Survey of corporate officials ranks WV judicial system last
By Joel Ebert For the sixth year in a row, a survey of corporate officials has ranked West Virginia's judicial system as the worst in the country.The survey, released this week by the U.S. Chamber of...
View ArticleCrime Report: Sept. 13, 2015
The following crimes were reported to the Charleston Police Department between Sept. 3 and 9:East District:Washington Street East, shoplifting, Sept. 3, 8:02 p.m.Washington Street East, shoplifting,...
View ArticleOn file: Sept. 13, 2015
MarriagesThe following people filed for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between Sept. 4 and 11:Casey Sean Dillon, 28, and Laura Lee Burdette, 27, both of St. Albans. Thompson Robert Pearcy, 30,...
View ArticleThree stabbed during Morgantown fight
Three people were stabbed with a knife during a fight that occurred shortly after midnight in downtown Morgantown over the weekend, according to local authorities. At around 12:20 a.m. Sunday, the...
View ArticleClarksburg man sentenced for 2001 home invasion, sex assault
By From staff, wire reports CLARKSBURG, W.Va. - A Clarksburg man will spend decades in prison for sexually assaulting and robbing an 83-year-old woman during a 2001 home invasion.Media outlets report...
View ArticleFayette ginseng trafficker accused of shooting at officers
By John McCoy A Fayette County ginseng trafficker faces a charge of felony wanton endangerment after he allegedly fired a shot at Natural Resources Police officers trying to serve a warrant.Capt. W.W....
View ArticleGreenbrier nonprofit wants hole-in-one lawsuit dismissed
By Joel Ebert The nonprofit group behind the PGA Tour's Greenbrier Classic is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit filed in federal court last month over cash prizes handed out during the tournament. Last...
View ArticleEx-Marshall player pleads guilty to cyberstalking
By Staff reports HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- A former Marshall University running back pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to cyberstalking.Kevin LaShawn Grooms Jr., 23, originally from Hollywood,...
View ArticleTeen shot in arm on city's West Side
By Staff reports A 17-year-old boy was shot in the elbow Monday evening on Charleston's West Side, according to police.He was apparently shot inside a home on Hendrix Avenue, according to a release...
View ArticleSuspect in Putnam homicide will not fight extradition
By Staff reports A Putnam County man charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Hurricane-area woman will not fight being returned to West Virginia to face his charges.Philip David Casto, 33,...
View ArticleSuspect in fatal hit-and-run pleads guilty to felony
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A Berkeley County woman faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to a felony stemming from a fatal hit-and-run accident.Multiple media outlets report that...
View ArticleState school board seeks Common Core lawsuit dismissal
By Samuel Speciale In a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against the West Virginia Board of Education, attorneys representing the state's chief school policymakers say one Republican's attempts to shutter...
View ArticleSon of slain Summers County couple arrested
By Erin Beck Police have arrested the son of a elderly Summers County couple who were found today, shot to death in their home.John Gadd, 45, was charged with two counts of concealment of bodies and...
View ArticlePutnam school custodian killed in car wreck
By Staff reports A Putnam County custodian died in a car accident Monday, the school district's spokeswoman confirmed.Mike Arnold died in an accident on U.S. 60 in Hurricane near Lakeside Elementary,...
View ArticleFormer Trivillian's owner sentenced to one year, one day in federal prison
By Joel Ebert The former owner and lead pharmacist of Trivillian's Pharmacy was sentenced Tuesday to just over a year in federal prison. U.S. District Court Judge John Copenhaver ordered Paula...
View ArticleTwo more assistants to leave Kanawha prosecutor's office
By Kate White Two more assistant Kanawha County prosecutors are leaving the office, Prosecuting Attorney Charles Miller said Tuesday. John Hardison notified Miller on Tuesday he was going into private...
View ArticleMultiple copper thefts knock out phone, Internet service in Chelyan
Thieves who began stealing Frontier Communications lines around Labor Day have knocked out telephone and Internet service for possibly 600 customers in the Chelyan area, said a Frontier spokesman....
View ArticleNew judicial building dedicated in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - A new judicial building has been dedicated in Morgantown.A ceremony was held Tuesday for the Monongalia County Justice Center. Judicial officers will move in from the...
View ArticleProsecutors oppose ex-Massey CEO's motion to delay trial
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) - Federal prosecutors are opposing another push by former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship to delay his Oct. 1 trial start.In Beckley federal court Tuesday, prosecutors wrote that...
View ArticleDeputies: Men broke into Raleigh County home, attacked family
By Staff reports Two men forced their way into a home in Raleigh County, stabbed a person and assaulted members of that person's family on Wednesday, according to a news release from the Raleigh...
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