Government gets more time in Don Blankenship appeal
By Staff reports The federal government has been granted another month to respond to former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship's request that the U.S. Supreme Court hear an appeal of his criminal mine...
View Article'There is no justice in bargaining': Federal judge rejects drug plea
By Erin Beck A plea agreement between prosecutors and a Charleston man who allegedly sold heroin was rejected Monday by a federal judge, who cited the severity of the region's drug problem and the...
View ArticleSupreme Court allows limited version of Trump's travel ban to take effect
By By Robert Barnes and Matt Zapotosky The Washington Post WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court approved a scaled-back version of President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries...
View ArticleName released in deadly Fayette County shooting
By Staff reports A shooting in the Hilltop area of Fayette County left one man dead early Tuesday morning. David McDowell, 35, armed himself with a 9mm handgun while at a home in the area, according...
View ArticleTwo killed in I-79 wreck near Clendenin
By Staff reports Two people are dead and at least two others were injured Tuesday in a crash that closed all lanes of Interstate 79 southbound near Clendenin, an emergency dispatcher said. One of...
View ArticleEx-Raleigh deputy alleges discrimination, arrest setup
By Kayla Asbury A former Raleigh County sheriff's deputy is suing the county sheriff's department and other police officers and agencies, claiming he was fired because he is black and that his arrest...
View ArticleWV AG sues charter bus company, claims it denied refunds
By Jake Zuckerman The West Virginia Attorney General has asked a circuit judge to shut down a charter bus company, alleging it failed to refund nearly $18,000 for two canceled school field trips....
View ArticleDispatchers: Child struck and killed by vehicle in Gallagher
By Staff reports A 9-year-old was struck and killed by a vehicle Tuesday evening in Gallagher, according to a dispatcher. The child was riding a bicycle when they were hit around 6:30 p.m. near the...
View ArticleWV hospital hit by ransomware attack, FBI investigating
By The Associated Press PRINCETON, W.Va. (AP) - The FBI is investigating the hacking of the computer system at a West Virginia hospital. Local news outlets report employees at Princeton Community...
View ArticleNames released in fatal crash on Interstate 79
By Staff reports The Kanawha Sheriff's Office has released the names of those killed Tuesday in crash on Interstate 79 near Clendenin. Edna Gallian, 80, crossed from a northbound lane to a southbound...
View ArticleDUI checkpoint scheduled near Kanawha-Putnam line
By Staff reports The Putnam County Sheriff's Department is partnering with the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office to conduct a DUI checkpoint between 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 a.m. Sunday on W.Va. 817 near...
View ArticlePolice investigating a shooting at Montgomery Family Dollar
By Staff reports A shooting sent one person to the hospital with unknown injuries Wednesday afternoon. Shortly after 3 p.m., authorities responded to a Family Dollar in the 1100 block of Fayette Pike...
View ArticleAlleged drug dealer withdraws guilty plea after judge rejects plea deal
By Erin Beck Two days after a federal judge rejected a plea deal between prosecutors and a man who allegedly sold heroin, the defendant withdrew his guilty plea. U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin...
View Article4th Circuit overturns Murray victory on EPA coal jobs study
By Ken Ward Jr. A federal appeals court has ruled that a judge in West Virginia was wrong to order the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study of the impact of air pollution rules on...
View ArticleMan accused of shooting another man in the groin at Family Dollar
By Staff reports Police arrested a Charleston man in Montgomery after he allegedly shot another man in the groin on Wednesday afternoon. Jerry Miller, 47, is accused of shooting the man at a Family...
View ArticleMother charged with child neglect resulting in death
By Staff reports The mother of an infant boy is now facing a neglect charge after her son died under the burden of illness and alleged abuse in September. A cardiac arrest killed the 7-month-old son...
View ArticleResidents, city police discuss issues at community meeting
By Ali Schmitz Residents from Charleston's West Side expressed concerns Thursday about crime caused by vacant and burned-out homes in the area as part of a community meeting at Mary C. Snow West Side...
View ArticleTractor-trailer hauling thousands of piglets involved in crash on I-77
A tractor-trailer hauling about 2,300 piglets overturned on Interstate 77 near Princeton on Thursday afternoon, a Mercer County dispatcher said. Around half of the piglets in the incident were injured...
View Article23 indicted in Southern WV drug conspiracy case
By Kayla Asbury United States Attorney Carol Casto announced today a federal grand jury charged 23 people for their roles in an alleged drug conspiracy in parts of several Southern West Virginia...
View ArticleCPD attorneys file motion to dismiss excessive force lawsuit against officers
By Staff report Attorneys representing a pair of unidentified Charleston police officers accused in a June lawsuit of using excessive force and racially profiling a West Side teen and his toddler...
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