Deputies arrest man they say hit mother with hammer
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Deputies have arrested a Huntington man they say struck his mother with a hammer.The Herald-Dispatch reports 47-year-old James Otis Brumfield II will remain in jail following...
View ArticleBeckley doctor faces more federal charges
By Kate White More charges were filed Wednesday against a Beckley-based nephrologist who has a guilty plea hearing set for today.Dr. Jose Jorge Abbud Gordinho, 67, was charged with health care fraud...
View ArticleDunbar police arrest suspects for allegedly possessing $11K worth of crack
By Staff reports Dunbar police arrested two Kentucky residents Wednesday afternoon for allegedly possessing $10,900 worth of crack cocaine, according to police Lt. Matt Arthur. Ellis Hunter, 32, of...
View ArticleKanawha-Putnam chase ends with crash, arrest
By Staff reports A police chase Wednesday in St. Albans ended in a suspect's car crashing and him running and hiding barefoot in the cold before being arrested, police say. Cody A. Hudson, 21, of St....
View ArticleFire destroys South Charleston sports bar
By Rick Steelhammer On Thursday morning, when Randy Atkins left Mojo's, the downtown South Charleston sports bar he has owned and managed for the past five years, everything seemed normal. By the time...
View ArticleCar, school bus collide in West Virginia; car driver killed
NEW CREEK, W.Va. (AP) - Police in Mineral County say a motorist has died after his vehicle collided head-on with a school bus that had no students aboard.Media outlets report the collision occurred...
View ArticleSheriff: Man arrested in connection with drug overdose death
RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. (AP) - A Ravenswood man has been arrested in connection with a drug-related death.Jackson County Sheriff Tony Boggs told media Wednesday 40-year-old Casey Cantrell was booked on...
View ArticleAlleged get-away driver charged with murder in New Year's slaying
By Erin Beck The man who allegedly drove the get-away vehicle was charged with murder for his role in the New Year's Day shooting in Charleston. Sean Paul Burdette, 23, of Charleston, was charged with...
View ArticleBeckley doctor admits to fraud, illegal prescription charges
By Kate White A Beckley-based nephrologist admitted in federal court on Thursday that he would still prescribe hydrocodone to his patients after they had tested positive for illegal drugs and...
View ArticleKanawha school bus driver arrested for alleged sex with student
A Kanawha County school bus driver accused of having sex with a student was arrested Thursday, South Charleston police say.Leonard Earl Smith, 50, of Charleston, was charged with third-degree sexual...
View Article2 get life in prison in 2014 Berkeley County fatal shooting
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - Two people have been sentenced to life in prison for the 2014 fatal shooting of a man in West Virginia.The Journal of Martinsburg reports a judge sentenced 36-year-old Tulsa...
View ArticleMan faces several charges after allegedly fleeing police
By Staff reports A man faces several charges after allegedly fleeing police overnight.Elvis John is charged with driving with his license revoked for DUI, fleeing in a vehicle, and simple possession...
View ArticleMan allegedly shoots house in Elkview
By Staff reports An Elkview man was arrested early this morning after allegedly shooting a house and fighting police.Christopher P. Young, 47, was arrested and charged with wanton endangerment,...
View ArticleMorrisey files suit against nation's largest drug distributor
By David Gutman West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Friday that he is suing the nation's largest prescription drug distributor, but he did so without notifying the two state...
View ArticleSecond arrest made in slaying of 18-year-old Charleston man
By Staff reports A second man has been arrested on a murder charge for allegedly killing an 18-year-old man outside of Artie's Kickback Lounge in Charleston last week. State Police arrested...
View ArticlePolice looking for more victims of school bus driver
By Staff reports South Charleston police believe a school bus driver who allegedly sexually assaulted a student may have more victims. "He didn't just decide yesterday to be a pedophile," Detective...
View ArticleWV Democrats file lawsuit to fill vacant Senate seat
By David Gutman The West Virginia Democratic Party has filed a lawsuit with the state Supreme Court, arguing that a Democrat should be appointed to fill the vacancy in the state Senate created when...
View ArticleJudge nixes plans for Wal-Mart in Teays Valley
By Samuel Speciale A Wal-Mart grocery store will not be built along W.Va. 34 in Putnam County, a judge ruled Friday.The Putnam County Board of Zoning Appeals, in July, granted Wal-Mart a special...
View ArticleMore suits filed over Freedom spill
By Staff reports More lawsuits were filed Friday over the January 2014 Elk River chemical spill, as Saturday's two-year anniversary of the incident approached.Lawyers for the city of Charleston, the...
View ArticleCapito talks addiction, overdoses in Cabell
By Lydia Nuzum Huntington - After an unprecedented year of drug overdoses, a group of city and county officials in Cabell County joined West Virginia's junior senator Friday to talk about the local...
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