Joseph Buffey agrees to plea deal, freed after 15 years in prison
By Kate White CLARKSBURG - After serving 15 years in prison for a crime DNA proved another man committed, Joseph Buffey walked out of the Harrison County Courthouse on Tuesday a free man. "I feel...
View ArticleChurch defrocks priest accused of molestation at prep school
By By Michelle R. Smith The Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. - An Episcopal priest accused of molesting children at an elite boarding school in Rhode Island, in West Virginia and elsewhere has been...
View ArticleCharleston police, fire pension plan deficit spikes
By Elaina Sauber The unfunded liability in Charleston's older pension plan for firefighters and police officers jumped more than $40 million over one year, but the city's treasurer says it's likely "a...
View ArticleVigil planned for missing woman
By Staff reports A vigil for a missing Charleston woman will take place at the Nicholas County Courthouse Thursday evening. Starina Woods was reported missing in May. She had recently moved to...
View ArticleChildhood experiences contribute to drug problems, trauma expert says
By Erin Beck We've gone after the suppliers - the pharmacies, the wholesalers and the dealers. And we're constantly dealing with the symptoms - in the strained criminal justice system, the overcrowded...
View ArticleTrial begins for sheriff nominee in excessive force case
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) - A trial is underway for a former Hancock County sheriff's deputy who's now a nominee for sheriff and has been accused of excessive force. The Intelligencer/Wheeling...
View ArticleCharleston, other cities sue WV Paving over alleged monopoly
By Elaina Sauber Four cities in West Virginia, including Charleston, are suing West Virginia Paving Inc. and several of its sister companies for allegedly violating the state's Antitrust Act. A...
View ArticleProbable cause found in Jackson baby's rape, death
By Staff reports A Jackson County magistrate has found probable cause to bound over to circuit court the case of a man who allegedly sexually assaulted and killed a baby. Benjamin Ryan Taylor, 32, of...
View ArticleMink Shoals man, 92, to be charged with murder in daughter's death
By Staff reports An elderly man who shot and killed his daughter last week will be charged with murder, police said. William Jack Stuck, 92, will be arrested and charged with first-degree murder when...
View ArticleNew Martinsville businesswoman charged with running Ponzi scheme
By Eric Eyre The owner of a Wetzel County consumer lending company has agreed to plead guilty to charges that she bilked investors out of up to $25 million as part of a Ponzi scheme, federal...
View ArticleWV inmates make art to fund scholarships for children in foster care
By Kate White The artwork at an auction next week might not include the name of the artist, but Carrie Dawson said that's not what's important. Inmates incarcerated in West Virginia didn't create the...
View ArticleNumerous bikes stolen from Charleston in recent weeks
By Staff reports More than a dozen high-end bikes have been stolen in Charleston in the past few weeks, police say. Lt. Steve Cooper, chief of detectives, said during an afternoon press conference at...
View ArticleWV judge dismisses drug charge against Berkeley sheriff's candidate
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) - A judge has dropped a heroin possession charge against a Berkeley County sheriff's candidate after prosecutors say evidence was obtained without a warrant. The Journal...
View ArticleDespite using WV Paving, state not part of lawsuits
By Elaina Sauber Over the past two years, state government agencies have paid West Virginia Paving almost a quarter of a billion dollars for asphalt and paving projects. But when four West Virginia...
View ArticleState Police arrest 5 in connection with WV copper theft
WELCH, W.Va. (AP) - State Police have arrested five men in connection with copper thefts that left one person missing and presumed dead. Authorities arrested Dustin Bolen, 21; Justin Bolen, 22;...
View ArticleQuinones takes deal, admits to federal gun charge
By Kate White A man who was acquitted earlier this year on charges related to the killing of a man inside a Marmet apartment told a judge Thursday that firearms found inside a storage unit three years...
View ArticleJudge rules Eastman Chemical not bound by safety initiative in water case
By Ken Ward Jr. A voluntary industry safety initiative does not set up formal standards binding Eastman Chemical, a federal judge ruled Thursday in another decision that helps frame the upcoming trial...
View ArticleSuspended attorney caught trying to cheat drug test, prosecutor says
By Erin Beck About a month after he pleaded no contest to drug charges and Supreme Court justices temporarily suspended his law license, a West Virginia lawyer was caught attempting to cheat on a drug...
View ArticlePolice: Lewis County armed robbery led to fatal crash in Marion County
Police and a dispatcher say an Ohio man allegedly stole an SUV at gunpoint from a woman in Weston in Lewis County Thursday afternoon and then was involved in a crash with that vehicle that killed a...
View ArticleDOT joins 4 cities in West Virginia Paving lawsuits
By Elaina Sauber The West Virginia Department of Transportation and Division of Highways filed an antitrust lawsuit against West Virginia Paving and other asphalt companies Friday, following similar...
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