Authorities charge West Virginia couple in cancer scam
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - Authorities have arrested a West Virginia woman and her husband after officials say they scammed more than $82,000 from another couple by pretending the woman needed money for...
View ArticleKanawha sheriff's office makes major drug bust
By Elaina Sauber The Kanawha County Sheriff's Office made its largest drug bust in more than a decade last week. Detectives and officers with the Sheriff's Tactical Operation Patrol intercepted a drug...
View ArticleCharleston man arrested for alleged stabbing
By Staff reports A Charleston man was booked into South Central Regional Jail early this morning on a malicious wounding charge for a stabbing that happened nearly three years ago. On May 7, 2013,...
View ArticlePittsburgh man sentenced in heroin distribution ring
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) - A Pittsburgh man has been sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison for operating a heroin trafficking ring. Thirty-one-year-old Christopher T. Gyorko was sentenced...
View ArticleWoman charged in Beckley minister's slaying seeks bail
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) - A woman accused in the slaying of a Raleigh County minister is seeking bail. Local news outlets say 20-year-old Camille Browne appeared in court Monday for a bail hearing. Browne...
View ArticleJudge to address hate-crime question in ex-Marshall player case
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - A West Virginia judge says he plans to rule whether a former Marshall University football player accused of assaulting two gay men after he saw them kissing on a city street...
View ArticleWood County woman acquitted after stepping between dog, trooper
By Kate White A Wood County woman, charged with obstruction after stepping in front of a State Police trooper who had his gun pointed at her dog, was acquitted by a jury this week. It took jurors...
View ArticleOklahoma man indicted, accused of killing fellow federal inmate
By Staff reports An inmate at the U.S. Penitentiary at Hazelton on Tuesday was indicted on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of a fellow prisoner. Marricco Sykes, 36, is alleged to have...
View ArticleWal-Mart fire a cover for robbery, police say
By Ashley B. Craig A man accused of starting a fire in the South Charleston Wal-Mart to cover up his theft from the jewelry counter was arrested Wednesday in Logan County, police say. Robert Rogers,...
View ArticleFreedom's Farrell gets OK for Florida trip
By Ken Ward Jr. A federal judge on Wednesday gave former Freedom Industries President Dennis Farrell permission to travel to Florida before he spends 30 days in jail for pollution crimes related to...
View ArticlePolice to ramp up seat belt enforcement
By Staff reports Beginning Friday, law enforcement agencies will be stepping up enforcement again with "Click it Or Ticket" campaign. The Metro Valley Highway Safety Program, along with the Governor's...
View ArticleMan gets up to 15 years in downtown bouncer shooting
By Kate White According to prosecutors, two men shot bouncer Jimmy Beasley at a downtown Charleston nightclub in 2014. But on Wednesday, one of the men was handed a much stiffer sentence than the...
View ArticleLogan pawn shop employee admits to federal gun charge
By Staff reports An employee of a Logan County pawn shop admitted Wednesday that he has engaged in more than 50 illegal gun purchases. Steven Adkins, 38, of Man, pleaded guilty to making and aiding...
View ArticlePhotos, video: Marion County officers honored for role in saving woman's life
Marion County Sheriff's Deputy David Forsyth and White Hall Police Chief Gino Guerrieri were presented with certificates of recognition from Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin at the Capitol on Wednesday. On Sept....
View ArticlePolice chief reviewing if a ticket was issued in retaliation
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) - The Wheeling police chief is trying to determine if a police officer issued a jaywalking ticket to a city parking enforcement officer in retaliation to a parking violation...
View ArticleBurglary suspect threatened to kill deputy, police say
By Staff reports A burglary suspect who was illegally carrying a firearm threatened to shoot a deputy with it, according to police. Troy Michael Allen, 20, of Belle, is charged with carrying a...
View ArticleCouple arrested on concealed weapons charges at Charleston mall
By Staff reports Police say they arrested a couple illegally carrying concealed weapons, as well as about $10,000 worth of drugs, at the Charleston Town Center last week. Kanawha County Chief Deputy...
View ArticleJudge: Benjamin shouldn't get public money for WV court race
By Kate White West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin shouldn't be eligible for public campaign financing money, a Kanawha circuit judge ruled Friday. Circuit Judge Tod Kaufman said the...
View ArticleCrimes: March 6, 2016
The following crimes were reported to the Charleston Police Department between Feb. 25 and March 2: East District:Charleston Town Center, shoplifting, Feb. 25, 10:30 a.m. Hansford Street 1500 block,...
View ArticleGrand jury indicts man accused of spreading acid at woman's home
By Kate White A Kanawha County grand jury indicted a Hurricane man accused of spreading sulfuric acid at his ex-girlfriend's home. Charles Thomas Hatfield, 54, was indicted late last month on charges...
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