WV lawyer panel: High court should censure Kanawha ex-prosecutor Plants
By Kate White Former Kanawha County prosecuting attorney Mark Plants should be publicly reprimanded by the West Virginia Supreme Court for his conduct while in office, members of a state lawyers panel...
View ArticleJudge rules 37 years enough jail time for deputy's slaying
By By DAVID DISHNEAU Associated PressHAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - A West Virginia man who's been locked up nearly 38 years for his role in the fatal shooting of a western Maryland deputy has served enough...
View ArticleAlleged child abductor arrested, children found safe
Authorities have captured and arrested an Illinois man who allegedly abducted his 13-year-old stepdaughter and her 2-week-old child, according to Sgt. Brian Humphreys of the Kanawha County Sheriff's...
View ArticleCrime Report: Sept. 25, 2016
The following crimes were reported to the Charleston Police Department between Sept. 15 and 22: East DistrictDonnally Street 300 block, breaking and entering, Sept. 15, 8:22 a.m. Rutledge Road 1500...
View ArticleOn file: Sept. 25, 2016
MarriagesThe following people filed for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between Sept. 15 and 22: Christopher Arthur Williams, 26, and Haley Ann Carpenter, 24, both of St. Albans. James Ellis Whitt...
View ArticleJefferson County man allegedly hit 4-month-old baby
By Staff reports Police say a Jefferson County man hit his girlfriend's 4-month-old infant in the face. Christopher Scott Harder, 21, is charged with child abuse causing bodily injury, according to a...
View ArticleKanawha County woman dies in ATV crash
By Staff reports A 25-year-old Kanawha County woman died in an all-terrain vehicle crash on Sunday evening. Nicole L. Pullen, of East Bank, was driving the ATV when it crashed into a tree. She was...
View ArticleOne person shot in downtown Charleston
By From staff reports Police are investigating after one person was shot Monday afternoon in Charleston, dispatchers said. It happened at about 4:30 p.m. Monday, in the area of the Charleston Arbors...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Students take part in Kanawha County mock trial
Nearly 50 fourth- and fifth-graders from Kenna Elementary School got a close-up look at the judicial system on Monday, as Kanawha Circuit Judge Duke Bloom held a mock trial for them.
View ArticleTwo shootings reported in downtown Charleston
By From staff reports Charleston police responded to two shootings in the downtown area on Monday. In the first incident, which took place around 4:30 p.m. near the Charleston Arbors apartment complex...
View ArticleDC appeals court hears WV v. EPA
By By Michael Biesecker The Associated Press WASHINGTON - Lawyers for a coalition of states and businesses reliant on fossil fuels made their case Tuesday to a federal appeals court that President...
View ArticleJudge: Jury should decide WV American Water spill case
By Ken Ward Jr. West Virginia American Water Co. clearly breached its duty to provide customers with safe water after the January 2014 chemical spill, and a jury should decide if the Freedom...
View ArticleMaryland man whose heroin sale led to death gets 30 years
By The Associated Press MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - A Maryland man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for selling heroin that resulted in the death of a West Virginia man. Thirty-eight-year-old Lateef...
View ArticleMan shot and killed in trespassing incident at Fayette mine
By From staff reports One man is dead and a security guard injured after a trespassing incident at a mine in Fayette County. West Virginia State Police were dispatched to a Frasure Creek Mining site...
View ArticleWV man accused of shooting deer in DC
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON - Police have accused a West Virginia man of shooting a deer in the nation's capital, close enough to residences that neighbors called police. The gunfire was...
View ArticleMingo County woman dies in house fire
By Erin Beck A woman, said to be in her 70s, died alone in a fire Thursday morning at her home in Williamson. Williamson Fire Chief Joey Carey said the woman's bedroom, and much of the rest of the...
View ArticleMan convicted of 1987 WV murder with Zain testimony to get new trial
By Kate White A Cabell County judge on Thursday overturned the murder conviction of a man serving life in prison for a 1987 killing, finding that testimony given by discredited former West Virginia...
View ArticleRand man faces murder charge in fatal shooting
By Erin Beck A Rand man shot and killed his niece's boyfriend after the victim said something that angered him Thursday night, according to State Police. The shooting was reported at 5609 Elaine Drive...
View ArticleLocal grocery store owner pleads guilty to two charges
By Kate White A local grocery store owner said Friday that Alzheimer's disease might be to blame for why he broke into a house last year and stole a vacuum cleaner. Don Tate, 82, pleaded guilty Friday...
View Article20-year Kanawha deputy laid to rest
Law enforcement gathered Friday to mourn one of its own. Sgt. Ron Mathis, a longtime K9 handler with the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office, died Sunday. A father and grandfather, Mathis had been with...
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