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New US Attorney Named to Replace Goodwin

New US Attorney Named to Replace Goodwin

Assistant U.S. Attorney Carol A. Casto has been named acting U.S. attorney for West Virginia’s southern district. The announcement Monday comes a week after U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin resigned to return to private practice....

Goodwin Files to Run for Governor

Goodwin Files to Run for Governor

Former U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin has filed to run for governor. Goodwin filed to run as a Democrat. Late last month, Goodwin announced his resignation. For more than five years, he was the U.S....

Deer Hunt Deemed a Success

Deer Hunt Deemed a Success

Charleston’s annual urban deer hunt has set record numbers this season. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that the hunt saw its largest kill to date this season. According to City Manager David Molgaard, of the...

Hall Officially Resigns

Hall Officially Resigns

Sen. Daniel Hall’s resignation is back on. The Wyoming County Republican announced last month that he would resign for a National Rifle Association job, then said later that he would not step down until...

Minimum Wage Increases

Minimum Wage Increases

With the change of the calendar came a few more dollars for West Virginia’s lowest-earning workers. On Friday, the state’s minimum wage grew from $8 an hour to $8.75 an hour. The change was...

Sobriety Program is a Success

Sobriety Program is a Success

West Virginia’s attorney general is urging state lawmakers to adopt a substance abuse program used in South Dakota. Patrick Morrisey says he sent a letter this week to the chairmen of the Senate and...

Former Player is Sentenced

Former Player is Sentenced

Former West Virginia State University basketball player Kendrick Leon Ward will spend two years in prison for distributing heroin. U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin says Ward sold heroin to a confidential informant near a dormitory...

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