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Instructor steals federal body armor in West Virginia case

By The Associated Press CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A 30-year-old Virginia man has admitted to stealing government property as a contractor at a federal facility in West Virginia. Federal prosecutors say...

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Judge rules Charleston police not liable in excessive force suit

By Lacie Pierson The Charleston Police Department has been dropped as a defendant in a lawsuit claiming two undercover officers used excessive force against a teen and his toddler cousin after they...

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Man accused of breaking into plane at Yeager not competent for trial

By Lacie Pierson A Charleston man who allegedly broke into an airplane at Yeager Airport "just to see" how it felt isn't competent to stand trial, a judge ruled Wednesday. Daylen Wayne Brightwell, 21,...

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Police locate vehicle of woman found dead in river last week

By Staff reports Charleston police have located the vehicle of a woman who was found dead in the Kanawha River last week. Investigators were searching for the black Ford Focus that last was driven by...

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WV American settles with insurance company in water crisis case

By Ken Ward Jr. West Virginia American Water Co. has reached a deal with one of its insurance carriers, a move that provides the water company an additional $22 million to cover the payments it has...

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C8 lawyer given 'Alternative Nobel Prize'

By Ken Ward Jr. A lawyer who has spent years fighting DuPont Co. over the company's toxic C8 pollution has been named among those to receive this year's Right Livelihood Award, an international honor...

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Wrongful death lawsuit against former WV officer has been settled

By The Associated Press HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - A lawsuit alleging that a former West Virginia officer used excessive force that led to the death of a woman at a hospital has been settled for an...

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Elkview man accused in fatal crash among Kanawha indictments

By Lacie Pierson An Elkview man who allegedly caused a fatal car crash while under the influence of drugs was among 67 people indicted by a Kanawha County last week. Kevin Layne Statts, 55, was...

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Kanawha man's murder case sent to grand jury

By Giuseppe Sabella A man accused of killing his wife and trying to make her death look like a suicide will have his case sent to a grand jury. Kanawha County Magistrate Rusty Casto found probable...

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Special prosecutor named in case against ex-Kanawha magistrate

By Lacie Pierson A special prosecutor has been appointed in the case of a former Kanawha County magistrate accused of embezzlement. aleigh County Prosecuting Attorney Kristen Keller was appointed...

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Mingo woman charged with murder after overdose death

By Giuseppe Sabella A Mingo County woman was charged with murder on Monday after she allegedly supplied the pill that led to a woman's fatal overdose last month. Kristy Danielle Finley, 32, gave the...

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Judge rules guns prohibited in some Charleston community centers

By Lacie Pierson A Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge ruled last week that some municipal recreation centers are, for legal purposes, school facilities, and firearms can't be carried there. Judge...

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Police seek car driven by woman found dead in Kanawha River

By Staff reports Charleston police are searching for the car driven by a Cross Lanes woman last week shortly before her body was found in the Kanawha River. Anna Ranson, 32, was driving a black 2014...

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Man allegedly cuts father in Rand over argument about a sandwich

By Staff reports A man in Rand allegedly cut his father for taking too long to make a sandwich on Monday. Mark Anthony Stevens, 37, became angry as the father made a sandwich for his wife at their...

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Man sentenced to 5-25 years in death of infant son

By The Associated Press GRAFTON, W.Va. (AP) - A West Virginia man has been sentenced to five to 25 years in prison in the death of his infant son. Media report a judge sentenced Jeremy Shaffer, who...

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Ex-Marshall athlete gets 6 months in jail for attack on kissing men

By The Associated Press HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - A former Marshall University football player was sentenced Monday to six months in jail in an attack on two men he saw kissing. Steward Butler was...

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Police footage reviewed after death of domestic violence suspect

By Giuseppe Sabella In two videos reviewed by the Gazette-Mail on Monday, police and paramedics are seen trying to revive a man who suddenly died during his arrest on Sept. 12. The police chief and...

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Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting

By Lacie Pierson Eighteen-year-old Robert Ruffin only spoke to answer questions from Kanawha County Circuit Judge Jennifer Bailey as he pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter Monday afternoon....

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Parole board seeks report on Lavigne for possible release from prison

By Lacie Pierson Members of the West Virginia Parole Board deferred their decision of whether a Hurricane man convicted of raping his 5-year-old daughter in 1996 will be released from prison. Joseph...

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Former State Police captain now chief in Winfield

By Carlee Lammers WINFIELD - A longtime West Virginia state trooper is now the chief of the Winfield Police Department. Eddie Starcher, who worked for the State Police for 25 years, started as the...

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