search for suspect continues
By Giuseppe Sabella Charleston police released the name of a man killed in his home during a shooting late Sunday night. At about 11:30 p.m., someone shot and killed Bryant Johnson, 52, at 1006 1/2...
View ArticleRoute 35 closed in Putnam after head-on crash
By Staff reports Route 35 is shut down in both directions in Putnam County after a head-on collision between a semi-truck and a vehicle, according to Putnam County dispatchers. Dispatchers say the...
View ArticleAuthorities respond to Gazette-Mail survey on permitless concealed carry
By Staff reports The following are responses to a survey sent to police officers and sheriff's deputies throughout West Virginia. The survey was conducted to accompany an article on permitless...
View ArticleMan charged in connection with woman dragged by car
By Staff reports A Clay County man is facing a felony malicious assault charge after allegedly dragging his on-again, off-again girlfriend a short distance with his car during a confrontation in Clay....
View ArticleClay man kills himself after allegedly taking hostage in Sissonville area
By Giuseppe Sabella A Clay County man, who was involved in a shooting that left another man dead earlier this year, killed himself Tuesday morning after holding a woman hostage in the Sissonville...
View ArticleWV Supreme Court rehears gas company's argument in royalty payment case
By Ken Ward Jr. Lawyers for EQT Corp., on Tuesday, urged a new lineup of state Supreme Court justices to find that the company is permitted to deduct a variety of post-production expenses when it...
View ArticleMan charged with child neglect after alleged interstate attack
By Giuseppe Sabella Deputies arrested a South Charleston man after he allegedly rammed into a woman's car - occupied by two children - several times on Interstate 64 in Dunbar on Tuesday afternoon....
View ArticleAuthorities release names of two men killed in Wayne County, WV crash
By Staff reports The Wayne County Sheriff's Department said a head-on crash on U.S. 152 Tuesday killed Larry Harless, 56, and Gary Maynard, 42, both of Wayne County. It happened near Sam's Gun and...
View ArticleWV DHHR whistleblower suit settled
By Kate White After nearly five years of litigation, two former lawyers who worked for and sued the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources settled their lawsuit with the agency over...
View ArticleKanawha man charged with 22 counts of sex abuse, assault against minors
By Giuseppe Sabella Kanawha County Sheriff's deputies arrested a St. Albans man on Thursday after they said he abused two young girls in the last three years. Michael Bryant, 40, sexually abused a...
View ArticleCharleston man charged after dogs found injured
By Giuseppe Sabella A Charleston man was arrested Thursday after police said they found several injured dogs and a variety of tools often used in dog fighting. Jonathan Primus, 35, kept "pit-type"...
View ArticleLongtime Kanawha judge Hey dies at 85
By Kate White John Hey, who served as a Kanawha circuit judge for nearly two decades before he resigned amid sexual abuse charges and alcohol abuse, died at his home in Charleston on Thursday night....
View ArticleFour arrested in Charleston CVS robbery
By Staff reports A group of four men from Indianapolis allegedly robbed the CVS on Oakwood Road Saturday morning, said Lt. Steve Cooper, chief of detectives for the Charleston police department....
View ArticleOn file: May 7, 2017
MarriagesThe following people filed for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between April 27 and May 4, 2017: David Alan Cole, 52, and Sherry Renee Browning, 50, both of Cross Lanes. Victor Dean Gore...
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