Jurors in Blankenship Trial Can’t Agree
Jurors have told a judge they cannot agree on a verdict in the trial of ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship, but the judge ordered them to continue deliberating. The jury sent a note to...
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Suit Filed Against Utah Pharmacies
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says lawsuits have been filed in Raleigh County against two Utah pharmacies. The suits stem from the companies’ alleged involvement in a scheme involving the sharing of personal...
Jury Deliberations Continue in Blankenship Trial
The jury deciding the fate of former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship spent the full day deliberating on Wed. At the end of the day, the jury asked Judge Irene Berger to be able...
State Jobless Rate Dips
West Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped four-tenths of a percentage point to 6.9 percent in October. WorkForce West Virginia says that the number of unemployed state residents fell by 3,500 in October to...
Resorts Prep for Ski Season
West Virginia’s four major ski resorts plan to open their slopes for the winter within the next month. West Virginia Ski Areas Association spokesman Joe Stevens says Snowshoe Mountain in Pocahontas County will have...
Murder Plot is Foiled
Deputies are investigating a burglary case on Grapevine Road in Sissonville. A caller told deputies there was a man in a ski mask in his house when he got home and he took a...
One Dead After I-77 Accident
One person is dead after an accident on I-77 south near Sissonville. It happened last night about 8:45 p.m…..a tractor-trailer jackknifed and hit another vehicle. The person who died was in that second vehicle....
Woman Falsely Obtains Money After Landslide, Pleads Guilty
A Charleston woman has pleaded guilty to falsely obtaining benefits meant for residents forced out of their homes by a landslide at Yeager Airport. The Gazette-Mail reports that 28-year-old Lindsey Marie Meadows pleaded guilty...
Two More Join Home Rule
Elkins and Harpers Ferry have gained a larger say in how they govern. The West Virginia Municipal Home Rule Board granted both municipalities home rule status this week. The program shifts power from the...
Brush Fires Pop Up in Dry Conditions
Kanawha County emergency officials are urging citizens to avoid outdoor burning as conditions are premium for brush fires. Hundreds of acres of land have burned in Kanawha County so far due to brush fires....
