White settles lawsuit with Mingo County officials
By Kate White A Mingo County signmaker, whose illegal arrest was at the center of a federal investigation that landed several county officeholders in prison, settled a lawsuit over his arrest this...
View ArticleDerakhshan says he rejected plea deal from feds
By Kate White About a week after documents were unsealed to reveal federal agents are investigating Dr. Iraj Derakhshan, the Charleston neurologist confirmed he has met with federal prosecutors and...
View ArticleWest Virginia man sentenced to 20 years for child porn
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A Clarksburg man who admitted transmitting lewd photos of a 2-year-old relative has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. Thirty-three-year-old Joshua Hood was...
View ArticleOne killed in Parkersburg fire
By Staff reports A person died in a fire this morning in Parkersburg, according to a 911 dispatcher. The fire was reported at about 5:45 a.m. in the 600 block of 29th Street. The dispatcher said at...
View ArticleClarksburg man admits role in fatal drunken driving crash
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A Clarksburg man has pleaded guilty in a fatal drunken driving accident. Media outlets report 42-year-old John Franklin Jenkins pleaded guilty Thursday to DUI with death and...
View ArticleOne dead after I-79 crash in Lewis County
By Staff reports One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon on Interstate 79 northbound. The accident, called in shortly before 4 p.m., caused stand-still traffic for miles that...
View ArticleOak Hill man arrested on sex abuse charges
By Staff reports An Oak Hill man was arrested Thursday on allegations of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl. Joshua Ian Miller, 30, was arrested by officers with the Fayette County Sheriff's...
View ArticleJudge denies reduced bond for alleged sexual abuser
By Kate White A judge didn't have to hear much about sexual abuse allegations that date back 17 years before denying a Charleston man's request Wednesday for a lower bond. Michael Parrell III, 41, is...
View ArticlePhoto: Eight recognized for completing drug court program
By Staff reports The Kanawha County Drug Court diversion program saw eight participants graduate during a ceremony Thursday afternoon, bringing the total number of participants to complete the program...
View ArticleRoane Co. deputies to add 'In God We Trust' to vehicles
KINGSTON, W.Va. (AP) - Roane County commissioners have voted to allow the sheriff's department to add the phrase "In God We Trust" on to the department's vehicles. WSAZ-TV reports that the...
View ArticleJudge fines Justice-owned company $1.23 million for contempt
By David Gutman A federal judge has fined a Jim Justice-owned coal company $1.23 million for being in contempt of court after the company was sued for not paying a debt. U.S. District Judge Irene...
View ArticleRand firefighter seeks funds to replace truck wrecked on call
By Daniel Desrochers After the collision, the first thing Dwayne Patton saw was a car with its front smashed in. Patton got out of his car, about to help the person who had crashed, when he noticed...
View ArticleCrime Report: Feb. 28, 2016
The following crimes were reported to the Charleston Police Department between Feb. 18 and 24: East District:Clark Drive 100 block, petit larceny, Feb. 19, 8 a.m. Quarrier Street 100 block, petit...
View ArticleSt. Albans man accused of making cocaine expected to cooperate with feds
By Kate White Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to schedule a guilty plea hearing for a St. Albans man accused of manufacturing cocaine in a hidden room inside the basement of his home....
View ArticleBoone principal resigning after sexual abuse charge dropped
By Erin Beck About 10 months after a sexual abuse charge against him was dropped, the suspended principal of Van High School in Boone County is resigning. The Boone County Board of Education accepted...
View ArticleInnerviews: Trail-blazing police chief created lasting identity
By Sandy Wells Some identities stick, outshining everything before and after. He's held lots of titles: Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner. Deputy Security Director, West Virginia Lottery....
View ArticleBankruptcies: Feb. 28, 2016
The bankruptcies listed below are limited to those filed by residents or companies in the Gazette's circulation area. Chapter 7 designates the liquidation of non-exempt property; Chapter 11 calls for...
View ArticleMarriages: Feb. 28, 2016
Jeremy Lee Seacrist, 36, and Amanda Lynn Smith, 35, both of St. Albans. Trevor Wane Hustead, 27, of Glasgow and Megan Brooke Elmore, 24, of Clendenin. Robert J. Ward Jr., 29, of and Melinda Nichole...
View ArticleProperty Transfers: Feb. 28, 2016
The following property transfers of $50,000 or more were recorded in Kanawha County between Feb. 18 and 25: Michael Ray and Nancy S. Ward to JJ and L Land LLC. Parcels, Charleston, $425,000. John C....
View ArticleWV inmate sentenced for possessing weapon
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) - A federal inmate in West Virginia has been sentenced to an additional year and nine months in prison for possessing a weapon. Acting U.S. Attorney Carol Casto says in a news...
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