Raleigh deputies investigate armed robbery
By Staff reports SOPHIA -- An armed robber got away with cash at a Raleigh County convenience store early Sunday morning, according to the local sheriff's office.The incident happened around 3 a.m. at...
View ArticleFayette County clerk refused to comply with robbery
By Staff reports Police are looking for a would-be robber after the man allegedly attempted to rob the Mountaineer Mart at Lochgelly, but the clerk refused to give him money.About 6:45 p.m. on Sunday,...
View ArticleCharleston woman killed in hit-and-run; Putnam teen charged
By Erin Beck A Charleston woman was killed early Sunday morning after she was hit by a truck, and a Putnam County man was charged in the incident Monday afternoon.Carli Elizabeth Sears, 20, was...
View ArticleDeputies looking for owner of stolen mine equipment
By Staff reports Deputies are looking for the owner of stolen mine equipment after finding it during a traffic stop. Late Monday morning, deputies stopped a vehicle in the Pax/Mount Hope area for...
View ArticleMan sentenced to at least 75 years in sex assault of child
NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. (AP) - A Northern Panhandle man has been sentenced to 75 to 300 years in prison for helping his son rape a 9-year-old boy in 2014.Media outlets report 72-year-old Karl Halstead...
View ArticleEx-Huntington accountant faces embezzlement, forgery charges
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - A former Huntington accountant has been charged with embezzling more than $1 million.Media outlets report that 57-year-old Kimberly Dawn Price was charged with more than 950...
View ArticleFazio's sues insurer over water crisis losses
By Staff reports Owners of a longtime Italian restaurant in Charleston filed a lawsuit last week claiming its insurance company won't provide reimbursement for the loss it allegedly suffered during...
View ArticlePublic defender ordered to pay $50 over release of informant's information
By Erin Beck A judge ordered a Kanawha County public defender to pay $50 for giving a client a copy of a packet that contained the identity of a confidential informant.Photos of the packet ended up on...
View ArticlePolice: College student charged in hammer attack near campus
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (AP) - Police say a West Virginia Wesleyan College student has been charged with attacking another student with a hammer near campus in Buckhannon last month.Buckhannon Police Chief...
View ArticleSistersville officer accidentally shoots himself after chase
SISTERSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) - Authorities say a Sistersville police officer is recovering after accidentally shooting himself following a high-speed pursuit.Local media outlets report that Sgt. Alex...
View ArticleKanawha judge denies stay, bondsmen allowed to continue
By Daniel Desrochers Approved bondsmen will be allowed to continue offering their services in Kanawha County, a judge ruled Wednesday.Kanawha Circuit Judge Jennifer Bailey declined to grant a stay to...
View ArticleHuntington police report less crime, more arrests
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - The Huntington Police Department reports that crime was down but arrests were up in the city last year.Preliminary statistics released Wednesday show that total reported...
View ArticleMan charged in sexual assault of girl, 5
By Staff reports A Malden man is charged with first-degree sexual assault with a minor after he allegedly assaulted a 5-year-old girl.Douglas Richard Eddy, 41, was arrested Wednesday following an...
View ArticleAs man admits guilt in motel room slaying, mother asks for justice
By Kate White Natalie Casdorph held back tears Thursday as she spoke to the man who admitted to killing her son inside a room at the Motel 6 in Cross Lanes. Marcus Dominick Curtis, 26, of Dunbar,...
View ArticleJudge refuses lower bond for former CVS manager
A Kanawha circuit judge on Thursday refused to lower the bond of a former CVS pharmacy manager charged with robbery.Kellie Cook, 41, of Dunbar, who was a manager at the pharmacy on Oakwood Road in...
View ArticleEx-Pratt mayor gets probation for selling drugs
By Kate White A federal judge on Thursday sentenced the former mayor of Pratt to spend three years on probation for selling prescription pills.Gary Allen Fields, 68, previously pleaded guilty in...
View ArticleDallas King pleads guilty to domestic battery
A former Capital High School student who faces a sexual assault charge from 2015 pleaded guilty to domestic battery in a separate case Thursday. Dallas King, 18, will spend one year on probation and...
View ArticleOff-duty cop stops stolen vehicle
By Staff reports An off-duty Charleston police officer arrested a suspected car thief Thursday afternoon in an impromptu stop. At about 1:15 p.m., Charleston Sgt. Anthony Colagrasso witnessed a man...
View ArticleCourt rules Republican to replace Hall in Senate
By David Gutman Republicans will continue to control the West Virginia Senate, after the state Supreme Court ended nearly three weeks of uncertainty, ruling that a Republican should fill the Senate...
View ArticleCourt denies ousted state schools superintendent's request for rehearing
The West Virginia Supreme Court announced Thursday that it has refused ousted state schools superintendent Jorea Marple's request for a rehearing of her lawsuit against the state Board of Education....
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