Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., cried foul last month when West Virginia environmentalists got federal regulators to agree to set pollution limits for a watershed covering a population of 100,000 in their settlement of a lawsuit the groups filed against the EPA earlier in the month to force the a…
A Huntington woman was stopped Saturday by Transportation Security Administration officers at West Virginia International Yeager Airport with a loaded firearm among her carry-on items. The 9mm handgun was loaded with 19 bullets, including one in the chamber.
West Virginia’s only U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center has moved from ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä to Poca.
Former ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä police chief James “Tyke†Hunt has been suspended and demoted following an internal investigation, according to a police spokesman.
A Pocahontas County man with a loaded .32 caliber handgun in a carry-on bag was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at the security checkpoint at West Virginia International Yeager Airport on Wednesday, according to a news release from the TSA.
A former board member of the Kanawha County Public Service District was sentenced Wednesday to two years of probation for an embezzlement charge to which he pleaded guilty in January.
A federal judge has ruled against tens of thousands of coal miners and their dependents in a $6.5 billion pension benefits case.
A federal court’s judgment against Gov. Jim Justice’s coal companies for lack of federally required notice to workers of mass job terminations has swelled above $1.9 million.
A federal judge has approved a sale of property a court-appointed receiver took over from Allegheny Wood Products after the prominent hardwood producer abruptly shuttered locations in February that will allow two company sites to keep operating.
A judge has approved a Virginia bank’s request to hold off on a hearing scheduled on the proposed auction of property that looms large in Gov. Jim Justice’s financially distressed business empire.
A Dunbar woman who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the July 2023 death of a 2-year-old she was babysitting was given the maximum penalty Monday.
A woman has filed a lawsuit against CAMC Women and Children’s Hospital alleging that a misdiagnosis resulted in the death of her unborn baby.
A ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä man charged in a 2021 stabbing pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter Tuesday.
A former ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä police officer has filed a lawsuit against former ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä Police Chief James “Tyke†Hunt, alleging that Hunt engaged in sexual activity with her when he was her superior.
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Gov. Jim Justice is trying to avoid giving sworn testimony in a federal court case alleging inhumane conditions throughout West Virginia’s correctional system.
West Virginia’s two largest universities are preparing for the July launch of Campus Carry, but there are still final details to work out.
A Culloden man pleaded guilty to two counts of driving under the influence causing death. He faces up to 30 years in prison.
A West Virginia State Police trooper provided more information Monday in the Cross Lanes homicide of Michael Ols that took place earlier this month.
Environmentalists have long viewed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as a rubber stamp for the gas and oil industry — including the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
Parties in the West Side gas outage lawsuits are waiting to hear back from the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on whether the cases will be heard by a Kanawha County Circuit Court judge or the state’s Mass Litigation Panel.
An excessive-force lawsuit has been filed in federal court against the city of ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä, ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä police officers, unnamed Kanawha County sheriff’s deputies and West Virginia State Police troopers.
A suspect in a fatal Lewis County fire was found dead in Kanawha County early Monday morning.
Legislation that would have barred magistrates from releasing defendants charged with a felony on a personal recognizance bond failed to pass the West Virginia Legislature Saturday.
Although he worked with Michael “Turtle†Ols for only six months, Owen Francisco has fond memories of their time together.
Authorities are searching for a man who crashed his vehicle on a rural road near Frame, and then left the scene.
The West Virginia Senate approved a bill in a 23-9 vote Friday that would bar magistrates from releasing defendants charged with a felony on a personal recognizance bond, which allows a defendant to be released from jail without posting bail.
A man accused of shooting a Kanawha County sheriff’s deputy last month appeared in court Thursday for a preliminary hearing. His attorney argued that he was “beaten to a pulp†and that a confession he gave was coerced.
A bill passed the West Virginia Legislature Thursday that would weaken the independence of a state position charged with auditing the state budget and government spending units, reporting misapplication of state funds and making recommendations on their findings.
Measures poised to benefit the bail bond industry are on the verge of passing the West Virginia Senate after a senator whose wife is a registered lobbyist for the industry moved to add the measures to an unrelated bill.
A Virginia bank has filed a $40 million-plus lawsuit against a hardwood producer that had a heavy business footprint throughout West Virginia before abruptly closing its doors last month, saying the company owes it that much in unpaid loans.
WILLIAMSON — A bond motion has been denied and a trial date set for Timothy Kennedy in connection with last summer’s shooting death of West Virginia State Police Sgt. Cory Maynard.
After six months as interim chief, Scott Dempsey was named ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä’s chief of police last month.
A hardwood producer that had a business footprint throughout West Virginia has been hit with a federal class-action lawsuit contending that it didn’t provide federally required notice of mass layoffs implemented last month.
A federal judge on Friday ordered one of Gov. Jim Justice’s coal companies to surrender a helicopter within 72 hours in response to the company failing to pay a roughly $13 million judgment against it.
On Feb. 20, the ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä Police Department pulled over Department of Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston after a 911 caller accused him of driving erratically in ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä’s East End.
Six people graduated from the Kanawha County Adult Drug Court in a ceremony Thursday after completing a county-sponsored drug treatment program.
A Kanawha County sheriff’s deputy was shot in the hand early Thursday following a vehicle pursuit of a man in Sissonville. The deputy was transported to CAMC General in ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä and is in stable condition, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
A second juvenile has been charged with murder in the January death of a North ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä smoke shop employee. Police say both boys also have been charged with two other violent crimes that occurred in ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä last month.
Judges made significant moves in two cases pointing toward a financial reckoning for West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice this week.
A surety firm has asked a court to approve liens on Gov. Jim Justice’s interests in eight of his companies in response to what the firm says has been his failure to pay an $8.5 million court-ordered judgment.
For killing a man on the East End of ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä in a June 2023 shooting, a North Carolina man was sentenced Tuesday to the maximum penalty of his plea agreement.
A Detroit man pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of second-degree murder in the October 2021 deaths of two women on ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä’s West Side.
A Campbells Creek woman who pleaded guilty to a 2022 arson was ordered Tuesday to pay $27,000 in restitution for the demolition and lost income from the MacCorkle Avenue home she burned down.
Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin announced Scott Dempsey as ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä’s new police chief during a swearing-in ceremony and news conference Friday at City Hall.
After heated debate on Friday, the House of Delegates approved a bill that would make schools, museums and public libraries subject to prosecution for the distribution and display of obscene matter to minors.
A controversial bill is headed to the governor’s desk that would target county oversight of agricultural operations.
A bill has advanced in the West Virginia Legislature that would create a state corrections position that establishes a statewide procedure to receive complaints regarding inmates who have died and are subject to a reported allegation of abuse.
Colleagues of Brooke Carnefix expected her to show up for her regular night shift as a respiratory therapist at ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä Area Medical Center Wednesday evening. They knew she loved her job. When she didn’t come in, they realized something was wrong.
A ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä man has been arrested in connection with a double homicide at a house outside of St. Albans.
An executive director is retiring from a disaster recovery organization to which West Virginia government has paid over $28 million since 2016.
A proposed agreement is in place for the court-ordered sale of a helicopter slated for seizure from one of Gov. Jim Justice’s coal companies.
A Dunbar woman charged in the 2023 death of a 2-year-old boy she was babysitting pleaded guilty Monday to gross child neglect and involuntary manslaughter.
WILLIAMSON — Timothy Kennedy pleaded not guilty at an arraignment hearing on Feb. 2 at the Mingo County Courthouse.