CHARLESTON – Kanawha Circuit Judge Jennifer Bailey has filed pre-candidacy papers to seek re-election. Bailey filed the paperwork November 28 with the West Virginia Secretary of State’s office.
CHARLESTON – A potential class action lawsuit accuses WorkForce West Virginia of violating the state Unemployment Compensation Act for trying to collect alleged overpayments more than two years after the claims were paid.
CHARLESTON – The family of Kent Carper says allegations of inappropriate conduct by the longtime Kanawha County Commissioner is a misunderstanding and related to a health issue.
CHARLESTON – A statewide legal reform group says a recent economic impact study shows the Charleston area as the center of the state’s lawsuit abuse problem.
United States Attorney Will Thompson joined with officials from the Charleston YWCA and other key stakeholders on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. for National Human Trafficking Awareness Day.
CHARLESTON – State Senate President Craig Blair criticized the state Supreme Court for its decision regarding the eligibility of a Senate candidate to be on the May 10 Republican primary ballot.
CHARLESTON — Two families are suing Cross Lanes Childcare and Learning Center after a daycare worker physically and verbally abused infants in her care.
CHARLESTON — The state Supreme Court has ruled a senior status circuit judge was correct in granting summary judgment to the state by rejecting an appeal from five state employees who claimed they were shortchanged by a payroll cycle change.
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court will decide whether to remand a case involving state employees who claim they were shortchanged when the state switched from twice monthly to biweekly pay.
CHARLESTON – A case involving state employees who claim they were shortchanged when the state switched from twice monthly to biweekly pay will be heard by the state Supreme Court.
CHARLESTON — Senior Status Judge Dan O'Hanlon temporarily will fill a seat on the Kanawha Circuit Court after last month's death of Circuit Judge Charlie King.
CHARLESTON – A circuit judge has scheduled a show cause hearing in a petition filed by the state’s largest teachers union challenging continuing changes made to the state’s color-coded school re-entry map.
CHARLESTON — In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, many big events have been called off, including weddings. But one Kanawha County couple was able to have their wedding day thanks to Skype and Kanawha Circuit Judge Joanna Tabit.
CHARLESTON – Kanawha County Commissioner Ben Salango says he is optimistic about actions taken to stop the spread of the Coronavirus at the Kanawha County Judicial Annex. Seven employees of the building have been diagnosed, and one spouse of an employee also has tested positive.
Essential judicial functions are continuing in Kanawha County despite the closure of the Kanawha County Judicial Annex due to the ongoing COVID-19 virus.
CHARLESTON – After a second county court employee tested positive for Coronavirus, the Kanawha County Judicial Annex has been ordered closed until further notice. And now, after a fourth Judicial Annex employee has tested positive, at least a few other employees who work in the building and some visitors are not happy about what they call a delay in notifying them about possible contamination.
