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3 people charged with stealing from US Postal Service

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - Three people face charges of stealing from U.S. Postal Service offices in West Virginia.U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld II says a federal grand jury indicted 29-year-old...

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Dunbar man charged after "aggressive" poking of public defender

By Staff reports A Dunbar man is charged with assault and battery for poking his public defender "in an aggressive manner," according to a criminal complaint filed in Kanawha County Magistrate...

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WVU police report increase in October crime

By Samuel Speciale In a monthly crime report released this week, West Virginia University Police said there was an increase in vandalism, assaults, liquor law violations and other offenses on...

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Police respond to WVU fraternity incident

By Staff reports Morgantown police responded early Wednesday to an incident at West Virginia University involving Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) fraternity members who reportedly beat and stuffed another...

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Man steals ambulance in Charleston

By Staff reports A Kanawha County man was arrested after taking off in an ambulance in Charleston on Wednesday evening.Brian Thompson, 34, is charged with joyriding and driving on a license revoked...

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Vehicle crashes into medical office in South Charleston

By Staff reports A person drove a vehicle into Family Health Associates in South Charleston this morning, said a Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatcher.The incident was reported at about 8:15 a.m. at 509...

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Troopers say Bluefield High student brought gun to school

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (AP) - State Police say a Bluefield High School student brought an unloaded handgun to the school.West Virginia State Police spokesman Lt. Michael Baylous said school personnel found...

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SWAT team used in West Side investigation

By Staff reports The Kanawha County Sheriff's Office used a SWAT team to execute a search warrant on Indiana Avenue on Charleston's West Side this morning.Willie Charles Sanders, 43, was arrested and...

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Man leaped from moving vehicle with baby inside, police say

By Staff reports A St. Albans man fled police with his infant daughter inside the car, and jumped from the moving vehicle while leaving her and another passenger inside, police say.David A. Eskew, 36,...

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Police shoot, kill man in Morgantown while trying to serve warrants

By Staff reports A man is dead after being shot Thursday night by a Monongalia County sheriff's deputy at a house in Morgantown. A deputy was attempting to serve search and arrest warrants at 1043...

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CVS on East End robbed of pills, dispatchers say

By Staff reports Police were searching for a suspect after a robbery was reported Thursday night at the CVS pharmacy on Charleston's East End. A CVS employee reported at 8 p.m. that a man with a gun...

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US: key heroin distribution figure admits to role in ring

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A 27-year-old Windsor, Maryland, man faces up to 20 years in prison for his leading role in a heroin trafficking ring that distributed the drug in West Virginia, Virginia and...

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Charleston officers use naloxone to save overdose patient

By Lori Kersey Two Charleston Police Officers are being credited with saving a man's life on Charleston's West Side Wednesday, when they administered naloxone, which reversed the effects of his drug...

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Police say same man responsible for string of CVS robberies

By Kate White Three CVS pharmacies have been robbed in Charleston in the last three months and detectives said they believe the same man is to blame. A CVS on the East End was robbed of prescription...

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Crime Report: Nov. 8, 2015

The following crimes were reported to the Charleston Police Department between Oct. 28 and Nov. 4:East District:Kanawha Boulevard East 2400 block, brandishing, Oct. 28, midnight.Washington Street East...

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Ex-teacher sentenced to home confinement on sex abuse charge

By The Associated Press MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A former Hedgesville High School teacher convicted of sexually abusing a student will serve at least 10 years on home confinement.Media outlets report...

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Environmental group sues attorney general's office over documents

By Kate White In a lawsuit filed last month, an environmental group asked a judge to require West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office to hand over documents related to litigation...

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Charleston man allegedly crashes stolen vehicle over ledge

By Staff reports A Charleston man stole a Jeep and then crashed it over a 30-foot ledge over the weekend, police say.Matthew Adair Hedrick, 33, is charged with grand larceny, destruction of property,...

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Facebook messages prompt judge to recuse self from case

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A judge has recused himself from a former deputy's domestic assault case because he received Facebook messages from the officer's wife.Former Berkeley County sheriff's deputy...

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Upshur County man killed after tractor rolls over embankment

FRENCH CREEK, W.Va. (AP) - A fire official says an Upshur County man has died in a farm tractor accident.Adrian Fire Department chief Rick Harlow told the Inter-Mountain that the man was driving the...

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