CVS manager, man on parole charged in pharmacy robberies
By Kate White Police say a man has admitted to robbing four CVS stores in the Kanawha Valley - with the help of a store manager. The pair was caught after CVS employees put GPS monitoring systems in...
View ArticleJackson County to get drug disposal box
By Staff reports A new prescription drug disposal site soon will be available at the Jackson County Sheriff's Office in Ripley.The drop box is being placed as part of the Dispose Responsibly of...
View ArticleLegislative leaders celebrate removal from judicial list
By David Gutman State legislative leaders on Thursday celebrated West Virginia’s removal from the “Judicial Hellholes” list, a report published by a corporate-funded group that pushes for...
View ArticleLawyer will have to explain informant ID release
By Erin Beck A judge has ordered a Kanawha public defender to explain why she should not be held in contempt for giving a client a copy of a packet that contained the identity of a confidential...
View ArticleThird person in CVS robberies arrested
By Staff reports The third person allegedly involved in a string of robberies at CVS stores in the area was arrested on Thursday evening.Kristy Albright, 38, of Peach Creek, Logan County, was booked...
View ArticleFormer Postal Service worker convicted in West Virginia
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A 29-year-old Fairview woman has been convicted on a federal charge of stealing from the U.S. Postal Service.The government says Ceressa B. Patterson pleaded guilty Thursday...
View ArticleWV teen to stay in juvenile custody after hostage situation
PHILIPPI, W.Va. (AP) - The teenager who held a class hostage in August will remain in the custody of the Department of Juvenile Services.WDTV-TV reports a Barbour County Circuit Court judge decided...
View ArticleGroup cuts rates for WV court-appointed attorneys
By Kate White "Emergency guidelines" were issued Friday by the head of West Virginia's Public Defender Services, which will cut the amount that attorneys taking court-appointed cases are reimbursed...
View ArticleNitro-St. Albans bridge reopens after crash
By Staff reports A four-car vehicle accident closed the Kanawha River bridge between Nitro and St. Albans for a time Friday evening.A Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatcher said there were no injuries in...
View ArticleIcy roadways cause numerous wrecks, I-64 closure Friday night
Police and dispatchers said icy roads caused numerous wrecks throughout Kanawha County Friday evening. "There are 39 active accident calls," a Kanawha Metro 911 dispatcher said around 8:30 p.m. "We're...
View ArticleCrimes report: Dec. 20, 2015
The following crimes were reported to the Charleston Police Department between Dec. 10 and 16:East District:Plaza East, breaking and entering, Dec. 10, 12:50 p.m.Plaza East shoplifting, Dec. 10, 1...
View ArticleOn file: Dec. 20, 2015
MarriagesThe following people applied for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between Dec. 11 and 17:Christopher Eugene Newhouse, 47, and Sheila Rae Goffaux, 51, both of Charleston.James Edward...
View ArticleNew Marion County judge to be sworn in on Wednesday
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) - A new Marion County Circuit Court judge will be sworn into office this week.The West Virginia Supreme Court says Patrick N. Wilson will be sworn in at noon on Wednesday in the...
View ArticleFather accused of shaking, severely injuring infant son
By Erin Beck A Cross Lanes man allegedly shook his infant son, causing bleeding on the brain and other injures.Joshua Steven Albany, 24, of Antelope Lane, is charged with child abuse causing injury, a...
View ArticleCharleston plans to pay $650K to man after ambulance drug mix-up
By Kate White Charleston city officials will pay a man $650,000 after paramedics in a city ambulance gave the man a drug that nearly killed him. The claim settlement is probably the largest paid by...
View Article2 sentenced in West Virginia for credit card fraud
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Two Mexican men each have been sentenced to eight months in federal prison for conspiring to commit credit card fraud in West Virginia.U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin says...
View ArticleMan sentenced for Cross Lanes killing
By Kate White A Cross Lanes man was sentenced Monday to spend 20 years in prison, after admitting to shooting a man to death that he found hiding in his ex-fiancee's closet. Dustin Wayne Bodkins, 30,...
View ArticleMan denied unemployment benefits accused of threatening state employee
By Staff reports Charges were filed Monday against a Tornado man for allegedly calling in a threat to WorkForce West Virginia after he was denied unemployment benefits.Capitol police charged Joseph...
View ArticleDeputy aids Charleston man after reported overdose
By Staff reports A Kanawha Sheriff's deputy on Monday administered a drug meant to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose to a 21-year-old Charleston man.When Lt. J.S. Elkins responded to a call...
View ArticleJune trial set for woman charged with minister's slaying
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) - A 20-year-old woman accused in the slaying of a Raleigh County minister is scheduled for trial in June.Camille Browne is charged in the death of 68-year-old Ronald Browning. He...
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