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W.Va.’s GOP D.C. delegation file USSC amicus brief to restart Mountain Valley Pipeline construction
WASHINGTON – West Virginia’s three Republican representatives in Washington joined six other GOP lawmakers in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court to support completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline and to stop activist attempts to block its construction.
Inmate's estate says jail, medical staff played part in her death
CHARLESTON – The estate of a Logan County woman says negligence by both jail officers and medical staff led to her death.
Judge awards woman more than $1 million for botched breast augmentation
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County judge has awarded a woman more than $1 million after she claimed a botched breast augmentation at a spa left her with permanent scarring and disfigurement.
Class action accuses prison health provider of denying inmates opioid addiction medication
HUNTINGTON – A potential federal class action lawsuit has been filed accusing a prison health care provider of routinely denying thousands of people medication to treat Opioid Use Disorder.
Mother says Capital High teacher disciplined special needs son by squirting water
CHARLESTON – The mother of a Kanawha County special needs student says her son was squirted with water by his teacher as a form of discipline.
Special needs student says he was sexually abused by Cabell Midland teacher for years
CHARLESTON – A former special needs student says he endured three years of “constant sexual abuse and assaults” by a Cabell County teacher.
ICA again criticizes Kanawha Family Court judge
CHARLESTON – The state Intermediate Court of Appeals has issued another memorandum decision critical of a Kanawha Family Court judge for how she handles interviews with children in a case.
Chamber poll shows close GOP races for governor, attorney general
CHARLESTON – A new poll by the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce shows tight races in the 2024 Republican primary election for governor and attorney general.
Morrisey, other AGs want EPA to reconsider proposed stricter tailpipe emissions standards rules
CHARLESTON — West Virginia's Patrick Morrisey and other state attorneys general are calling the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed new rule on car tailpipes as “unlawful and misguided,” and is urging the agency to reconsider.
Woman says she was injured in convenience store parking lot
CHARLESTON – A Ravenswood woman says she was injured in a convenience store parking lot.
Black man accuses company, boss of racial discrimination
CHARLESTON – A Black man says he was a victim of racial discrimination at work.
Estate says man was overserved at casino before fatal car wreck
CHARLESTON – The estate of a Jackson County man says he was served too much at a casino before he ended up in a fatal accident on the way home.
Woman says she was injured while shopping at Gabe's
CHARLESTON – A Charleston woman blames a retailer for her slip-and-fall injury.
Negligent medical care left woman in wheelchair, lawsuit claims
CHARLESTON – A Wyoming County woman says insufficient medical care left her in a wheelchair for the rest of her life.
Estate blames CAMC, WVU, others for man's death
CHARLESTON – The estate of a St. Albans man blames a trio of medical providers for his death.
Woman says she slipped on grape in floor at South Hills Kroger
CHARLESTON – A Charleston woman says she was injured says she was injured after she stepped on a grape, slipped and fell at the Kroger in South Hills.
Man says doctor's mistakes left him with permanent injuries
CHARLESTON – A Dunbar man says a doctor’s negligence left him with permanent injuries.
Man says he got food poisoning at Golden Corral buffet
CHARLESTON – A Logan man has sued Golden Corral after he says he suffered a severe case of food poisoning from eating at the Cross Lanes location.
Judge orders Justice companies to pay more than $400K in missed payments
CHARLESTON – On the same day Gov. Jim Justice said his family and its companies “will always meet our obligations and do what’s right,” a federal judge ordered some of those companies to make more than $400,000 in payments that had been missed.
Woman says Dollar General didn't pay final wages soon enough
CHARLESTON – A woman says Dollar General didn’t pay all of her wages in a timely manner.