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CHARLESTON – Gov. Jim Justice has appointed Stacy Lynn Nowicki-Eldridge to the 25th Judicial Circuit, which serves Lincoln and Boone counties.
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PARKERSBURG – A Wood County judge has granted summary judgment to members of the Parkersburg Fire Department in a case involving two pay issues.
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CHARLESTON — Former House of Delegates member Isaac Sponaugle has sent a certified letter with an intent to sue Gov. Jim Justice for continuing to fail to abide by an agreement that he must reside in the state's seat of government in Charleston.
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CHARLESTON — In a legal opinion released Friday, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says vaccine mandates and passports could violate fundamental rights.
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CHARLESTON – Legislative leaders have asked state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey to issue a formal opinion about vaccination requirements and how the state Constitution would affect such policy.
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CHARLESTON — The plaintiffs in a lawsuit attempting to reinstate federal COVID-19 unemployment relief benefits will now go to the state Supreme Court.
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HUNTINGTON — Cabell County parents want to sue the state over what they say are inconsistencies with COVID-19 precautions in classrooms.
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Boone/Lincoln Circuit Judge Appointed U.S. Attorney.
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LEWISBURG – The $8 million federal tax lien against Gov. Jim Justice’s daughter has decreased by more than $130,000 after she and her husband sold their home last month.
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BECKLEY – A company owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family owes almost $10 million related to a federal court judgment that was handed down almost two years ago.
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WELCH – Companies owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family owe nearly $100,000 in 2020 property taxes in McDowell County.
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CHARLESTON – As millions in federal tax liens continue to be filed against his family and business interests, Gov. Jim Justice continues to say it all will be worked out.
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CHARLESTON — A federal judge blocked a new state law that banned transgendered children from participating in school sports.
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CHARLESTON – While a bipartisan group of state attorneys general have announced a tentative $26 billion settlement with four drug companies over their roles in the opioid epidemic, West Virginia will not be a part of the agreement.
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CHARLESTON — A Kanawha County man filed a lawsuit against several police departments, officers, municipalities and the West Virginia State Police, as well as the state's Department of Homeland Security alleging that they failed to properly keep a suspect contained who caused a car accident.
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CHARLESTON – An expert epidemiologist who analyzed Cabell County and West Virginia overdose data to show opioid trends in death rates soared from 2001 to 2017.
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PINEVILLE – Wyoming Circuit Judge Warren McGraw is retiring from the bench, ending more than 50 years of public service.
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CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has provisionally adopted a change to the oath lawyers take when they are admitted to practice in West Virginia.
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CHARLESTON – Here in West Virginia, we value firearms as a means of protecting our rights, our property, and the safety of our families, especially in rural communities. A deep appreciation for the Second Amendment is part of our heritage and has a long-standing tradition within our state.
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CHARLESTON – The landmark bellwether trial accusing three major drug distributors of helping fuel the opioid epidemic has begun.