Several charges result from call about suicidal man
By Staff reports Police arrested two men after responding to a call about a suicidal man on Sunday.Cpl. J.M. Vernon and T.J. Cumberledge were responding to reports of a suicidal man with a gun in the...
View ArticleTractor-trailer rolls off I-64 bridge
A United Parcel Service tractor-trailer wrecked on an Interstate 64 bridge Monday afternoon, rolling off the bridge above Dunbar Avenue. Crews were still trying to remove the truck late Monday night....
View ArticleCharleston man wanted on 8 felony warrants
Charleston Police are searching for a local man wanted for eight felony warrants.According to a news release from Sgt. J.A. Hunt, Brandon Lilly, 30, of Charleston, is currently wanted on warrants for...
View ArticleEx-Marshall football player sentenced to prison for cyberstalking
By Staff reports A 23-year-old former Marshall University running back was sentenced Monday in federal court in Huntington to two years in federal prison.U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin said Kevin LaShawn...
View ArticleState Police, shooting victim agree to dismiss lawsuit
By Joel Ebert Seven years after being shot in the head by a West Virginia state trooper, Stephen Shawn Krein has finally ended a long legal battle with the State Police. Attorneys for the State Police...
View ArticleFormer professor admits to more sex charges, given maximum sentence
By Kate White Former college professor Eugene Anderson asked a Kanawha County judge on Monday for the maximum prison sentence for abusing two boys more than a decade ago. Anderson, 65, pleaded guilty...
View ArticleBond kept in place for new charge against Dallas King
A Kanawha County magistrate refused Monday to reduce the bond for a teenager charged with domestic battery.Dallas King, 18, who was charged as a juvenile with second-degree sexual assault for...
View ArticleWest Virginia AG, feds partner on illegal drug crackdowns
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is teaming up with federal prosecutors to enhance illegal drug crackdowns and education in northern West Virginia.Morrisey and...
View ArticleMount Hope police fatally shoot man who allegedly brandished gun
By Erin Beck Mount Hope police shot and killed a man on Monday night, according to State Police.The man allegedly brandished a gun "in the direction of the approaching officers," said Cpl. J.E....
View ArticleDeliberations begin in ex-Shepherd administrator's trial
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. (AP) - A former Shepherd University administrator is on trial on charges of using a state-issued purchasing card to buy more than $85,000 worth of handbags, perfume and other...
View ArticleConfidential informant's identity released, violating court order
By Erin Beck A Kanawha County public defender has been removed from a case after she gave her client information with the name of a confidential police informant, and that name ended up on social...
View ArticleTanker truck overturns on I-79 near Clendenin, slow lanes reopen
By Staff reports A tanker truck overturned early Wednesday near the Clendenin exit, shutting down Interstate 79 for nearly three hours, according to Kanawha Metro 911 dispatchers. The slow lanes in...
View ArticleEx-Shepherd official convicted of some purchasing charges
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. (AP) - A jury found a former Shepherd University administrator guilty Tuesday of 14 counts of misuse of a state-issued purchasing card.The Jefferson County Circuit Court jury also...
View ArticleMan receives maximum sentence in roommate's slaying
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - A Morgantown man who pleaded guilty to killing a roommate has received the maximum sentence.Multiple media outlets report that 56-year-old Charles Shaffer was sentenced to 40...
View ArticleMan walks to hospital after East End shooting
By Staff reports A man walked into a Charleston hospital Tuesday night with a gunshot wound to his abdomen, according to police.The shooting is believed to have occurred on Bradford Street on...
View ArticleSmall plane crashes in West Virginia; no injuries
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - Authorities say a small plane has crashed in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle.The Federal Aviation Administration says in a statement that the Cirrus SR20 crashed at 10 a.m....
View ArticleMistrial declared in Freddie Gray trial of officer
By By Juliet Linderman and David Dishneau The Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) - The first trial in the death of Freddie Gray ended in a mistrial Wednesday, with jurors saying they couldn't determine...
View ArticleAppeals court overturns WV judge on handling of Puerto Rican case
By Kate White An appeals court ruled that a federal judge from West Virginia who presided over a high profile case in Puerto Rico last year should have granted a defendant's change of venue request....
View ArticleGrant to train WV troopers on administering overdose antidote
PRINCETON, W.Va. (AP) - A federal grant will enable state troopers in three southern West Virginia counties to carry a fast-acting drug overdose antidote.U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin says a $100,000...
View ArticleMaryland man who had stolen guns sentenced in West Virginia
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A 21-year-old Maryland man has been sentenced in West Virginia to three years and five months in federal prison for possessing stolen firearms.Gaithersburg resident Nevyou...
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