Gambler Who Left the Casino to Rob a Bank Learns Sentence
A drug-addicted gambler who left a casino, robbed a bank, then returned to the blackjack table was sentenced last week to between five and 18 years in prison. Kerry Johnson had been at the...
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Teens Found with Credit Card Skimmers
Police have accused two juveniles of being part of a criminal enterprise to steal credit card information using card skimmers. Parkersburg Police Chief Joe Martin says a Vienna officer pulled over a 17-year-old boy...
Former Trooper Sentenced for Arson
A former West Virginia state trooper has been sentenced to 30 days in jail in an arson case involving his mobile home. 27-year-old Stephen Spencer Gula was sentenced in Cabell County Circuit Court. Gula...
Budget Clock
Governor Justice’s website now includes a budget clock on the home page. Justice calls it a reminder that the House and Senate need to move quickly to pass a responsible budget before the legislative...
Retail Store closing
HHGregg appliance and retail stores are closing in West Virginia. The company is shutting nearly 90 stores nationwide and lists stores in Parkersburg and Vienna as two of them. The closings should be completed...
Cutting Vehicles from Fleet
The Division of Natural Resources says it will save the state more than a half-million dollars by cutting 84 vehicles from its fleet. Director Stephen McDaniel said in a news release Thursday that the...
Budget Gap
Gov. Jim Justice says his administration’s review of state finances has identified about $120 million available to help close the budget gap in the current fiscal year. The first-year Democrat says that includes using...
Polling Place
People could do their political campaigning a little closer to the polling place under a bill approved Friday in the West Virginia House. It’s one of one of several bills advanced by the House...
Countdown Clock Urges Lawmakers to Pass State Budget on Time
Gov. Jim Justice has posted on his state website a countdown clock marking the end of the regular legislative session on April 8 as the state budget deadline. The clock is intended to call...
Hanging Rock Closes Sissonville Road
Watch for emergency personnel on one Sissonville road. The West Virginia Department of Highways says a part of Route 21 (also known as Sissonville Drive) is shut down again today near the 4200 block...
