Terra Alta man sentenced to 2-10 years for fatal DUI crash
KINGWOOD, W.Va. (AP) - A Terra Alta man has been given the maximum sentence for a DUI with death.The Dominion Post of Morgantown reports that in August 2014, 27-year-old Jerold Lee Sisler was driving...
View ArticleLawyer who was sued by clients files for bankruptcy
By Staff reports Jim Humphreys, a Charleston area lawyer who has been sued by his former clients, has announced that his law firm has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. As of Wednesday, James F....
View ArticleFoodland defendant fails at youthful offender program
By Kate White One of the five defendants who admitted taking part in the violent robbery of Foodland on MacCorkle Avenue in 2014 failed out of a program designed for youthful offenders that he was...
View ArticleFeds investigating former UC student over thefts
By Kate White Last fall, federal agents searched the home of a former University of Charleston student who was expelled over allegations that he stole thousands of dollars worth of textbooks and...
View ArticleNitro woman sentenced for defrauding Social Security
By Staff reports A Nitro woman was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to probation for defrauding Social Security after she didn't report she got remarried.Linda Alford, 65, pleaded guilty in...
View Article70-year-old man injured in Randolph County dog attack
VALLEY HEAD, W.Va. (AP) - Officials say a 70-year-old man was injured after a pack of dogs attacked him near his Randolph County home.Diane Ware, tells The Inter-Mountain that her husband, Don Ware,...
View ArticleNew drug court opening in McDowell County
WELCH, W.Va. (AP) - A new drug court is opening in West Virginia.According to the West Virginia Supreme Court, the McDowell County Adult Drug Court will hold its opening ceremony at noon Friday. The...
View ArticleMan shot and killed on Charleston's West Side
By Staff reports A man was shot and killed this afternoon on Charleston's West Side. A caller told Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatchers that the man was shot in the parking lot at the Littlepage...
View ArticleHuntington mayor won't face charge in ex-chief's payout
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Huntington Mayor Steve Williams won't face charges over a payout issued to a former police chief, a special prosecutor said Thursday.Special prosecutor Craig Tatterson told...
View ArticleYouth minister charged with sexual abuse
By Staff reports BLUEFIELD, W.Va. -- A former Christian youth minister faces numerous charges for allegedly sexually abusing a family member.James Lilly, 24, of Bluefield, is charged with 31 counts of...
View ArticleJefferson declared high drug trafficking area by feds
By Staff reports Jefferson County has been designated a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area by the federal government, becoming the 19th West Virginia county to receive the status, which lets the...
View ArticleClendenin woman charged with armed robbery
By Staff reports A Clendenin woman who allegedly robbed a video lottery parlor with a gun last weekend was arrested on Thursday.Kayla Marie Woods, 31, was arrested on a charge of armed robbery, then...
View ArticleCharleston man sought in fatal West Side shooting
By Erin Beck Police said they're looking for a Charleston man they believe killed another man on Thursday.Dimitrius Malone, 23, is wanted on a charge of first-degree murder, Lt. Steve Cooper, chief of...
View ArticleWVU Tech group files lawsuit to prevent relocation to Beckley
By Samuel Speciale Members of a group that has long combated attempts to move the West Virginia University Institute of Technology out of Montgomery are seeking a restraining order that would stall...
View ArticleMan charged in Jefferson killing will remain in jail
By Kate White After hearing about a man's death in a Jefferson strip club last month, a judge on Friday ruled that the man charged with the killing must remain in jail.Scott Meador, 39, is charged...
View ArticleTroopers shoot, kill man in Elkins
By Staff reports ELKINS, W.Va. -- Troopers with the Elkins detachment of the West Virginia State Police shot and killed a man they say pointed a shotgun at them when they tried to serve a warrant late...
View ArticleCrimes Report: Jan. 17, 2016
The following crimes were reported to the Charleston Police Dept. between Jan. 7 and 13:East District:Lee Street East 400 block, shoplifting, Jan. 7, 11 a.m.Lee Street East 400 block, shoplifting,...
View ArticleOn file: marriages, divorces, property transfers and bankruptcies
MarriagesThe following people applied for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between Jan. 8-15:Charleston Ernest Reece III, 43, and Angela Dawn Hamrick, 34, both of Charleston.Harry Adrian Mullins,...
View ArticleWest Virginia trooper involved in deadly shooting
HARRISVILLE, W.Va. - For the second time since Friday, a West Virginia State Police trooper has used deadly force against a suspect.The latest occurred early Sunday when state police say a trooper...
View ArticleGroup to no longer cut rates for court-appointed attorneys
By Kate White The head of West Virginia's Public Defender Services last week rescinded the "emergency guidelines" set to take effect today, which would have cut the amount attorneys taking...
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