Southern Pleads Guilty
The last of six company officials charged in the 2014 Freedom Industries chemical spill pleads guilty to pollution charges. Former Freedom Industries President Gary Southern entered the plea Wednesday and could face up to...
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Blankenship Lawyers Want His Finances Kept Out of Trial
Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship’s lawyers say his compensation and stock holdings, along with other evidence, should be excluded from his trial. Lawyer’s argue that evidence of his finances is irrelevant and would...
Blankenship Lawyers Want Some Testimony Excluded
Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship’s lawyers say his compensation and stock holdings and the testimony of a former subordinate are irrelevant to his criminal case and should be excluded from his trial. Defense...
PSC Recommends Budget Billing
Ahead of fall and winter, the Public Service Commission is encouraging customers to take advantage of budget billing and average monthly payment plans offered by utility companies. Those spread the cost of energy used...
WV Man Arrested for Bomb Threat Last Spring
Federal authorities say they’ve arrested a West Virginia man in Texas for making a hoax bomb threat to “blow up” the Statue of Liberty in April. John Paul Smith identified himself as Abdul Yasin...
Monday Accident on I-64 Still Under Investigation
The investigation continues after a tractor-trailer accident on I-64 Monday. Sgt. B-D Humphreys with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office says the tractor-trailer crashed after hydroplaning on I-64 East near the 50 mile marker between...
Capitol Renovation Work Stopped While Hearing is Pending
Work on a security project at the Capitol Complex is on hold while a judge considers a contractor’s lawsuit. McClanahan Construction of Poca is challenging the state’s decision to award the contract for the...
State EMS Office Names New Leader
An interim leader becomes a permanent one at the state Office of Emergency Medical Services. Melissa Kinnaird was named interim director more than a year ago, and served as deputy director for the Center...
Drug Take Back Day Planned for Sept.
Sheriff’s offices are getting ready for the Drug Take Back Day in September. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office will join the US Drug Enforcement Administration to help you get rid of unused prescription medications...
Former Freedom Exec Pleads Guilty
One of the final executives charged in the 2014 chemical spill that contaminated West Virginia’s biggest drinking water supply has pleaded guilty. In federal court Tuesday in Charleston, former Freedom Industries executive Dennis Farrell...
