St. Albans man accused of sexually abusing boys
By Elaina Sauber A St. Albans man was arrested Friday after a "lengthy investigation" showed he sexually abused two boys about a decade ago, said police.Donnie J. Sparks, 63, was arrested by St....
View ArticleBeckley man charged in violent robbery at Charleston Red Roof Inn
A Beckley man was charged in connection with a violent armed robbery that occurred earlier this week at a Charleston motel.Shaun Andre Jones, 43, of Grady Avenue, turned himself in to Charleston...
View ArticleLawsuit alleges lawyer's clients missed out on asbestos settlement
By Kate White A lawsuit alleges that Charleston attorney Jim Humphreys caused more than 500 of his former clients to miss a deadline to collect damages from their exposure to asbestos, and instead...
View ArticleFeds charge St. Albans man with manufacturing cocaine
By Kate White A St. Albans man was jailed Friday after federal agents raided his home earlier this week and found a hidden room in his home allegedly used to make cocaine.A criminal complaint charging...
View ArticleFederal lawsuit filed against Volkswagen in Charleston
By Staff reports A lawsuit was filed this week in federal court in Charleston against Volkswagen on behalf of West Virginians who own cars containing the emission cheating software the company...
View ArticleOne dead in W.Va. Turnpike crash
By Staff reports A tractor-trailer crash late Friday near the Paint Creek interchange of the W.Va. Turnpike near Paint Creek left one person dead and both southbound lanes of the highway closed, as...
View ArticleBusiness owner apparently shoots man tampering with cars
By Staff reports A business owner near Mink Shoals apparently shot and wounded a man he said was tampering with cars outside his business late Saturday night, police say. According to a press release,...
View ArticleWVU faculty chief wants to spread word on emergency plans
By By John Raby The Associated Press Following the recent deadly shooting at an Oregon community college, the head of the faculty senate at West Virginia University said he wasn't well-informed about...
View ArticleWest Virginia inmate has court hearing on deadly crash
By The Associated Press CLARKSBURG, W.Va. - A state prison inmate who was allegedly drunk during a deadly crash while he was on furlough has an Oct. 27 plea hearing in Harrison Circuit Court.Under a...
View ArticleOn file: Oct. 11, 2015
MarriagesThe following people filed for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between Sept. 25 and Oct. 7:Mark Allen Seabolt, 45 of Charleston and Dereth Jacqueline Fields, 34, of...
View ArticleMan convicted of killing wife receives life sentence
By The Associated Press PRINCETON, W.Va. - A Raleigh County man convicted of killing his wife has been sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole.Multiple media outlets report that a...
View ArticleMan shot in arm in Charleston
By Staff reports A man was shot in the apartment complex behind Gino's at 217 Lee St. W. early Monday.Bryan Rogers, 29, was shot in the arm at about 12:30 a.m., according to Charleston police Lt....
View ArticlePaden City police chief charged with domestic battery
By Staff reports State Police arrested the Paden City police chief on a domestic battery charge early Monday, according to another Paden City officer.Chief Joseph Richardson allegedly battered his...
View ArticleVictim of racist graffiti feels 'validated' by unconventional sentencing
By Erin Beck Blair Campbell, the Pocahontas County woman who was targeted with racist graffiti in January, sounded like a different person on Monday. Before the man who wrote the graffiti on her place...
View ArticleGrumpy's Waterfront Grille sued for playing music without licenses
By Kate White A St. Albans restaurant and bar is among a growing list of small establishments across the country being sued for alleged copyright infringement by Broadcast Music Inc., an organization...
View ArticleDriver crashes into semi after pursuit in St. Albans
By Staff reports A man led St. Albans police on a pursuit, then crashed into a semi truck Tuesday morning, according to police.The man, who identified himself as 23-year-old David Anthony Lovejoy,...
View ArticleFormer Kanawha sheriff Mike Rutherford to run for office again
By Erin Beck Former Kanawha County sheriff and current Chief Deputy Mike Rutherford plans to run again for sheriff, and his brother Johnny Rutherford, the current sheriff, does not plan to run...
View ArticleSentence stands for man who killed adopted daughter
By Kate White A judge said Tuesday that the 20-year jail sentence that she handed down to 71-year-old Roy Roger Pittman, who admitted to killing his adopted daughter and shooting his adopted son,...
View ArticleJudge to decide if jail video should be released
By Kate White To decide if it should be made public, a Kanawha County judge will privately review a video that allegedly depicts a Western Regional Jail inmate getting hit with a grenade thrown by...
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