Roane man did not fire shots before officers killed him, police say
By Erin Beck Police say that a man shot and killed by officers in Roane County did not fire shots in Wood County earlier that day, or at police in Roane County, as was previously reported. Bernard...
View ArticleDunbar man dead in motorcycle accident, police say
By Staff reports A Dunbar man was killed in a motorcycle accident in Charleston Friday night, police say. Ronald Carpenter, 48, died after the motorcycle he was riding struck the rear of a tractor...
View ArticleOn File: Sept. 11, 2016
The following people filed for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between Sept. 1 and 8: Leroy Guy Fowler, 41, and Kimberly Anne Carmen, 44, both of Charleston. Brian Frederick Lee, 27, and Erika Rae...
View ArticleDunbar police investigate stabbing, robbery
By Staff reports Dunbar police say a man was stabbed multiple times in his stomach, chest and face Friday night after two men robbed him. The man, whom police have not yet identified, was walking...
View ArticlePhotos: Firetruck bears former captain in funeral parade
Charleston Fire Department Engine 455 carries Matt Jackson's casket and pallbearers as it passes Haddad Riverfront Park after Jackson's funeral at the Civic Center's Little Theater Saturday. Jackson,...
View ArticlePolice killing of domestic abuser with gun spotlights greater problem
By Erin Beck Darrel Hetrick, who pleaded no contest to a domestic violence charge, was not supposed to have a gun. But police say he had a gun when he threatened to shoot Monongalia County sheriff's...
View Article3 Pennsylvania residents killed in West Virginia accident
By The Associated Press BRIDGEPORT - Police in northern West Virginia say a truck collided with a minivan carrying church youth group members from Pennsylvania, killing three people in the van and...
View ArticleBeckley police captain relies on family values
By By Michelle James The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) - Growing up in the small Summers County community of Forest Hill, Paul Blume never really gave much thought to what adult life would...
View ArticleMarriage, job in plans for newly freed Gardner
By Kate White Last week, Robert Dunlap took a few steps away from the entrance to the courtroom, where reporters were interviewing his client. He watched as Jimmie Gardner thanked God for what had...
View ArticleJudge hasn't decided if man will get new trial after Zain testified at his first
By Kate White After almost a year, a judge hasn't yet ruled on whether a man who has been in prison nearly 30 years should get a new trial because a discredited former West Virginia State Police...
View ArticleDeputies say man robbed Putnam County adult store
By Staff reports A man robbed an adult store in Putnam County at gunpoint early this morning, deputies say. The armed robbery reportedly occurred at about 4:45 a.m. at the Rt. 35 Video and Adult Book...
View ArticleMan shot in the face in Charleston
By Staff reports A person who was reportedly shot in the face on the West Side hill in Charleston Monday drove himself to a hospital to be treated for injuries. Charleston Police responded to a call...
View ArticleFormer WV education official gets extension to decide on plea
By From staff reports WINFIELD - A former West Virginia Department of Education official has an additional five weeks to decide on a plea agreement after he allegedly tried to strangle another...
View ArticleFormer human services agency director faces fraud charges in McDowell
WELCH (AP) - A former director of a Welsh-area human services agency is facing possible time behind bars after being arrested on embezzlement and fraudulent schemes charges. The Bluefield Daily...
View ArticleJuror who went to crime scene charged with perjury
By Kate White A perjury charge was filed Monday against a juror, who a judge said lied to him about visiting the scene of a killing and caused a mistrial in a murder trial last week. Taniqra R. Payne...
View ArticlePolice shoot and kill man in Mercer County
By Erin Beck Police shot and killed a man in Mercer County on Saturday, according to the county's prosecutor. Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ash said that Dennis Stanley was killed while...
View ArticleNuclear gauge reported stolen in Raleigh County
By The Associated Press BEAVER, W.Va. - Federal regulators say a nuclear gauge has been stolen in Southern West Virginia. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says in a news release the portable gauge...
View ArticleProtesters say they were kicked out of Lee Street Triangle
By Erin Beck A group of protesters say Charleston police kicked them out of the Lee Street Triangle, where they were protesting the removal of several benches, on Saturday morning. City officials...
View ArticlePHOTO: Court remembers lawyers who have died
Each year the courts honor lawyers who have died over the last year at the opening of the fall court session. Kanawha Chief Circuit Judge Tod Kaufman spoke Monday about his friend and colleague Paul...
View ArticleMan convicted of shooting ex-wife to death in Fairmont
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) - A man has been found guilty of killing his ex-wife after finding out she was getting remarried. The Times West Virginian reports a Marion County jury convicted Jeffrey Lynn...
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