Raleigh County Prisoner Escapes in Shackles
A man in Releigh County escaped prison in shackles and handcuffs, and he’s still on the loose. He jumped out of a transport van and got into a residential garage where he stole a...
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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
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
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
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...
Two Separate Shootings Under Investigation
Charleston Police are lookign for shooting suspects after an incident Tuesday evening on Monroe Street on the West Side. 28-year old Derreck Rankin was shot in the abdomen. He is being treated at CAMC...
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
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
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...
Retired coal miners
Thousands of retired coal miners at a rally in Kentucky called on Congress to protect their benefits as the industry struggles and operators seek bankruptcy protection from debts. United Mine Workers president Cecil Roberts...
