Judge delays Jimmie Gardner trial at request of defense
By Kate White A Kanawha County judge agreed Wednesday to push back the trial of Jimmie Gardner, whose 25-year-old conviction on sexual assault and robbery charges was overturned last month. Gardner,...
View ArticleWayne man charged with animal cruelty in suspected cockfighting ring
By Staff reports When the Wayne County Sheriff's Department arrested Dustin Lee Smith, 30, from Fort Gay, on felony drug charges and 10 counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty, they found 131 live...
View ArticleMetro 911 creates app to view emergency calls
By Daniel Desrochers Metro 911 has created a phone application that will give citizens in the county the ability to see emergency calls as they come in. While some calls will be hidden based on...
View ArticleTrial of alleged killer moved back once again
By Staff reports A Kanawha judge on Wednesday reluctantly agreed to again postpone the trial of Miguel Quinones, but warned there would be no more delays. Quinones will now stand trial June 6 in the...
View ArticleWV Supreme Court affirms murder conviction of Donald Dunn
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has affirmed a Beckley man's conviction for the shooting death of his stepfather and attempted killing of his mother. Media outlets...
View ArticleDeputies investigating money missing from Kanawha magistrate court
By Kate White A detective has been assigned to investigate money missing from Kanawha County Magistrate Court. An official in magistrate court alerted deputies to the missing money Wednesday,...
View ArticleJudge sets bond for man charged in Jefferson slaying
By Kate White A Kanawha County Circuit judge on Thursday agreed to set bond for a man facing a murder charge in a killing that took place earlier this year at a strip club in Jefferson. Scott Johnson...
View ArticleSupreme Court says ex-DHHR officials should get hearing
By Kate White A jury should get to decide whether two former Department of Health and Human Resources officials were retaliated against for raising issues about an advertising contract, the West...
View ArticleFeds sue CAMC, St. Mary's over marketing
By Kate White The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Thursday against Charleston Area Medical Center and St. Mary's Hospital, claiming the hospitals split their marketing territories and kept...
View ArticleCrimes: April 17, 2016
The following crimes were reported to the Charleston Police Department between April 7 and 13: East District:Jackson Street 1400 block, breaking and entering, April 7, 8 a.m. Hansford Street 1500...
View ArticleOn file: April 17, 2016
MarriagesThe following people applied for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between April 7 and 14: Derek Ray Kelly, 20, and Kaitlyn Marie Snodgrass, 20, both of Charleston. Jimmy Ryan Sparks, 36,...
View ArticleWV Supreme Court reverses its decision on age discrimination
By Kate White West Virginia Supreme Court justices changed their minds about a ruling they made in an age discrimination case in July and issued a new decision last week, which reverses a lower court...
View ArticlePutnam dentist sued for alleged sexual harassment
By Laura Haight A Putnam County dentist is being accused of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment, according to a complaint filed in the Putnam County Circuit Court. Brenda Perry...
View ArticleWV man charged with trying to hit officer with vehicle
GRAFTON, W.Va. - Police say a Northern West Virginia man tried to hit an officer with his vehicle and his weapon discharged in an ensuing struggle. News outlets reported that Rollie C. Poynter Jr.,...
View ArticleWV police: Man with pipe bomb inside vehicle arrested
DINGESS, W.Va. - The West Virginia State Police said a man found with a bomb inside his vehicle has been taken into custody. Local news outlets reported that police said Herman Vance, 59, was arrested...
View ArticleEx-WV church youth volunteer pleads in child sex case
PRINCETON, W.Va. - A former youth volunteer at a Southern West Virginia church has pleaded guilty to child sex abuse charges. News outlets reported that 57-year-old Timothy Probert, of Princeton,...
View ArticleMan believed to be driving stolen ATV shot, seriously wounded
By Erin Beck A man looking for his brother's stolen side-by-side utility vehicle chased a man he believed to be driving it, struck the vehicle with his Jeep and then shot the man driving it, according...
View ArticleMorrisey's office sues third pharmacy
By From staff reports The West Virginia Attorney General's Office is suing a third pharmacy accused of transferring patient prescriptions without the patients' consent, resulting in much higher prices...
View ArticleTSA screeners detect three firearms in five days at Yeager security gate
By Staff reports A Dunbar woman on Sunday became the fourth person this year - and the third person within a week - to be found carrying a loaded handgun in carry-on baggage while attempting to pass...
View ArticlePutnam prosecutor takes over investigation of doctor accused of assault
By Kate White Putnam County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Sorsaia has taken over the investigation into allegations against a Charleston gastroenterologist accused of sexually assaulting patients under...
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