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Inmates at West Virginia's minimum- and medium-security prisons soon will sow seeds and tend plants as part of an initiative to grow produce for the state's largest food bank. More>>
A federal judge in the northern district of West Virginia has withdrawn her order certifying a question to the state Supreme Court in a case dealing with horizontal wells.
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More than a decade in the making and it's not over yet for the state's tobacco litigation cases. More>>
There's much more to serving as a West Virginia Supreme Court justice than writing opinions and listening to oral arguments. More>>
WAYNE, WV (AP) — About 20 Wayne High School students are barred from the school's graduation ceremony because of a senior prank that damaged the building. More>>
UNION, WV (AP) — A former Alderson employee will spend at least a year in prison for embezzling money from the town. More>>
Several lawsuits have been filed in state court against Mountain State University regarding its accreditation. More>>
Many people may not know what an arbitration agreement is, but chances are they have probably signed one. More>>
The state's 16th juvenile drug court is part of the Reconnecting McDowell initiative. The private-public partnership is aimed at reviving one of West Virginia's most economically depressed counties. More>>
CLARKSBURG, WV (AP) — An attorney and a private investigator face charges of conspiring to interfere with a witness in a criminal case against a former Shinnston policeman. More>>
A grand jury in Fayette County has indicted the former chief of a volunteer fire department and his wife on felony charges related to allegedly taking department funds for personal use. More>>
A panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a federal judge was right to rule that the Army Corps of Engineers did its due diligence when it granted the permit under the Clean Water Act. More>>
Alcan says the tax department didn't present evidence to support its valuation method and also failed to respond to Alcan's expert.
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POINT PLEASANT, WV (AP) — A former Mason County principal accused of assaulting a student has been indicted on a child abuse charge. More>>
A former and a current WVU employee have filed a federal lawsuit saying the university's board of governors and others failed to restore their reputations following an academic integrity investigation More>>
The cases asked whether the previous attorney general could appoint outside counsel for West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act cases and whether it could be on a contingent fee basis.
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WHEELING, WV (AP) — A 35-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a Florida-to-West Virginia pill ring. More>>
A former West Virginia transportation management firm broker pleaded guilty to wire fraud after federal prosecutors say he created 230 fake cash advances and took more than $100,000.
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A former West Virginia attorney recently was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for fraudulently submitting vouchers to the West Virginia Public Defender Services. More>>
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A former West Virginia sheriff will spend a year in federal prison for his role in the December 2010 beating of a robbery suspect. More>>
RAVENSWOOD, WV (AP) — Four workers at a Ravenswood aluminum plant have filed unfair labor practice charges against a union stemming from a strike last summer. More>>
How will the West Virginia's new business court change the way attorneys litigate business disputes? More>>
A California actor has pleaded guilty to transmitting threatening communication in connection to a West Virginia extortion plot. More>>
The 4th Circuit affirmed a West Virginia federal court's decision that said a gas company's lease was not terminated because of a lack of natural gas production or missed or late rental payments. More>>
A West Virginia china company is taking two other companies to court, saying their dinnerware and packaging are strikingly similar to its own. More>>
(AP) — The operator of a Barbour County coal slurry dam that hasn't been certified by an engineer in two years has until June 3 to get that done and pay the Mine Safety and Health Administration more than $13,000 in fines. More>>
(AP) — A federal judge has rejected a proposed $65,000 settlement stemming from the alleged gang rape a 13-year-old girl by members of the basketball team at a now-closed Fayette County school. More>>
Nightingale Properties, which owns the Chase building in Charleston and the plaza behind it, recently announced the decision to name the plaza the "Steptoe & Johnson Plaza." More>>
Jim Rowe, a judge in Greenbrier County Circuit court and a judge in the business court division, said the new division is a "great first start" but it's also a work in progress.
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There are several aspects of behavioral health and some officials are debating whether insurers are doing enough or will be doing enough under the ACA to cover the full spectrum.
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