Money is Coming for Health Centers
West Virginia has been awarded nearly $10 million in federal funding to support the state’s community health centers. The funding is provided by the the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The goal...
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Ethics Commission Issues Guidance for Public Figures and Social Media
A recent advisory opinion by the West Virginia Ethics Commission gives public officials guidance on the use of social media. The opinion says public officials can’t use public resources to manage or post on...
Murder Sentence Handed Down After Craigslist Meeting
A man is pleading guilty to killing a Cross Lanes teenager. 36-year old Ernest Roach pleaded guilty to murder Thursday, also evidence tampering and abuse of a corpse. He was sentenced on the spot,...
Charleston Woman Sentenced on Animal Cruelty Charge
A Charleston woman enters a guilty plea to animal cruetly charges. Workers found 22 animals dead in her home along Beech Avenue in July, and humane officers said in the criminal complaint the animals...
Pharmacy Owner is Sentenced
A Charleston pharmacy will spend three years on probation for defrauding Medicare and Medicaid. U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin says Trivillian’s Pharmacy and its former owner, Paula J. Butterfield, were sentenced this week in Charleston....
Sissonville Woman Arrested on Child Neglect Charges
A Sissonville woman is in jail after state police and CPS found her and her 7-year old daughter living in what officers called “horrid conditions.” 38-year old Nancy Mason is facing a charge of...
Murray Energy Resolves Violations
Murray Energy has agreed to pay more than $3 million to resolve safety violations issued to five coal mines in northern West Virginia under a previous owner. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration...
More West Virginians Have Health Insurance Now
New numbers from the US Census Bureau show the number of uninsured West Virginians has dropped by about 100-thousand. West Virginia is one of the states to make the most gains in the number...
Logan Judge Accused of Assault After Alleged Relationship
The secretary for former Logan County family court judge, Jason D. Harwood, has accused him of sexually assaulting her. Harwood resigned in July, the Charleston Gazette Mail reporting it was after an admission that...
Putnam Co. Man Won’t Fight Extradtion
A West Virginia man arrested in Massachusetts will return to face first-degree murder charges. A district attorney in Norfolk, Massachusetts told the Gazette-Mail that 33-year-old Philip David Casto would not fight extradition back to...
