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Jan 17
Former Williamson Mayor sentenced for stealing hospital funds
A federal court sentenced former Williamson mayor and CEO of Williamson Memorial Hospital to 5 years of probation, fines and restitution...
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Jan 8
Atomic veteran breaks decades of silence, revealing hidden toll of nuclear testing
Hundreds of thousands of U.S. Soldiers serving during the atomic age were subjected to high levels of radiation as the military conducted...
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Dec 23, 2024
Congress avoids government shutdown with last-minute funding bill
After multiple impasses, Congress in the final hour passed a bill funding government operations through March 2025. WASHINGTON, D.C....
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Dec 10, 2024
EPA rule faces new legal challenge from West Virginia Attorney General
West VIrginia Attorney General and Governor Elect Patrick Morrisey seeks to block a new rule from the Environmental Protection Agency...
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Dec 4, 2024
Joe Manchin reflects on Senate career in farewell speech
CHARLESTON U.S. Senator Joe Manchin delivered his farewell address Tuesday, reflecting on his thirteen years on the Senate floor. After...
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Sep 6, 2024
Danville man sentenced in federal gun crime
CHARLESTON A Boone County man sentenced in Charleston federal court Thursday for a felony gun crime According to the US Attorney’s...
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Aug 8, 2023
Ohio man sentenced to 8 years for distributing fentanyl and meth in Logan County
CHARLESTON Ohio man receives more than eight years in prison for possession with intent to distribute more than forty grams of fentanyl...
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Jul 12, 2023
Mountain Valley Pipeline on hold following stay order from US court
METRO NEWS RICHMOND The Mountain Valley Pipeline, which appeared to be on its way to completion after extraordinary federal action, has...
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Jun 23, 2023
Beckley man pleads guilty to fed gun crime
BECKLEY A Beckley man pleaded guilty to being a felon possessing a firearm. On Thursdya, 37-year-old Thomas D. Manns, entered a guilty...
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Apr 7, 2023
WV AG "disappointed" by US Supreme Court ruling on trans track & field girl
WVOW News WAHSINGTON DC The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday, April sixth, a 12-year old transgender girl in West Virginia can continue...
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Feb 27, 2023
Boone County man pleads guilty to federal gun crime
CHARLESTON A Boone County man pleaded guilty to a federal gun crime Monday, February 27. According to acting U.S. Attorney Lisa...
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Feb 27, 2023
Straw purchaser sentenced in Beckley to Philadelphia gun trafficking conspiracy
WVOW News BECKLEY Another individual has been sentence to prison for firearms trafficking out of Beckley 36-year-old Maurice Johnson, of...
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Jan 11, 2023
Logan woman sentenced for PPP loan fraud
WVOW News CHARLESTON A Logan, woman was sentenced in federal court for wire fraud after scheming to collect more than $42,000 in...
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Jan 11, 2023
Logan County man pleads guilty to federal drug crime
WVOW News CHARLESTON A Logan man pleaded guilty Tuesday, January eleventh to distribution of methamphetamine. According to federal court...
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Dec 6, 2022
Federal inmate sentenced for possessing "shank" in McDowell prison
WVOW News BLUEFIELD A federal prisoner in McDowell county was sentenced Monday to one year and three months in prison for possession of...
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Dec 6, 2022
Four more W.Va. counties denied FEMA assistance
Gov. Justitce discusses the recent rejections for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency during a press conference...
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Nov 22, 2022
Bolt man sentenced to 3 years for threatening federal witness
WVOW News CHARLESTON A Raleigh County man was sentenced to 3 years in prison for retaliation against a government witness. David...
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Oct 14, 2022
Investiture ceremony Thursday for US Attorney Will Thompson
PHOTO | Sen. Manchin WVOW News CHARLESTON US Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia Will Thompson was formally sworn in...
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Aug 29, 2022
Beckley man sentenced for child pornography
A Beckley man was sentenced Friday to six years and six months in prison for possession of prepubescent child pornography. According to...
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Jul 27, 2022
Former WV delegate reported to prison
Former West Virginia Delegate Derrick Evans has reported to prison as of Tuesday. The former delegate out of Wayne County, Evans was...
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