Former sheriff's deputy charged after road rage captured on video
By Giuseppe Sabella A woman involved in a road rage incident in Morgantown that led to charges against an ex-sheriff's deputy said she originally tried to escape after the initial incident. William S....
View ArticleSexual assault victim testifies GW counselor didn't notify police
By Lacie Pierson A young woman who was sexually assaulted at a friend's home while she was a student at George Washington High School said Thursday that her school counselor discouraged her from...
View ArticleRecently rehired Putnam teacher charged with DUI
By Staff reports A former Putnam County principal recently rehired as a teacher was arrested Thursday night and charged with driving under the influence. Putnam sheriff's deputies were dispatched...
View ArticleJury sides with GW principal, Kanawha board in defamation case
By Lacie Pierson A 6-person jury determined Friday that a George Washington High School counselor didn't suffer any damage to her reputation or privacy in a series of incidents stemming from the...
View ArticleProsecutor: Former state trooper won't face charges amid sex allegations
By Lacie Pierson No criminal charges will be filed against a former West Virginia State Police trooper who resigned this week amid allegations he had a sexual relationship with a witness in a murder...
View ArticleOn file: Sept. 3, 2017
MarriagesThe following people filed for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between Aug. 24 and 31: Joseph Edward Layton, 29, and Jessica Daniele Hunt, 31, both of St. Albans. Lana Dean Young, 64, and...
View ArticleCooper becomes Charleston police chief as Webster goes to Public Works
By Ali Schmitz For the first time in 12 years, Charleston has a new police chief. Lt. Steve Cooper, who served as chief of detectives for the department, is replacing now-retired Charleston Police...
View ArticleStudent reports sexual assault on Marshall campus
By Staff reports A Marshall University student told police Saturday afternoon that she had possibly been sexually assaulted the night before, according to an email alert the school sent out to...
View ArticleWoman fatally shot in Tucker County
By Staff report A woman was shot and killed early Sunday morning in Tucker County, according to a news release from State Police. Nikeia Alisa Moore, 33, of Pheasant Run Road in Kerens, was fatally...
View Article'Family Values' PAC moves to dismiss defamation case from former state senator
By Lacie Pierson Members of a political action committee say they didn't defame a former state senator in ad they ran during the 2016 general election. An attorney for West Virginia Family Values said...
View ArticleWhy WV same-sex couple filed lawsuit instead of complaint with state
By Erin Beck Samantha Brookover and Amanda Abramovich wanted to prevent discrimination against other same-sex couples, so they filed a complaint with the West Virginia Human Rights Commission. But in...
View Article9-year-old driver hits police cruiser in West Virginia
By The Associated Press BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) - Police in West Virginia say a 9-year-old boy drove a pickup truck before striking an officer's cruiser. The Morgan County Sheriff's Office says...
View ArticleWoman allegedly runs over husband during argument in South Charleston
By Staff reports A woman in South Charleston allegedly ran over her husband with a car on Monday night. Around 10 p.m., police found Laura R. White's husband lying near tire tracks at a home in the...
View ArticleRobbery reported at BB&T in Kanawha City
By Staff reports Charleston police are looking for the man who robbed a BB&T bank branch in Kanawha City with a gun, according to Kanawha County Metro 911. The robbery was reported just before 3...
View ArticleWV Supreme Court hears arguments on right-to-work case
By Phil Kabler State Supreme Court justices heard arguments Tuesday on a petition by Attorney General Patrick Morrisey to overturn a Kanawha Circuit Court injunction blocking enforcement of the...
View ArticleOne dead in Culloden house fire
By Staff reports CULLODEN - A man's body was found after a house fire in Culloden Tuesday, according to the State Fire Marshal's Office. A Cabell County 911 dispatcher said the fire was first reported...
View ArticleMan admits threat against WorkForce WV
By Lacie Pierson A Nitro man admitted Tuesday that he threatened to blow up the WorkForce West Virginia office when he was denied unemployment benefits in 2015. William Joseph Estep, 43, was set to...
View ArticleCharleston attorney's law license temporarily suspended
By Staff reports West Virginia Supreme Court justices issued an order last month to suspend the law license of Charleston attorney D. Adrian Hoosier II, according to a news release from the Office of...
View ArticleCharleston woman allegedly faked mother's will, pocketed $1 million
By Carlee Lammers Police say a Charleston woman created a fake will for her dying mother, in order to cut her siblings out of an estate worth more than $1 million. Tracie D. Wilson, 44, allegedly...
View ArticleCooper sworn in as Charleston police chief
By Ali Schmitz Lt. Steve Cooper, the Charleston Police Department's former chief of detectives, officially is chief of police. Cooper was sworn in Tuesday at a City Council meeting in front of police...
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