On File: May 29, 2016
MarriagesThe following people filed for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between May 19 and 26: Joshua Thomas Chaney, 29, of Charleston and Christina Dawn Shabdue, 25, of Liberty. Zachary Brandon...
View ArticleMartinsburg woman charged in fatal shooting of boyfriend
By The Associated Press MARTINSBURG, W.Va - Police have charged a Martinsburg woman in the fatal shooting of her boyfriend. The Berkeley County Sheriff's Office charged Jennifer Pendias, 31, with...
View ArticleGay couple attacked? In West Virginia, it's not a hate crime
By By Jonathan Mattise The Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Last April, police say, a Marshall University football player saw two men kissing on a West Virginia street, hopped out of the...
View ArticleMason County begins foreign-language 911 service
By Jared Casto If someone in Point Pleasant or Leon calls 911 and doesn't speak English, they can still get help. Earlier this month, Mason County's E-911 Center began its emergency foreign language...
View ArticleMan recalls being charged with murder, acquitted in Lincoln Co. shooting
By Kate White A dog barked and pressed its nose against the screen of a window to look out onto the porch at Andrew Staggs. "That's the dog that pretty much saved my life," Staggs said last Wednesday....
View ArticlePolice investigating Raleigh shooting death
By Staff reports Police found a man who had been shot and killed in the previous 24 hours in Raleigh County on Monday, according to a news release from the Raleigh County Sheriff's Office. Darrius...
View Article2 charged after toddler found in deplorable conditions
BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) - Two people have been charged after police say a child was found in deplorable conditions in Barboursville. Local news outlets report court records show 26-year-old...
View Article4th suit linking DuPont C8 dumping to illness goes to trial
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - One of more than 3,500 lawsuits alleging links between people's illnesses and DuPont discharging C8 into drinking water and the Ohio River is heading to trial in federal court...
View ArticleMan accused of purposely burning mother with coffee
By Staff reports A 41-year old Charleston man purposely threw hot coffee in his mother's face, severely burning her, police say. Michael Brian Jones is charged with malicious wounding. He allegedly...
View ArticleWater lab conspiracy trial postponed
By Staff reports BECKLEY -- Trial has been rescheduled for a water quality laboratory employee charged with taking part in a scheme to falsify water pollution testing at coal-mining operations across...
View ArticleWayne County man faces prison for failing to register as sex offender
By From staff reports A man who moved from Charleston to Wayne County and never updated his sex offender registration faces up to 10 years in federal prison. James Roy Arthur, 45, pleaded guilty...
View ArticleTraffic stop results in struggle with police, drug charges
By Staff reports A South Charleston man allegedly fought with a police officer during a traffic stop early Saturday morning in Charleston. Isaiah McDade, 39, was charged with driving under the...
View ArticleClarksburg police to implement bike patrol to reduce crime
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - The Clarksburg Police Department will soon roll out a new bicycle patrol system that officials hope will cut down on crime in the city. The Exponent Telegram reports...
View Article2 face drug charges in death of recent WV grad
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - Berkeley County court records show two Baltimore residents face drug charges related to the death of a recent Springs Mills High School graduate. The Herald-Mail of...
View ArticleEx-sheriff's deputy sentenced in domestic case
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A former Berkeley County sheriff's deputy has been sentenced to two years in prison in an assault case involving his wife. The Herald-Mail reports 44-year-old Robert L....
View ArticleCourt denies rehearing of transgender ruling impacting WV
By Ryan Quinn The Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday denied a request from West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and officials from other states for all 15 of the court's judges to...
View ArticleFormer McDowell assistant prosecutor sentenced to federal prison
A former McDowell County assistant prosecutor was sentenced Wednesday to spend more than a year in federal prison for a tax crime committed while he was in private practice. Jason Ray Grubb, 38, of...
View ArticleJudge refuses new lawyers for murder suspect; trial to begin Monday
By Kate White The man accused of killing a man in a Marmet apartment three years ago made a last-ditch effort Wednesday to delay his trial, which is set to begin next week. Kanawha Circuit Judge...
View ArticlePolice wait as man scales Huntington bridge
By From staff reports Police were waiting for a man to climb down from the West 17th Street bridge in Huntington Wednesday afternoon, Cabell County dispatchers said. Dispatchers said they began...
View ArticleBaltimore man faces drug charges in 2nd WV overdose death
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - Court records show a Baltimore man faces additional charges related to a second apparent drug overdose death in West Virginia. Media outlets report 23-year-old Kelvin Alpha...
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