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November 8, 2023

WV settlement reached in lawsuit over 'inhumane' jail conditions

A settlement has been reached in a West Virginia lawsuit filed by current and former inmates of the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver. The lawsuit cited inhumane jail conditions.

November 7, 2023

WV local government officials to receive millions in opioid settlement funds

West Virginia is set to receive approximately $1 billion in settlement funds from opioid manufacturers and distributors. Funding will then be allocated to local governments.

November 2, 2023

WV corrections officers plead guilty to felony conspiracy in inmate's fatal beating

Two corrections officers from West Virginia's Southern Regional Jail have pleaded guilty to felony conspiracy in connection with an inmate's fatal beating.

October 31, 2023

West Virginia University VP out after sweeping staff cuts

Rob Alsop, West Virginia University's vice president for strategic initiatives, is set to step down from his position Nov. 18, before leaving the school entirely at the end of January.

October 31, 2023

Gov. Justice appoints Spencer, WV utility clerk to House of Delegates

Republican West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced Tuesday the appointment of Spencer-based administrative clerk Erica Moore to an empty House of Delegates seat.

October 27, 2023

Huntington, WV mayor launches longshot bid for governorship

Democratic Mayor Steve Williams of Huntington, West Virginia, filed on Thursday his run for the deep-red Mountain State's governorship.

October 25, 2023

West Virginia man indicted on murder charge in Alex Carter's 2000 disappearance

A special grand jury has indicted Larry Webb, now in his eighties, under suspicion of murder in connection with the 2000 disappearance of Natasha "Alex" Carter.

October 18, 2023

Kentucky towboat owner who spilled oil into a river along West Virginia pleads guilty

David K. Smith, the owner of a towboat that discharged oil into a river along West Virginia and Kentucky, has pleaded guilty to a federal pollution charge.

October 17, 2023

WV's forensic pathologists reportedly perform twice as many autopsies as industry standard

Forensic pathologists in West Virginia are performing at least twice as many autopsies as the national best practice standard dictates, according to the state chief examiner's office.

October 17, 2023

West Virginia state troopers fatally shoot armed federal fugitive

Anthony Charles Meyers, 35, was fatally shot by West Virginia troopers in the state's southeast, reportedly after pointing a rife at them.