Police: Shooter said he killed man over heroin
By Erin Beck Charleston police say a 23-year-old man killed another man Sunday afternoon over a heroin theft.Tremaine Jackson, of Charleston, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Brian...
View ArticleWoman enters Kennedy plea to manslaughter charge in shooting
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - A Cabell County woman faces up to 15 years in prison after entering a Kennedy plea to voluntary manslaughter.Angela Kay Chapman had been charged with first-degree murder in...
View ArticleFormer WVSU basketball player sentenced on drug charge
By Kate White A former West Virginia State University basketball player was sentenced Tuesday to spend two years in federal prison for selling heroin near a dormitory.Kendrick Leon Ward, 25, of Oak...
View ArticleMan sentenced to jail on neglect charge in shooting
By Kate White A Charleston man was sentenced Tuesday to spend at least a year in jail Tuesday for child neglect after his 5-year-old son shot his 4-year-old daughter last year.John Seymour, 25, of...
View ArticleAlert issued in Kanawha after Lincoln County shooting
By Staff reports Police in Kanawha County were on the lookout for a man who shot another man in Lincoln County late Tuesday night.A man shot another man at about 11:30 pm. in the area of W.Va. 34 near...
View ArticleMan arrested for possessing firearm after fleeing, police say
By Staff reports A man was charged for possessing a gun after he allegedly fled from police Monday evening. Timothy Lee Leftenant, 36, of Charleston, was charged with being a prohibited person in...
View ArticleSeven DUI arrests made; patrols to continue through New Year's
By Staff reports The Kanawha County Sheriff's Office arrested seven DUI suspects overnight, including one man who allegedly had a stolen vehicle and was driving under the influence.The sheriff's...
View ArticleWrongful death suit against state police settled for $85K
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A wrongful death lawsuit against the West Virginia State Police has been settled for $85,000.The State Journal reports that the police agency's insurance carrier will make the...
View ArticlePolice say three people rammed doors to steal ATM
By Staff reports Three people have been arrested in Mason County after they allegedly rammed the front doors of a gas station, broke out the glass and stole an ATM.Nathaniel Mason Smith, 20, and...
View ArticleMan gets possible 300-plus year prison sentence for abuse of girl
By Kate White A 55-year-old Charleston man convicted of sexually assaulting a girl was sentenced Wednesday to spend up to 330 years in prison. Henry Wayne Johnston continued to proclaim his innocence...
View Article2 charged with murder in 2010 missing person case
By Staff reports Two men arrested Wednesday now face murder charges in connection with a missing person case dating back to 2010. Freelin Vance, 44, of Verdunville in Logan County, and Anthony...
View ArticleTeen shot to death outside West Side bar
By Erin Beck J'shaad Jones would have turned 19 on New Year's Day, but was killed in the early morning hours Thursday outside of a bar on Charleston's West Side.Jones, of Grant Street in Charleston,...
View ArticleChester Mayor Larry Forsythe's lawsuit set for mediator
NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. (AP) - Chester Mayor Larry Forsythe's lawsuit against Chester City Council members has been set for mediation and, if that fails, a trial.The Weirton Daily Times reports Judge...
View ArticleWV attorney general warns of weight loss scam
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - As many West Virginia residents make New Year's resolutions to shed extra pounds, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey warns them to be aware of a weight loss scam.Morrisey says...
View ArticleWest Virginia sheriff seeking cameras for cruisers
KINGWOOD, W.Va. (AP) - Preston County Sheriff Dan Loughrie wants to put cameras in the department's cruisers.The sheriff's office is seeking a grant totaling $65,000 to add the cameras to cruisers....
View ArticleCase of Virginia man killed by West Virginia police appealed
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - The family of a Virginia man killed during a confrontation with Martinsburg police is appealing a judge's decision to dismiss a $200 million federal lawsuit against the West...
View Article2nd WV Capitol entrance checkpoint to be used year-round
By Samuel Speciale State leaders, who announced Wednesday that people visiting West Virginia's Capitol soon will have to enter through a security checkpoint, already are altering the policy by keeping...
View ArticlePolice say most Charleston homicides in 2015 not unusual, save for one
By Erin Beck Most of the homicides in Charleston in 2015 were similar circumstances to previous years, except for one, said Lt. Steve Cooper, the city's chief of detectives. Police said Heather, a sex...
View ArticleKanawha deputies arrest three for DUI on New Year's Eve
Kanawha County sheriff's deputies arrested three people on suspicion of driving under the influence on New Year's Eve and arrested two people for other misdemeanors. New Year's Eve is traditionally a...
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