BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man is accused of grabbing a woman's buttocks, punching her husband, ripping her shirt and burning her with hot coffee. The Exponent Telegram reported Wednesday that David Alexander Gabbert has been charged with felony malicious assault and ...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Federal authorities have launched a criminal investigation into the Mountain Valley Pipeline in Virginia. The natural gas pipeline's parent company said in recent corporate filings with the SEC that it has been informed by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western ...
CATLETTSBURG, Ky. (AP) — A supervisor for a Kentucky detention center has been fired following an investigation surrounding the accidental release of an inmate. Boyd County Jailer Bill Hensley says the guard — whose name is not being released — did not follow proper release protocol that ...
By JOHN RABY, Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Dozens of speakers crammed two public hearings Monday to speak against a complex education bill in West Virginia that teachers unions claim is retaliation for a nine-day strike last year. Teachers, parents, education and union ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Colorado-based natural gas producer has agreed to pay a $3.15 million civil penalty to resolve pollution violations at 32 drilling sites in West Virginia. The U.S. Department of Justice says in a news release the agency and the West Virginia Department of ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia lawmakers have heard public comments on legislation that would require colleges to allow people who have concealed weapons permits to carry weapons on campuses. The House judiciary committee held a public hearing on the bill Monday. Concord Police ...
MONTGOMERY, W.Va. (AP) — Police in West Virginia say an early morning altercation near Montgomery city hall led to an officer fatally shooting a man on the sidewalk. WCHS-TV reports that the man was identified Monday afternoon as 34-year-old Eric Young of Montgomery by the Kanawha County ...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — The mayor of Huntington, West Virginia, has ordered an investigation into the equipment protocols of the city's fire department after its ladder trucks and rescue boats broke down. The Herald-Dispatch reports Mayor Steve Williams announced the probe on Monday during ...
FLATWOODS, W.Va. (AP) — Union leaders say West Virginia teachers and other public employees have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a statewide work action if needed against complex education legislation making its way through the Legislature. Leaders of the West Virginia Education ...
By ERIC HRIN, Times West Virginian WHITE HALL, W.Va. (AP) — Scott Zemerick watched a simulated flight of NASA'S SLS (Space Launch System) play out on a TV screen. He gestured toward the video as it showed the rocket going through the stages of its flight. The simulation was part of a press ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Water and sewer rates are going up for West Virginia American Water Co.'s residential customers. WCHS-TV in Charleston reports the state Public Service Commission approved the increases Friday in an agreement with the company. The PSC said in a news release the ...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says a towing vessel has sunk on the Ohio River between Ohio and West Virginia. The Coast Guard said in a release Friday night that all three crewmembers aboard the towing vessel Ed McLaughlin are reported in stable condition at a local hospital. ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An education bill being considered by a West Virginia House of Delegates committee would remove some components of Senate legislation that were opposed by teachers' unions. The House education committee conducted a two-hour question-and-answer session Wednesday. ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A bill that would allow schools to host military funerals has passed the West Virginia Senate. The bill approved Wednesday now moves to the House of Delegates. Putnam County Democrat Glenn Jeffries sponsored the bill after the November death of Poca High School ...
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia woman accused of setting fires that killed her two sons has pleaded no contest to murder charges. The Journal reports the plea means 30-year-old Molly Jo Delgado of Martinsburg neither disputes nor admits to the two murder charges, but agrees ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The National Park Service has awarded a $614,000 grant toward preservation of 280 acres of West Virginia farmland that was the site of a Civil War battle. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the grant was awarded to the Jefferson County Farmland Protection Board and ...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A movie theater in Huntington, West Virginia, is set to start hosting monthly movie screenings to accommodate those with sensory needs. The Huntington Herald-Dispatch reports the showings at Marquee Cinemas will have open captions, softened movie volume and allow ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A comprehensive education bill has been sent to a House of Delegates committee after a delegate unsuccessfully tried to indefinitely postpone its consideration. The Republican-led House Tuesday approved a move by Majority Leader Amy Summers to table the motion by ...
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — Former West Virginia Delegate Mike Folk says he's running for governor. The Berkeley County Republican announced the campaign in an email Tuesday. Folk is an airline pilot and served three terms in the House of Delegates. He lost to Democratic incumbent John Unger ...
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia county official says it may be several months until a humming sound stops drifting across the Ohio River from a manufacturing plant in Washington County, Ohio. Wood County Commission President Blair Couch tells The Parkersburg News and Sentinel that ...