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Morrisey leads multistate effort to protect oil, natural gas jobs
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a multistate coalition, this time in a supplemental letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding an oil and natural gas rule proposed by the agency that he calls a job killer.
Morrisey, other AGs want Biden to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined his counterparts in 21 states in calling for the Biden administration to declare Mexican drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
ACLU says two state agencies trying to hide set of legislative rules
CHARLESTON – The ACLU of West Virginia says state Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation and Department of Homeland Security officials are trying to hide a set of legislative rules from the public.
Morrisey leads lawsuit against Garland, ATF on pistol brace rule
HUNTINGTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a coalition of more than 20 state AGs and other parties in a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and ATF Director Steven Dettelbach that seeks to enjoin a recently issued final rule governing “Stabilizing Braces,” commonly known as pistol braces.
AFP-WV adds Gallagher to government affairs, communications team
CHARLESTON – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia has hired Crescent Gallagher as its Deputy State Director.
Man sues two DNR officers who accused him of poaching two trophy deer, seized the antlers
BLUEFIELD – A Mercer County man says two West Virginia Department of Natural Resources falsely accused him of poaching two trophy deer and wrongfully seized the antlers.
Teacher says she sexually harassed by former principal
CHARLESTON – A Harrison County teacher says she was retaliated against after being a victim of sexual harassment from her former principal.
Heirs say cemetery company is trespassing on funeral home properties
CHARLESTON – A cemetery company is at the heart of another lawsuit, this time being named in a property dispute.
Another lawsuit filed related to Logan's Freedom Festival fatal helicopter crash
LOGAN – Another lawsuit has been filed related to a June helicopter crash that left six people dead during Logan’s annual Freedom Festival.
Federal judge denies stay in case involving transgender athletes in school sports
CHARLESTON – A federal judge has denied a motion to stay a January opinion ruling that a state law passed in 2021 keeps a transgender student-athlete who was born male from participating in girls’ sports.
Black woman says she was discriminated against, wrongfully fired by W.Va. State University
CHARLESTON – A Black female administrator at West Virginia State University says she was a victim of racial and gender discrimination and wrongfully terminated.
Woman says she was sexually harassed, wrongfully terminated by Todd Judy Ford
CHARLESTON – A woman says she was sexually harassed by a co-worker and later wrongfully terminated by Todd Judy Ford.
Man sues franchisee after being stabbed by McDonald's employee
CHARLESTON – A Charleston man blames a McDonald’s franchisee after he was stabbed by an employee in the restaurant restroom.
Study finds state’s lawsuit abuse most prevalent in Kanawha County
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.
Legal group sues after Kanawha school board refuses to answer FOIA request
CHARLESTON – A non-profit legal services group says the Kanawha County Board of Education has ignored repeated requests for public records.
Parents blame Cabell County, Huntington officials in daughter's suicide
HUNTINGTON – The parents of a Huntington woman blame a host of city and county personnel for not doing enough to prevent their daughter’s suicide.
Man's estate blames negligence care from CAMC for his death
CHARLESTON – The estate of a Charleston man says he died as a result of negligent medical care received at CAMC.
Judge issues stay in Dunbar police brutality civil suit for possible criminal charges
CHARLESTON – A federal judge has granted a motion to stay from the defendants in a police brutality lawsuit because of possible criminal charges.
Man says unsafe chase by Oak Hill officer resulted in accident
BECKLEY – A Fayette County man says he sustained life-changing injuries following an unjustified police chase that resulted in an accident.
Marshall student blames school's Title IX office for failures following sexual assault
HUNTINGTON – A Marshall University student who was sexually assaulted by her ex-boyfriend blames failures by the school’s Title IX office.