Monday, June 10 2013 10:43 AM EDT2013-06-10 14:43:29 GMT
Dustin Rutledge
Two men from Tornado were arrested in Saint Albans just after noon Saturday for trying to cash a stolen check at the B B & T bank's drive-thru.St. Albans Police say the pair drove up to the drive-thru
Two men are in jail for trying to cash one a check belonging to one of the men's grandmother.
Thursday, June 6 2013 12:56 PM EDT2013-06-06 16:56:42 GMT
The northbound lane of I-77 near the Mahan area of Fayette County is shut down due to a tractor trailer accident. The accident is within a couple miles of the Kanawha County line.
Both northbound lanes of I-77 were shut down near the Mahan area of Fayette County after a tractor trailer flipped. The accident was within a couple miles of the Kanawha County line.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:24 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:24:24 GMT
BECKLEY, WV (AP) — A former Massey Energy executive who is cooperating with the criminal investigation into the Upper Big Branch mine disaster is asking a judge for leniency when she sentences him Aug. 1.
BECKLEY, WV (AP) — A former Massey Energy executive who is cooperating with the criminal investigation into the Upper Big Branch mine disaster is asking a judge for leniency when she sentences him Aug. 1.
Monday, June 17 2013 4:19 PM EDT2013-06-17 20:19:37 GMT
Justices annulled the law license of H. John Rogers after he filed a false mental hygiene complaint against a Wetzel County businessman.
Justices annulled the law license of a New Martinsville attorney and former state Supreme Court candidate after he filed a false mental hygiene complaint against a Wetzel County businessman.
Monday, June 17 2013 12:22 PM EDT2013-06-17 16:22:50 GMT
The West Virginia attorney general has sent letters to two clinics, seeking to assess abortion regulations in the state.
The West Virginia Attorney General has sent letters to two clinics, seeking to assess abortion regulations in the state.
Brent Benjamin has been elected chief justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals for the second time.
He succeeds Menis Ketchum. The appointment was announced Jan. 2.
Every year, the court votes on the position.
Benjamin, an Ohio native, was elected to a 12-year term in November 2004. He received his bachelor's and law degrees from Ohio State University. He moved to Charleston after graduation.
Before becoming a justice, Benjamin was an attorney with Robinson and McElwee, where he practiced general civil litigation in state and federal courts.
He also practiced before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.