Charleston man pleads guilty to gun charge
By Staff reports A Charleston man with several felony convictions admitted in federal court today that he illegally had a gun after a shooting at a downtown bar. Dereck Skylar Brown, 33, pleaded...
View ArticleBlankenship prosecutor is senators' pick for U.S. attorney
By Kate White Sen. Joe Manchin wants the lawyer behind the prosecution of former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship to be named the top federal prosecutor in Southern West Virginia. Manchin, D-W.Va.,...
View ArticleArrest made in Clendenin 7-Eleven robbery
By Staff reports A man allegedly robbed the 7-Eleven at 2517 Spencer Road in the Clendenin area early this morning, police say. Kajun Russell Cossin, 30, of Clendenin, allegedly displayed a knife and...
View Article14 accused in Detroit-to-West Virginia heroin ring
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - Fourteen people have been charged with roles in a heroin trafficking operation from Detroit to West Virginia. U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld II says federal indictments...
View ArticleBody found in vehicle that plunged into Elk River
A woman died Wednesday afternoon after she drove her Chevrolet Impala into the Elk River. The driver of the car ran the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Westmoreland Drive, passed through the...
View ArticlePollution crimes seldom prompt jail terms, data shows
By Ken Ward Jr. Corporate officials convicted of pollution crimes like those connected to the Freedom Industries chemical spill in January 2014 are seldom punished with prison terms. So far, four of...
View ArticleSt. Albans pair charged in Cross Lanes home invasion
By Staff reports Two men are facing charges for a home invasion and robbery that occurred in Cross Lanes last month. Glenn Edward Shafer and Donald Scott Bannister, both of St. Albans, were arrested...
View ArticlePolice arrest man accused of South Hills break-ins
Charleston police on Wednesday arrested a man they say broke into John Adams Middle School last fall and is responsible for several South Hills break-ins. Police found Brandon Lee Lilly, 30, trying to...
View ArticlePolice ID driver of car that crashed into Elk River
By Staff reports Charleston police have identified the woman who died after her vehicle plunged into the Elk River on Wednesday. The driver was 80-year-old Charleston resident Peggy Ann Jarrett, said...
View ArticlePutnam judge wrong in dismissing charges against man, Supreme Court rules
By Kate White The state Supreme Court reinstated two misdemeanor charges against a man in Putnam County on Thursday, overruling a judge who said the man hadn't been tried on the charges soon enough....
View ArticleACLU sues jail over water crisis response
By Kate White A lawsuit alleges that during the 2014 water crisis some inmates at South Central Regional Jail were so desperate for water they tried to drink from toilets. Many more allegations about...
View ArticleBudget cuts won't affect sheriff's patrol in eastern Kanawha County
By Daniel Desrochers Despite facing a 3 percent budget cut, the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office won't be making any changes to law enforcement practices. Kanawha Chief Deputy Mike Rutherford was in...
View ArticleSecond suspect arrested in West Virginia shooting
By The Associated Press BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) - Authorities say a second suspect is in custody following a recent shooting near a Beckley bar that killed one person. The Register-Herald reports that...
View ArticleCrime Report: Feb. 14, 2016
The following crimes were reported to the Charleston Police Department between Feb. 4 and 10: East District:Renaissance Circle 1300 block, burglary, Feb. 4, 2:30 a.m. Washington Street West 1500...
View ArticleOn file: Feb. 14, 2016
MarriagesThe following people applied for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between Feb. 4 and 11: Matthew Joseph Falls, 31, and Robin Michelle Schoolcraft, 34, both of Elkview. James Russell Harper...
View Article'Hardly a criminal': Why Freedom officials won't spend much time in jail
By Ken Ward Jr. Just short of a year after the January 2014 Elk River chemical spill, then-U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin stood behind a podium at the federal courthouse in Charleston and announced the...
View ArticleProfessional baseball player transitions to law career
By By Emily Gallagher The Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) - After working hard to further his baseball career to the minors of Major League Baseball, David DeMoss made a decision to switch...
View Article1 person dies in West Virginia house fire
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia authorities say one person was killed in a weekend house fire in Beckley. The Register-Herald () reports the cause of the Sunday morning blaze is under...
View ArticleJustice-owned company in contempt of U.S. court over unpaid debt
By David Gutman A company owned by coal magnate and gubernatorial candidate Jim Justice is in contempt of federal court for not paying debts, not responding to the court and repeatedly failing to show...
View ArticleObama carbon rules at issue in Supreme Court turmoil
By Ken Ward Jr. Among the major cases whose fate might have changed with the death Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is one that's being closely followed by West Virginia's coal industry and its...
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