Sheriff's office: Belle homeowner who shot alleged burglar knew him
By Staff reports A Belle homeowner who shot and killed a man who he said broke into his home early Saturday morning knew the intruder, police say.The burglary was not a random incident, a release from...
View ArticleYoung women at heightened risk of gender-based online harassment
By Erin Beck For the crime of being a young woman and an elected official, Saira Blair read on Twitter that she looked like she was regularly doing a "walk of shame" and received about three threats...
View ArticleEight sent to hospital in Interstate 77 crash
Several vehicles were involved in an crash on Interstate 77 in which eight people were sent to the hospital this morning, according to a Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatcher.The wreck was reported near...
View ArticlePolice: Marlinton murder victims were retired trooper, his wife
By Staff reports State Police plan to charge a Dunmore man with first-degree murder for allegedly killing his grandparents, one of whom was a former State Police trooper.Relatives asked police to...
View Article3-year-old boy OK after being found in West Side ditch
By Staff reports A 3-year-old boy was found in a ditch in the 900 block of Hanna Avenue on the West Side after leaving his home while he was supposed to be napping Monday morning, police...
View ArticleMarshall hoops assistant Duhon suspended after DUI arrest
By Doug Smock Marshall's basketball team will be without one of its assistant coaches indefinitely after Chris Duhon's arrest for aggravated driving under the influence in Putnam County.Duhon was...
View ArticleBig Chimney man pleads guilty in stabbing death
By Staff reports A Big Chimney man who was facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of his friend pleaded guilty Monday to voluntary manslaughter. Thomas Elton Fluty Jr., 59, stabbed Benny...
View ArticleMan admits ramming Kanawha deputy's cruiser
By Kate White A Charleston man admitted Monday to ramming two vehicles in January, including the SUV of a Kanawha Sheriff's deputy.Brian Edward Spencer, 35, pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted...
View ArticleProsecutor unsure if Belle homeowner will be charged in shooting
By Kate White It's too early to determine whether prosecutors will try to indict a Belle homeowner who shot and killed a man who he said broke into his home over the weekend. Kanawha County...
View ArticleOhio company says it's not responsible for community center leaks
By Elaina Sauber An Ohio company denies that it mishandled roofing jobs at two Charleston community centers.Ohio Valley Spray Foam Inc., of Marietta, denied city claims that it's responsible for water...
View ArticleSouth Charleston man shot by Nitro Police arraigned
By Andrew Brown The South Charleston man who was shot by a Nitro Police officer during a traffic stop earlier this month could face more than $1,000 in fines and up to five years in prison if...
View ArticlePlanned rehab center looks to fund education, outpatient center
By Ryan Quinn Those who've been working to establish a residential alcohol and drug addiction treatment center on property near Capital High School are seeking public and private funding for an...
View ArticleHuntington man pleads guilty to heroin charge
By Staff reports A Huntington man has pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge after he was caught with 53 grams and another 20 bags of heroin. Robert Womble II, 26, entered a guilty plea in U.S....
View ArticleOak Hill men face murder charges for 2014 fire
By Andrew Brown Two men have been charged with murder in a 2014 fire that killed two women in Fayette County.William Eugene Dixon, 55, of Oak Hill, turned himself in on Monday afternoon and was...
View ArticleEx-Capital High teacher gets probation for giving student alcohol
By Staff reports A former Spanish teacher at Capital High School was sentenced Tuesday to spend two years on probation for providing alcohol to a student. Michelle Elaine Ball, 31, of St. Albans, had...
View ArticleNurse charged with lying on patient's chart to get drugs
By Staff reports A nurse at a Charleston hospital was accused Tuesday of falsifying a patient's documents in order to get prescription pills for herself. While working as a registered nurse at...
View ArticleGoodwin: Men in red draw attention to drug addiction, new resources
By Erin Beck When an addict walks by another person on the street, no one turns to look.But when four local men who have all suffered from recent overdoses walked down the streets of Huntington and...
View ArticleDrug firms accused of 'delay tactics' in pain pill suit
By Eric Eyre Eleven of the nation's largest drug distribution companies are trying to stall a lawsuit because they want to conceal their role in West Virginia's prescription drug epidemic, the...
View ArticleRaleigh County woman arrested in robbery
By Staff reports West Virginia State Police on Tuesday arrested a Raleigh County woman who was a suspect in a Monday night robbery.Rebecca Cook, 40, was arrested at a gas station in Ghent after State...
View ArticleTrial set for pain clinic doctor after 21-count indictment
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) - A pain clinic doctor will go to trial next month on charges related to the illegal distribution of controlled substances.The Register-Herald reports Jose Gordinho was arraigned...
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