WV man convicted of stalking ex-girlfriend
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A West Virginia man has been convicted of stalking his former girlfriend. A federal jury in Clarksburg found 56-year-old John Glenn Bartley of Inwood guilty Friday on charges...
View ArticleWV education official allegedly attacked fellow worker, child
By Ryan Quinn The man overseeing the West Virginia Department of Education's nationally recognized child-feeding programs has been charged by police after he allegedly tried to strangle another...
View ArticleState opens first inpatient treatment program in regional jail
West Virginia is starting its first inpatient treatment program in a regional jail. The residential substance abuse treatment unit, located at the Southwestern Regional Jail in Logan County, will hold...
View ArticleMother, daughter victims in high-profile sex-assault cases decades apart
By Erin Beck Elaine Wagner and her daughter, Stephanie, have a lot in common. "We both love 'Criminal Minds,' " Elaine Wagner said. "We both bite our nails. We are very open with each other about...
View ArticleMother, son charged with taking money from Fayette Public Defender Office
By Kate White A 20-year employee of the Fayette County Public Defender Office and her son have been charged with stealing thousands of dollars from the office that represents low-income defendants...
View ArticleMan to spend two years in prison for gun crime
By Staff reports A Charleston man was sentenced Monday to spend two years in federal prison for a gun crime. Richard Howard King II, 21, pleaded guilty in January to possession of a firearm by an...
View ArticleJamaican man admits federal identity theft charge
By Staff reports A Jamaican national pleaded guilty Monday in Charleston to identity theft. Roland Jason Duckett, 31, admitted he used another person's identity in an attempt to obtain a U.S....
View ArticleCourt vacates Blair Mountain delisting from Historic Places registry
By Ken Ward Jr. A federal judge in Washington on Monday ruled that the U.S. Interior Department was wrong when it removed the site of the Blair Mountain labor battle from the National Register of...
View ArticleWest Virginia murder suspect faces child porn charges
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) - Authorities say a northern West Virginia murder suspect now faces child pornography charges. The Times West Virginian reports 53-year-old James Timothy Cobb of Fairmont was...
View ArticleLuke Bryan lighting crew wrecked on way back to WV
By Staff reports Three men who were reportedly heading back to West Virginia after working a Luke Bryan concert in New York were involved in a serious accident Sunday. According to The Odessa File...
View ArticlePutnam woman sentenced in son's drowning death
By Staff reports A Putnam County woman will be spending one year in jail in connection with her son's drowning death in 2014, according to court documents. Jessica Fields, of Scott Depot, was...
View ArticleSt. Albans man admits gun charges, says he made cocaine
By Kate White St. Albans resident Christopher Ayash pleaded guilty on Tuesday to federal gun charges and told a judge that he made cocaine in his basement. Ayash, 47, a well-known developer and...
View ArticleWinfield ex-insurance agent admits arson, witness tampering charges
By Kate White A former Winfield insurance agent pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Beckley to arson and witness tampering charges. Jimmie Harper Jr., 36, admitted that he set fire to his home...
View ArticlePutnam deputy honored for making most DUI arrests
By Laura Haight Winfield - Law enforcement officials filled the Putnam County Commission Chambers Tuesday for the presentation of the Larry "Eddie" Miller Award. The award is given to the law...
View ArticleHate crimes decision for ex-Marshall player delayed again
By Staff reports Both sides have again asked to delay a case that will determine whether former Marshall University football player Steward Butler can be charged with a hate crime for allegedly...
View ArticleMan charged with having weapon at federal courthouse
By Kate White A Mason County man allegedly brought a cane with a sword hidden inside it to the federal courthouse this week in Huntington. Sidney L. Huddleston III, 68, is charged with attempted...
View ArticleDeputies to begin prom, graduation patrols
By Daniel Desrochers Michael Arbogast, the principal of South Charleston High School, has a hard time sleeping two nights of the school year - graduation and prom. He's worried that in those nights of...
View ArticlePutnam man found with gun at Yeager security checkpoint
By Staff reports A Putnam County man was caught trying to bring a loaded gun through the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Yeager Airport Wednesday. Vernon Wysong, 77, of Hurricane,...
View ArticleMilton police say marijuana found in cheeseburger
By Staff reports The Milton Police Department cracked jokes on Facebook about a marijuana citation on Tuesday, resulting in thousands of likes from Facebook users. "For the public's information,...
View ArticleSouth Charleston woman sentenced on meth charge
By Staff reports A South Charleston woman was sentenced Wednesday to three years in federal prison for a methamphetamine crime. Jonda Grandoni, 52, pleaded guilty in January to possession with intent...
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