Names released in Sunday night West Side shooting
By Staff reports Charleston police have released the names of two men injured in a shooting on Charleston's West Side on Sunday night. James Howell, 37, of Detroit, was shot in the hip while he was in...
View ArticleCoal miner dies in northern WV
By Staff, wire reports GRAFTON - State mining officials are investigating the death of a coal miner in northern West Virginia. Arch Coal's Leer Mine reported to the state Office of Miners' Health,...
View ArticleGraffiti suspects avoid charges by repainting bridge
PRINCETON, W.Va. (AP) - Rather than charging five people accused of spray-painting graffiti along a Mercer County bridge, authorities say they had them repaint it instead. Mercer County Commissioner...
View ArticleMarion police officer charged with bribing woman for sex
By Erin Beck A Marion County police officer has resigned after allegedly using his power as a law enforcement officer to coerce a woman into having sex with him. Marcus David Slauer, 27, of Fairmont,...
View ArticlePolice charge two juveniles in Clay school threats
By Kate White Two teenagers were charged with several crimes Monday in connection to an alleged school shooting plot at Clay County Middle School that shut down the county's schools for days earlier...
View ArticleSouth Charleston Sanitary Board truck reportedly stolen
By Staff reports Police are searching for a blue Ford F-150 truck with City of South Charleston plates and no other markings that was reported stolen Tuesday from the city's Sanitary Board. South...
View ArticleLincoln man gets nearly 12 years for pill mill operation
By Kate White A Lincoln County man was sentenced Tuesday to spend nearly 12 years in federal prison for his role in a prescription pill trafficking ring that ran from Florida to West Virginia. William...
View ArticleJudge tosses Hampshire man's conviction in stepdaughter's death, orders new...
By Kate White Jeremiah David Mongold could have gotten out of jail a year ago, one of his lawyers said Tuesday. "He became eligible for parole last year and actually forwent a parole hearing because...
View ArticleChild porn allegedly found on Putnam man's phone
By Staff reports Deputies have charged a Putnam County man after he allegedly turned in his cellphone for repairs and employees at the nTelos Wireless store found that it contained sexually explicit...
View ArticleRaleigh to pay for hepatitis, HIV testing for heart clinic patients
By Lydia Nuzum The Raleigh County Commission voted Tuesday to pay more than $8,000 to its health department to help cover the cost of hepatitis and HIV testing for former patients of the Raleigh Heart...
View ArticleAttempted robbery reported at Dunbar Rite-Aid
By Staff reports An attempted robbery was reported at Rite-Aid in Dunbar on Tuesday night. A white man handed a note to the cashier claiming he had a gun and demanding money but the man never produced...
View ArticleEx-police officer pleads guilty to sexually assaulting teen
DELBARTON, W.Va. (AP) - A former Delbarton police officer has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl while he was still on the force. News outlets report that 27-year-old Jonathan...
View ArticleFour inmates charged in sexual abuse case at Northern Regional Jail
By Erin Beck Four inmates were charged after an inmate was allegedly sexually abused at Northern Regional Jail earlier this month. On May 1, at about 12:30 p.m., State Police Trooper B.R. Gaus...
View ArticleDrug firms seek to keep 18 words under seal in pain-pill suit
By Eric Eyre The nation's largest drug wholesalers are asking a Boone County judge to hold a closed-door hearing where they promise to explain why they want to keep secret 18 words in a lawsuit filed...
View ArticleBroadcasters' association asks justices to make jail video public
By Kate White The West Virginia Broadcasters' Association has asked the state Supreme Court to make public a video taken inside Western Regional Jail, which depicts a correctional officer throwing...
View ArticleThird teenager charged in Clay school threat
By Erin Beck A third Clay County teenager is being charged for his alleged role in a school shooting plot that shut down the county's schools for days earlier this month. Lt. Michael Baylous,...
View ArticleMan charged after allegedly firing shots in South Charleston
By Erin Beck Police say a South Charleston man fired multiple shots at the man living with his ex-girlfriend, then continued to fire shots as he drove away early this morning. Meanwhile, the South...
View ArticleMaryland man guilty in heroin sale that led to man's death
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A Maryland man has been convicted of selling heroin that resulted in the death of a West Virginia man. A jury found 38-year-old Lateef Fisher of Hagerstown, Maryland, guilty...
View ArticleWV prison chief target of investigation, audit shows
By Eric Eyre State authorities are investigating West Virginia Corrections Commissioner Jim Rubenstein - and other high-ranking administrators at the agency's central office in Charleston - after...
View ArticleHearing to decide ethics charges against Plants begins
By Kate White As he testified about the events of the past three years Thursday, ex-Kanawha County prosecuting attorney Mark Plants appeared frustrated. "Do you believe contact with your children and...
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