Fayette educator arrested again on sex abuse charges
By Giuseppe Sabella A Fayette County educator was arrested Wednesday on sexual abuse charges, the second time this year he's been charged after a former student accused him of abuse, and police...
View ArticleShooting leaves one dead, another wounded in Kanawha County
By Staff reports Deputies detained one man after he allegedly shot two people in the Pinch area of Kanawha County on Wednesday afternoon. The alleged shooter killed a man at the scene, and he sent a...
View ArticlePill mill doctor Kostenko gets 20 years
By Lacie Pierson A Raleigh County doctor on Wednesday was sentenced to 20 years in prison after he admitted to distributing oxycodone beyond the scope of the medical need of his patients. Michael...
View ArticleDoctor fined $380K for unlawful pain clinic in West Virginia
By The Associated Press BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) - The West Virginia Attorney General's office says a doctor who operated a pain clinic without a license must pay penalties more than $380,000 after a...
View ArticleFriends mourn the loss of Fayette County clerk, former sheriff
By Giuseppe Sabella Former two-term Fayette County sheriff and circuit clerk Steve Kessler died on Wednesday evening, leaving loved ones in shock. He ran unopposed for the clerk position, winning on...
View ArticleCity to settle lawsuit over homeless eviction from 'Tent City'
By Jake Jarvis Charleston officials plan to settle a lawsuit brought after Mayor Danny Jones decided to eject a group of homeless people living in "Tent City" last year in below-freezing temperatures....
View ArticleStricklen pleads guilty to murder in death of 2-year-old boy
By Lacie Pierson A South Charleston man accused of letting a 2-year-old boy in his care die and putting the boy's body in a freezer pleaded guilty to murder Thursday afternoon. Jarrel Stricklen, 25,...
View ArticleBluefield police officer avoids DUI charge, faces suspension
By Giuseppe Sabella A Bluefield police officer charged with driving under the influence pleaded guilty to a lesser charge Wednesday. Randall Vernon Johnson Jr., 23, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor...
View ArticleLawsuits filed over late payments at Mucklow's treatment center
By Giuseppe Sabella Several former employees of a Kanawha County drug treatment center filed lawsuits against the business and its owner last week over late salary payments. The state Division of...
View ArticleCrime report: Aug. 27, 2017
CharlestonThe following crimes were reported to the Charleston Police Department between Aug. 17 and 23, 2017: East District:Quarrier Street 800 block, petit larceny, Aug. 17, 1:35 p.m. Renaissance...
View ArticleOn file: Aug. 27, 2017
MarriagesThe following people filed for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between Aug. 17 and 24: Dustin Daniel Hopkins, 30, and Charleen Nycole Prather, 29, both of Charleston. Alex Clayton Taylor,...
View ArticleOfficer-involved shooting reported in Whitesville
By Staff reports West Virginia State Police and the Boone County Sheriff's Department are investigating an officer-involved shooting, according to a Boone County dispatcher. The incident happened near...
View ArticleClimate change impacts of gas pipelines need study, court ruling says
By Ken Ward Jr. Two controversial natural gas pipelines proposed for West Virginia could face additional scrutiny because of a new federal court ruling that mandates a more detailed review of the...
View ArticleMindfulness training to help first responders deal with opioid crisis
By Erin Beck Capt. Mark Strickland, EMS supervisor for the Charleston Fire Department, said he sleeps on his left side. Another firefighter and medic, Capt. Craig Matthews, said he normally faces...
View ArticleEx-police officer accused of beating woman in West Virginia
By The Associated Press PRINCETON, W.Va. (AP) - A former police officer accused of beating a woman in West Virginia is facing felony charges. Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports a former Bluefield...
View ArticleThree fatal fires reported in separate counties over the weekend
By Giuseppe Sabella Fires killed two people in separate counties over the weekend, and officials discovered bones at the location of a past fire. A tip on the Arson Hotline (800-233-3473) led...
View ArticleGov. Justice appoints Morgan prosecutor to circuit judge post
The prosecuting attorney of Morgan County has been named a circuit judge in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. Debra McLaughlin was named to the post Monday by Gov. Jim Justice, according to a news...
View ArticleGetaway driver in alleged murder on West Side pleads guilty
By Staff reports The man accused of being the getaway driver in a January 2015 murder pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge Monday. Sean Paul Burdette pleaded guilty to misdemeanor accessory after...
View ArticlePolice arrest Charleston man after shooting of parked car on East End
By Staff reports A man allegedly shot at a parked car in the East End of Charleston on Monday morning. Shaliek Reaves, 18, fired a .22-caliber revolver at a car in the 1500 block of Lee Street East,...
View ArticleGW counselor trial against principal, Kanawha school board begins Tuesday
By Lacie Pierson Trial proceedings will begin Tuesday in a civil case of a George Washington High School counselor who said she was defamed and represented in a false light by officials at the school...
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