Man robs Sheetz in Putnam County
By Staff reports A man robbed a Putnam County gas station this morning, police say.The man, described as a tan, white man in his 30s or 40s with brown hair, brown eyes and bushy eyebrows, robbed the...
View ArticleSon of community leader sentenced to probation on drug charge
By Kate White The son of a Charleston community leader was sentenced Wednesday to three years' probation after admitting to a federal drug charge.Matthew Watts II, 31, of Charleston, was sentenced for...
View ArticlePrivate eye settles lawsuit against Mingo officials
By Kate White A private investigator who claimed Mingo County officials cooked up charges against him when they thought he was investigating former circuit judge Michael Thornsbury will get $100,000...
View ArticleShooting reported in Huntington
By Staff reports People were taken to the hospital after a shooting in Huntington Thursday evening, according to a dispatcher.The dispatcher said he believed a "couple" of people were injured. The...
View ArticleHuntington police to post photos of prostitute solicitors on billboard
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Police in Huntington will begin using an electronic billboard to display the faces of people convicted of soliciting prostitutes. The Herald-Dispatch reports Police Chief Joe...
View ArticleOne hospitalized after Interstate 64 vehicle roll-over
By Staff reports A person was taken to the hospital after rolling their vehicle while attempting to exit Interstate 64 at the Montrose exit at about 8 a.m.The vehicle was traveling eastbound when it...
View ArticlePolice have info on car in hit-and-run fatality
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Charleston police say they now have information about the type of car that hit and killed a pedestrian last month.Police said Friday that a forensic analysis by the FBI has...
View ArticleWoman robbed at coffee stand, police say
By Staff reports FAYETTEVILLE -- A woman opening the Kool Beanz coffee stand on West Maple Avenue in Fayetteville was robbed Friday morning, according to police.The 42-year-old victim, who works at...
View ArticleCrime Report: Nov. 1, 2015
The following crimes were reported to the Charleston Police Department between Oct. 15 and 28:East District:Court Street 300 block, grand larceny auto, Oct. 15, midnight.Court Street 100 block, petit...
View ArticleOn file: Nov. 1, 2015
MarriagesThe following people filed for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between Oct. 16 and 30:Kyle Landon Huffman, 22, and Olivia Claire Digman, 22, both of Charleston.Cory Sean Ohse, 22, and...
View ArticleInnerviews: Retired state trooper rose from coal camp to Ph.D.
By Sandy Wells A state trooper with a Ph.D.? Probably not many of those. Not many move on to college professorships either. But there's nothing conventional about Walter Stroupe. He's Mr. Personality,...
View ArticleBlankenship defense takes aim at government regulations
By Ken Ward Jr. Despite several rulings that appeared to limit such a strategy, lawyers for Don Blankenship are mounting a defense that is already rich with the former Massey Energy CEO's frequent...
View ArticleDeputies release name of woman killed in Alum Creek wreck
By Staff reports Kanawha deputies have released the name of a woman who died in a wreck in the Alum Creek area on Saturday.Cynthia Leigh Duvall, 46, of South Charleston, died after running her vehicle...
View ArticleWoman who died after Cross Lanes vehicle fire ID'd
By Staff reports Kanawha deputies have released the name of a woman killed after her vehicle caught fire because of a wreck in the Cross Lanes area Friday. Brandi Leigh Hall, 33, of Charleston, died...
View ArticleCharleston man sentenced to 50 years for violent robbery attempt
By Kate White A man was sentenced Monday to spend 50 years in prison for the attempted robbery of a real estate agent on Charleston's West Side in 2013.Jerry Wayne Smith, 40, of Charleston, previously...
View ArticlePlea hearing set for man accused of killing police informant
By Kate White A Charleston man charged by federal prosecutors with killing a police informant is expected to plead guilty next week. Marlon Dewayne "Ice" Dixon, 39, is accused of killing Branda Mae...
View ArticleJudge calls Putnam truancy diversion program a success
By Elaina Sauber WINFIELD - Since beginning its truancy diversion program, Putnam County Schools have not only seen truancy rates go down, but also dropout rates.Putnam Circuit Court Judge Phillip...
View ArticleFamily suing State Police over killing of Mercer teen
By David Gutman Kate WhiteKate White The parents of a Mercer County teen killed by a state trooper last year are suing that trooper and the West Virginia State Police.Timothy Hill, 18, was unarmed...
View ArticleWoman arrested after holding knife to infant, making threats in Rand
A woman was arrested in Rand Tuesday after deputies say she held a knife near her infant son and made threats to kill him while arguing with the child's father. Kanawha sheriff's deputies were...
View Article2 sentenced in West Virginia pill trafficking crackdown
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (AP) - Two people have been sentenced on federal charges stemming from a crackdown on prescription drug trafficking in southern West Virginia.U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin says...
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