Despite denials, Morrisey had 'some involvement' in drug firm suit, lawyer...
By Eric Eyre During the past two years, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has repeatedly said he played no part in his office's lawsuit against prescription drug giant Cardinal Health, a...
View ArticleMorrisey ethics complaint dismissed
By Eric Eyre A state lawyer disciplinary board has dismissed an ethics complaint against West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, but the panel warned Morrisey that future rules violations...
View Article4 arrested in connection with murder in Wyoming County
By The Associated Press JESSE, W.Va. (AP) - State Police say four people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a man in West Virginia. Lt. Michael Baylous said Saturday that officials...
View ArticleCrime Report: Jan. 10, 2016
The following crimes were reported to the Charleston Police Department between Dec. 31 and Jan. 6:East District:Washington Street East 600 block, petit larceny, Dec. 31, 9 a.m.Greenbrier Street 1100...
View ArticleOn file: Jan. 10, 2016
MarriagesThe following people applied for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between Dec. 31 and Jan. 8:Curtis Anne Moore, 57, and Caren Leigh Bills, 50, both of Nitro.Gary Lee Light, 60, and...
View ArticleBondsmen begin work in Kanawha; public defenders seeking reversal
By Kate White Last Tuesday marked the first time a professional bail bondsman worked in Kanawha County in more than 20 years. Amy Hass, owner of a professional bail bonds service, came to the Kanawha...
View ArticleNames of woman, 2 kids killed in Huntington fire released
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Authorities have released the names of a woman and two of her grandchildren who were killed in a fire in Huntington.Media outlets report that 62-year-old Ida Thompson,...
View ArticleShaken baby expected to survive
By Staff reports The baby police said was shaken by his father a few weeks ago in Cross Lanes is expected to live.Sgt. Brian Humphreys, spokesman for the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office, said the baby...
View ArticleEx-employee sues WVSU over Top-O-Rock photos
By Kate White A former employee of a West Virginia State University agency who spearheaded a design competition to restore the iconic Top-O-Rock home in Charleston claims in a lawsuit she was fired...
View ArticleMen admit roles in shooting of bouncer
By Kate White The day their trial was set to begin, two men on Monday pleaded guilty in the shooting of a downtown Charleston nightclub bouncer.Tasheem Collins, 39, and George Sawyer, 31, both pleaded...
View ArticleKmart employee allegedly embezzled from Charleston store
By Staff reports An employee embezzled about $2,000 from Kmart in Charleston, police say.Joyce E. Cook, 66, of Charleston, and another co-worker at the store, located on Patrick Street, would pretend...
View ArticleSt. Albans man allegedly attacks man over beer
By Staff reports A St. Albans man faces a first-degree robbery charge for allegedly attacking another man because he wanted a beer.James Douglass Boggs, 25, allegedly attacked a man who had just...
View ArticleGOP wants to replace Hall; asks high court for oral arguments
By David Gutman Daniel Hall, the Democrat-turned-Republican senator who resigned last week, must be replaced by a Republican, a local Republican Party executive committee argued in a brief to the West...
View ArticleMother charged for smoking marijuana and sleeping through baby's death
By Erin Beck Police are charging a Ripley mother with child neglect resulting in death for allegedly smoking marijuana before falling asleep for several hours, a period of time during which her...
View ArticleACLU to sue regional jails over handling of water crisis
By Kate White The West Virginia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has given the state official notice that it will file a lawsuit on behalf of inmates housed at the South Central Regional...
View ArticleArmed robbery reported at Logan County convenience store
By Staff reports An armed robbery was reported at a Logan County convenience store on Monday night, police say.Two men entered the Omar One Stop on W.Va. 44 at about 8 p.m. One of the men took a gun,...
View ArticleMan flees from State Police on Turnpike
By Staff reports Two men from South Carolina allegedly fled police on the West Virginia Turnpike Wednesday morning, then one of them injured himself when he jumped off a bridge in an attempt to...
View ArticleTomblin appoints Mineral prosecutor to bench
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has appointed the Mineral County prosecuting attorney to a circuit court judgeship.The governor announced James W. Courrier Jr.'s appointment Tuesday....
View ArticleWV man admits role in dog fighting operation
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A Kearneysville man has admitted his role in a dog fighting operation.Fifty-four-year-old Steven Curtis Jennings pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in...
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