Mercer judge selected for US Magistrate position
By Joel Ebert A Mercer County judge has been selected to replace retiring U.S. Magistrate Judge R. Clarke VanDervort, who announced his retirement earlier this year. Mercer County Circuit Court Judge...
View ArticleOhio man receives maximum sentence in WV teen's slaying
By Kate White POMEROY, Ohio - Nicole Abboud's voice was shaky at times, but she managed to hold back tears while confronting the man who killed her younger sister and describing the pain the girl's...
View ArticleJudge: WVAG doesn't have to release emails about drug company lawsuit
By Eric Eyre West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey does not have to release emails and other documents that could shed light on Morrisey's role in his office's lawsuit against drug giant...
View ArticleAfter 16 years, Fayette man indicted in death
By By Susan Williams For the Gazette-Mail FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. - Sixteen years after the pieces of a man's badly burned body were recovered near Oak Hill, his alleged killer was arraigned Thursday in...
View ArticleWVU reports decline in criminal activity on campus
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia University is reporting a drop in criminal activity on campus.The Dominion Post reports the university has released its annual crime report.The report says...
View ArticleGrand jury charges Parkersburg man with murder
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A Parkersburg man has been indicted on a murder charge in connection with the death of another man.Multiple media outlets report that the Wood County grand jury indicted...
View ArticlePolice say Moorefield teacher slain; boyfriend shoots self
By The Associated Press MOOREFIELD, W.Va. - Police say the boyfriend of a slain West Virginia teacher shot and wounded himself in Virginia.Moorefield Police Chief Steven Reckart tells multiple media...
View ArticleMartinsburg man charged with embezzling from employer
By The Associated Press MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A Martinsburg man faces charges of embezzling more than $170,000 from his employer.The Journal reports that Joseph William Pugh Jr., 65, was arraigned...
View ArticleAlleged killer returns to Putnam County for arraignment
By Erin Beck WINFIELD - Police brought Putnam County resident Philip Casto, who allegedly killed a Hurricane woman last week, back to West Virginia on Friday to face a first-degree murder...
View ArticleJudge rules against Marmet mayor, throws out lawsuit
By Staff reports The lawsuit Marmet Mayor Bill Pauley filed against members of the town's Council was thrown out Friday. Pauley had filed suit asking a Kanawha County Circuit Judge to determine...
View ArticleArmed robbery reported at Charleston CVS
By Staff reports An armed robbery was reported at CVS Pharmacy on Oakwood Road in Charleston just after 8:30 p.m. Friday, according to a Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatcher.Charleston police Sgt. J.A....
View ArticleCrime Report: Sept. 20, 2015
The following crimes were reported to the Charleston Police Department between Sept. 10 and 16:East District:Lee Street East 1500 block, burglary, Sept. 10, noon.Bowen Street 700 block, grand larceny,...
View ArticleCompetency question raised again for man convicted in 1988 murder
By Joel Ebert Last week the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals once again heard a case related to a man currently serving a life sentence after he admitted to killing his former girlfriend and...
View ArticleJuveniles charged with damaging Morgantown High
By The Associated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Police say two juveniles have been charged with causing significant damage to Morgantown High School.Morgantown police say the juveniles entered the school...
View ArticleMexican men plead guilty to credit card fraud
By The Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Two Mexican men each face up to five years in prison after pleading guilty in West Virginia to conspiring to commit credit card fraud.U.S. Attorney Booth...
View ArticleTerra Alta man charged in 2014 Pa. interstate slaying
By The Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. - A West Virginia man was charged with murder Monday in the shooting of another motorist on Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania in what state police said appeared to...
View Article6 charged in W.Va. with illegal cigarette trafficking
By The Associated Press MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - Six people have been charged in West Virginia with illegal cigarette trafficking.U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld II announced the indictments...
View ArticleFirst state-specific victimization survey planned
By Erin Beck Federal funding for the state's first victimization survey will help victim advocates find out just how underreported sexual assault, domestic violence and other crimes are in West...
View ArticleCharleston man pleads guilty to federal drug charge
Charleston man pleads guilty to drug chargeA Charleston man pleaded guilty in federal court to using a cell phone to deal cocaine and possession of marijuana for distribution, according to a news...
View ArticleDunbar council OKs purchase of 6 Tasers for police protection
By By Ashley Carnell For the Gazette-Mail As attacks on police officers maintain a national presence in the media, the city of Dunbar is taking steps to protect their patrolmen with the purchase of...
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