Putnam to welcome newcomer to school board
By Laura Haight Bruce Knell defeated an incumbent for a spot on Putnam County's Board of Education Tuesday - the first time an incumbent board member has lost an election in six years. With all 46...
View ArticleKnell surprised by success in Putnam school board race
By Laura Haight WINFIELD, W.Va. - After the polls closed on Tuesday evening, Bruce Knell made his way around Putnam County picking up signs for his county Board of Education campaign. Knell had no...
View ArticleSpending sparks criticism in Supreme Court race
By Phil Kabler What was intended to be a non-partisan election turned out to be one of the most political Supreme Court races in years, one of the candidates concluded Wednesday. "Four of the five...
View ArticleProsecutors concerned about Southern travel request
By Ken Ward Jr. Federal prosecutors are raising questions about what they called an "open-ended" request from former Freedom Industries official Gary Southern to travel to England if there is a family...
View ArticlePETA offering reward for information after cat shot
By Staff reports PETA is offering up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who shot more than 20 pellets at a cat in Pinch, according to a news release from...
View ArticleDollar General robbed in Cross Lanes
Kanawha County Sheriff's deputies on Thursday were looking for a man suspected of robbing the Dollar General store in Cross Lanes. About 3:30 p.m., a man demanded money and allegedly approached a...
View ArticleSome still receiving jury scam calls in Kanawha
Some people are still receiving calls as part of a jury duty scam, according to Kanawha County Sheriff's deputies. Callers are identifying themselves as clerks of court or as deputies and telling...
View ArticleEx-Massey CEO Blankenship now in California federal prison
By Ken Ward Jr. Don Blankenship surrendered Thursday to federal authorities at a California prison to begin serving a one-year sentence for conspiring to violate mine safety and health standards at...
View ArticleDrug diversion squad to help fight state's drug problem
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - A new tactical diversion squad through the Drug Enforcement Agency will help north central West Virginia fight the state's growing drug problem. WBOY-TV reports that starting next...
View ArticleVictim dies after April Bridgeport apartment fire
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. - A 70-year-old man has died about three weeks after he was injured in a Bridgeport apartment fire. Bridgeport Interim Fire Chief Phil Hart tells The Exponent Telegram that...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty in Cheat Lake boating accident
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - A Morgantown man has been sentenced to nine months of home confinement after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a boating accident on Cheat Lake in which 12 people were...
View ArticleJudge: Ex-Marshall football player can't be charged with hate crime
By Erin Beck Based on the argument that West Virginia lawmakers knowingly intend for discrimination against LGBT residents to be legal, a Cabell County judge has ruled that former Marshall University...
View ArticleWV man apprehended after allegedly shooting pregnant wife
By Staff reports A Randolph County allegedly shot his pregnant wife on Friday morning. Donald Nelson, 41, of Dryfork, shot his wife in the "facial area," said Cpt. D.P. Reider of the West Virginia...
View Article83-year-old West Virginia man charged in deaths of 2
By The Associated Press HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. - An 83-year-old man has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder after two women were found shot to death at a home in Harpers Ferry. Media...
View ArticleCrime Report: May 15, 2016
The following crimes were reported to the Charleston Police Department between May 5 and 11: East District:Piedmont Road 300 block, petit larceny, May 5, 6 a.m. Clark Drive 100 block, brandishing, May...
View ArticleOn file: May 15, 2016
MarriagesThe following people applied for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between May 5 and 12: Austin Rico Macri, 28, and Ashley Nicole Onufrak, 25, both of Charleston. Cecil Alpheus Joseph Jr.,...
View ArticleMan wanted in connection with bar shooting
By Staff reports The Charleston Police Department is looking for a man allegedly involved in the shooting at Boondocks Bar and Grill early Saturday morning. Donnell Strong, also known as "Pops alot"...
View ArticleInsurance company asks for default judgment in Poca funeral home suit
By Kate White The insurance company suing a Poca-based funeral home, alleged to have cashed in on $1 million worth of false death benefits, has accused defendants of stonewalling the case and asked a...
View ArticleTwo wounded in shooting on city's West Side
By Staff reports Two people were wounded in a shooting Sunday evening on Charleston's West Side, a Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatcher said. Both victims were taken Charleston Area Medical Center...
View ArticleNorth Charleston shooting victims' names released
By Erin Beck Charleston police have released the names of three men who were injured in a shooting at a North Charleston bar early Saturday. Nathaniel Williams, 29, of Dunbar; Anthony Grant, 25, of...
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