Information being sent about refunds for canceled mud run
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - People who paid registration fees for the canceled 2014 Charleston Dirty Girl Mud Run will soon learn how they can obtain refunds.Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said...
View ArticleSouth Charleston man admits selling heroin
By Staff reports A South Charleston man pleaded guilty to distribution of heroin in federal court on Wednesday.Gavin Edwards, 32, admitted to selling heroin to a confidential informant with the...
View ArticleHuntington police seeking 2 suspected bank robbers
By Staff reports Huntington police are seeking two suspects in a bank robbery that reportedly occurred there Thursday afternoon, according to a Cabell County dispatcher.The dispatcher said someone in...
View ArticleUS attorney brings in $3.5M from civil, criminal actions
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) - The U.S. attorney's office for the Northern District of West Virginia says it has brought in nearly $3.5 million through civil and criminal actions in fiscal year 2015. U.S....
View ArticleDeputies: School momentarily evacuated after bomb threat
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) - A school in Fairmont was evacuated after officials found a bomb threat on a bathroom wall.Marion County Sheriff Joe Carpenter tells the Times West Virginian deputies were...
View ArticleTwo arrested after series of Elkview break-ins
By Staff reports The Kanawha County Sheriff's Office has arrested two people they say are responsible for recent break-ins in the Elkview area.Randy Scott Sanders, 22, of Charleston, was arrested on...
View ArticleTroubled Charleston teen charged with domestic battery
A former Capital High student currently on home confinement related to a sexual assault charge from earlier this year was arrested Friday night and charged with two counts of domestic battery,...
View ArticleOn file: Dec. 6, 2015
MarriagesThe following people applied for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between Nov. 25 and Dec. 4:Reginald Vance Simmons, 38, of Charleston and Diana Jo Casey, 30, of Chattaroy.Clark Patrick...
View ArticlePolice chase near Princeton ends in gunfire, man injured
PRINCETON, W.Va. (AP) - The West Virginia State Police are investigating a police chase near Princeton that ended in gunfire and injuries to a suspect.Chief J.W. Howell of the Princeton Police...
View ArticleJudge hears arguments for bail bondsmen in Kanawha County
By Kate White The owners of three bail bonds companies were faced with questions last week as they seek permission to begin getting people facing criminal charges in Kanawha County out of jail.Kanawha...
View ArticleJudge rejects Frontier request to toss lawsuit filed by WV customers
By Eric Eyre Frontier Communications customers have every right to file a class-action lawsuit against the company for failing to provide high-speed Internet services it advertised, a judge has...
View ArticleWest Virginia AG to offer a week of anti-scamming tips
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - T'is the season for scams.With that in mind, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is ringing in the holiday season with a weeklong series of tips on how to...
View ArticlePolice: Chase suspect's gunshot wound appears self-inflicted
GLENWOOD, W.Va. (AP) - Investigators say a gunshot wound suffered by a suspect during a chase appears to be self-inflicted.West Virginia State Police told media outlets that 25-year-old James Hicks...
View ArticleMan sentenced for robbing bank on bicycle at drive-thru
PRINCETON, W.Va. (AP) - A Bluefield man has been sentenced for robbing a bank while on a bicycle at a drive-thru window.Media outlets report that 21-year-old Nathaniel Showalter received a 60-year...
View ArticleTwo hospitalized after Elkview crash
By Staff reports Two people were injured when a white van and a pickup truck crashed at 4994 Elkview Road South in Elkview Monday.It happened at about 4 p.m., Kanawha Metro 911 dispatchers said. The...
View ArticlePutnam County magistrate Scot Lawrence resigns
By Kate White A Putnam County magistrate, who had been barred from handling domestic violence cases, cleaned out his office Sunday night and left a resignation letter on his desk. Scot Lawrence, of...
View ArticleTrial set for man charged in death of 2-year-old
By Kate White A South Charleston man charged with murder for allegedly killing a 2-year-old boy and stuffing his body in a freezer for several hours before calling authorities will go to trial next...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney's office collects more than $11 million this year
By Staff reports U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin's office collected more than $11 million over the past year in civil and criminal cases. Some of the $11 million was also collected in asset forfeiture,...
View ArticleJudge ups bond for man charged with spraying acid at ex's house
By Kate White A Kanawha judge on Monday doubled the bail amount of a man accused of spreading sulfuric acid at his ex-girlfriend's St. Albans home after learning the man was allegedly trying to make...
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