Recent News About Associated Press
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Media outlets seek withdrawal of Blankenship gag order
BECKLEY – Five news organizations filed a motion urging U.S. District Judge Irene Berger to withdraw a gag order that has blocked access to court records in a criminal case filed against Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship. -
CALA is violating election law
CHARLESTON – The 2014 elections are winding down – and for many of us it’s not a minute too soon. -
CALA misleads voters, hides its funding
CHARLESTON – West Virginia voters are being inundated with mailed political attack ads from the corporate front group, West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse. -
Charleston attorney following former billionaire's money trail
CHARLESTON – A prominent Charleston attorney again is making a name for himself nationally as he works to recover assets of a former billionaire following a Montana ski resort bankruptcy. -
Who funds CALA? Who's 'buying' our elections?
CHARLESTON -- Just when you believe that it would be impossible for Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse and Greg Thomas to sink to new lows, they manage to do it. -
Mingo judge Thornsbury pleads guilty to civil rights violation, resigns
The Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse in Charleston -
Marion Co. attorney accused of inappropriate relationship with female clients
CHARLESTON - A Marion County attorney is accused of similar conduct that resulted in the disbarment of his father. -
Tobacco trial verdict reached, one claim in plaintiffs' favor
CHARLESTON - A jury has found that approximately 700 plaintiffs in a nearly four-week long mass litigation tobacco trial proved only one of six claims after it deliberated for four hours. -
Morrisey paying off 2012 campaign debt
CHARLESTON – A campaign finance report filed April 5 shows state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey chipping away at the negative balance with which he ended his successful 2012 campaign. -
Environmental groups sue coal mining companies over pollution
HUNTINGTON – Three environmental groups have filed federal lawsuits against three coal companies, claiming the runoff from their mountaintop removal mining sites have polluted state waterways. -
Fired superintendent planning lawsuit
CHARLESTON – The state Board of Education can expect a lawsuit over its decision to fire former Superintendent Jorea Marple. -
New Supreme Court justice looking forward to serving West Virginians
CHARLESTON – Allen H. Loughry II has worn many hats in his lifetime — from senior assistant attorney general to special prosecuting attorney to special assistant to a Congressman — but through all of that, he is looking forward to being West Virginia’s newest State Supreme Court justice most of all. -
Judge redirects suit over firearms ordinances to state court
Copenhaver CHARLESTON - A federal judge has referred a lawsuit over municipal firearms ordinances in Charleston, Dunbar and South Charleston to a West Virginia court. -
Chafin proposes rule requiring disclosure of emails, written messages
Chafin CHARLESTON - West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals candidate Tish Chafin says the state's justices and judges should disclose any messages they receive from, or send to, individuals with cases before them. -
Federal judge temporarily blocks W.Va. PAC contribution cap
Johnston BLUEFIELD - A federal judge has temporarily blocked West Virginia's $1,000-per-election cap on contributions to political action committees that act independently of candidates or parties. -
Report: Federal judge to wait to rule on PAC's request to block cap
Johnston CHARLESTON - A federal judge said at a hearing this week that he will wait to rule on whether to temporarily block the state's $1,000-per-election cap on contributions to political action committees. -
Morgantown hotel owner denies wrongdoing in court filing
CLARKSBURG - The owner of an upstart Morgantown hotel, who is being sued by a downtown hotel in federal court, denies he has done anything wrong, according to a court filing last week. -
W.Va. SC affirms $2 million judgment against CSX
Ketchum CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals this week upheld a $2 million judgment against CSX in a lawsuit over the company's hostile work environment.