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Drug Court Graduates Five More Today

Drug Court Graduates Five More Today

More grads will earn their marks today as a successful program continues to grow. Sgt. B-D Humphreys with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office says a graduation ceremony for the Kanawha County Drug Court program...

Boy Scouts of America

Boy Scouts of America

The Boy Scouts of America have broken ground on a leadership training addition to their massive grounds in southern West Virginia. A news release Wednesday announced construction has begun on the complex at the...

Program for Mental health

Program for Mental health

A judge in Putnam County has proposed a program to help offenders with mental health issues stay out of jail. Putnam Circuit Judge Phillip Stowers proposed the pretrial treatment diversion program at the Putnam...

80 yr old man serving time

80 yr old man serving time

A now-80-year-old man who disappeared from an Ohio prison camp in 1959 while serving time for manslaughter and who was captured last year in Florida has been released from custody on parole. Ohio’s prison...

WV Forestry planned lay off

WV Forestry planned lay off

The West Virginia Division of Forestry is planning to lay off 37 workers because it faces a $1.7 million shortfall in the new budget year. A news release Wednesday says lawmakers rejected legislation to...

Passing a budget

Passing a budget

Likely averting a government shutdown, West Virginia lawmakers have passed a budget to end a special session. The GOP-led Legislature approved a budget Tuesday using $98 million from higher taxes on cigarettes, e-cigarettes and...

Victims in shooting

Victims in shooting

A sheriff has named the victims in a shooting that killed three men in West Virginia. Morgan County Sheriff Vince Shambaugh told The Journal that the deceased are Jack Douglas of Great Cacapon, and...

SS employee fired

SS employee fired

A former federal judge in West Virginia has pleaded guilty to a charge of attempting to have a Social Security Administration employee fired. Charlie Paul Andrus pleaded guilty on Monday in Kentucky to one...

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