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Parents of slain gay youth advocate for stronger LGBT protections

By Erin Beck CLARKSBURG - While same-sex marriage is now legal throughout the United States and the federal government can prosecute crimes committed because of a person's sexual orientation or gender...

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Ohio man pleads guilty in W.Va. to health care fraud

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - An Ohio man has pleaded guilty in West Virginia to health care fraud.Thirty-six-year-old Joshua Petrie of Proctorville, Ohio, entered the plea Monday in federal court in...

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Man arrested in connection to January murder, shooting

By Kate White A man was arrested Monday night and charged with murder in connection to a January shooting in Rand.Gerard Maxwell, 29, of Rand, is charged with murder in the shooting death of...

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Berkeley County boy killed by dog after he wanders from home

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - The Berkeley County Sheriff's Office is investigating a dog attack that left a 2-year-old boy dead.The Journal of Martinsburg says a preliminary investigation indicates the...

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WV State Police fatally shoot murder suspect on Turnpike

  West Virginia State Police fatally shot a murder suspect out of Georgia after troopers say he exited his vehicle with a firearm Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 77 in Raleigh County. The shooting...

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Rain leads to traffic problems across Kanawha County

By Staff reports Driving rain led to an abnormal amount of wrecks and other traffic hang-ups in Kanawha County on Tuesday afternoon.A Metro 911 dispatcher said the bulk of crashes occurred from about...

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Florida man shot in neck at Kanawha City motel

Charleston police are investigating after a man was shot in the neck at a Kanawha City motel. It happened just before 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at Knights Inn at 6401 MacCorkle Ave. S.E., Kanawha Metro 911...

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W.Va. State Police investigating discovery of burned body

PROCTOR, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia State Police are investigating the discovery of a body on fire in the Northern Panhandle.Media outlets report the badly burned body of a male was found Tuesday in...

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West Virginia couple arrested after they OD in front of kids

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - A man and woman have been arrested and charged with neglect and drug charges after police say they overdosed on heroin in the presence of their three children.West Virginia...

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Trial set for ex-W.Va. athlete accused of hitting gay couple

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - A former Marshall University running back will face trial on Jan. 26 on charges of hitting a gay couple.The Herald-Dispatch reports a Cabell County circuit judge set the...

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Georgia murder suspect fled from troopers before fatal shooting

By Staff reports A short chase preceded the fatal shooting of a Georgia murder suspect by West Virginia State Police.Brandon L. Johnson, 28, of Snellville, Georgia, died Tuesday at Raleigh General...

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Beckley man arrested in gas station robberies

By Staff reports BECKLEY, W.Va. - A Beckley man was arrested Wednesday and charged with the armed robbery of two Shell gas stations.Joshua McKinney, 26, allegedly robbed a station on Airport Road in...

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Apartment complex sexual harassment lawsuit settled

CROSS LANES, W.Va. (AP) - A lawsuit alleging female tenants at an apartment complex were sexually harassed has been settled.The complex's owner, Perkins Parke LP, and the former property manager,...

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Bail bondsmen to return to Kanawha

By Kate White After nearly 20 years, professional bail bondsmen will be allowed back in Kanawha County.Chief Kanawha Circuit Judge James Stucky said Wednesday he is preparing an order that will allow...

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Inmate dies at South Central Regional Jail

By Staff reports An inmate at South Central Regional Jail died by suicide on Monday night, according to a regional jails spokesman.Jail staff and emergency medical technicians responded and provided...

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3 plead guilty in Baltimore-to-West Virginia heroin case

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - Three Martinsburg residents have admitted their roles in a heroin trafficking operation.Entering guilty pleas this week in federal court in Martinsburg were 32-year-old...

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Kanawha Magistrate Yeager touts domestic violence program to colleagues

By Kate White What if a woman decides she doesn't want to press charges against her attacker, a magistrate asked Kanawha officials in charge of the county's domestic violence pilot program. "Do you...

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2 W.Va. men convicted on US heroin charges

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - Two West Virginia men have been convicted on federal heroin trafficking charges.Jeremiah Robert Dodrill of Spelter sold heroin one year ago near a playground in Harrison...

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DNR police use Facebook to help solve case of poached albino deer

The West Virginia Natural Resources Police are crediting Facebook users for helping solve an albino deer killing case in Boone County.On Sept. 27, Natural Resources Police Officer Dakoda Chattin got a...

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Mayor apologizes to resident accused of trespassing during annual car show

By Kate White Mayor apologizes to resident accused of trespassing during annual car showBy Kate WhiteStaff writerCharleston Mayor Danny Jones publicly apologized Friday after a man was arrested and...

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