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Judge denies request to release woman from home confinement

BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — A Sissonville woman accused of locking her two adoptive children in a shed last year will remain on home confinement after previously posting a $200,000 bond. Kanawha County Circuit Judge Maryclaire Akers on Tuesday denied a request from Mark Plants, an ...

Two injured in weekend shooting

Two people were injured in a shooting early Saturday morning in downtown Morgantown. Morgantown police are investigating the incident.  According to information from the Morgantown Police Department, officers responded to the area of 233 Walnut Street at approximately 2:51 a.m. ...

One dead in Smithtown Road accident

One person was pronounced dead at the scene of a single-vehicle accident on Smithtown Road Wednesday evening.  The accident, which involved a box truck going over an embankment, occurred at the intersection of Smithtown Road and Smithtown School Road, forcing the closure of both roads ...

Husband arrested in shooting death of wife

A Morgantown man is in jail on first-degree murder charges stemming from the April 19 shooting death of his wife at a residence on Falling Water Lane in Cheat Lake.  On Thursday, Rick Allen Cordes, 49, of Morgantown, was charged with first-degree murder for the death of his wife, ...

State will seek Supreme Court review of transgender athlete case

Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Wednesday his office will seek U.S. Supreme Court review of whether a state law violates the rights of a middle school track and cross-country runner who identifies as a girl and uses puberty blocking medication. The announcement was intertwined ...

Gov. says Greenbrier sales tax debt being paid

Gov. Jim Justice said the Greenbrier Hotel, owned by his family, is on a payment plan to straighten out liens with the West Virginia tax department, run by his administration. “There are two, you know, payment plans with the tax department and they’re completely current. All’s good ...