Lawrence Smith News
Bar admonishes Alderman for not disclosing 2006 conviction
Alderman CHARLESTON - Despite a magistrate later setting it aside, the state Bar has sanctioned John W. Alderman III for failing to not only report his 2006 drug-related conviction, but also not answering truthfully about it in the course of a civil trial.
THIS JUST IN: Kanawha County
Aug. 28
N.J man seeks remand of civil suit to state court
Bradberry CHARLESTON - Along with his cash, a New Jersey man is fighting to get a civil suit he filed against police for improperly seizing it returned to state court.
Recent drug arrest latest in series for Charleston attorney
Alderman CHARLESTON - Including being on bond from one three months ago, court records show a Charleston attorney was arrested on three other occasions for drug-related charges in addition to his most recent arrest.
Commission hears about N.C. 'voter-owned' elections
Bryant HUNTINGTON - Should West Virginia implement public financing for judicial elections, North Carolina might serve as a model.
Kanawha prosecutor seeks to keep cash at center of lawsuit
Bradberry CHARLESTON - Though no criminals charges have been filed, authorities have initiated proceedings to keep the nearly $8,000 seized in May from a New Jersey man's hotel room in South Charleston alleging the money was used to facilitate the trafficking of illegal drugs.
Judicial reform commissioner among attorneys suspended for CLE violations
CHARLESTON - Twenty-six lawyers soon will have their licenses suspended for failing to take mandatory continuing education.
Union sues Mon board over charter bus info
MORGANTOWN- The union representing public school service employee's is alleging the Monongalia County school board is putting students at risk by not checking the credentials of drivers not employed by the county who are transporting students to school-sponsored activities.
THIS JUST IN: Kanawha County
Aug. 17
THIS JUST IN: Wood County
Aug. 18
Judge says Jefferson zoning petition not a public record
CHARLES TOWN - A petition in a Jefferson County zoning case is a private, not a public document, a judge has ruled.
Suit seeks supervision of law firm's dissolution
Romano CHARLESTON - After 2 1/2 years in business together, a Kanawha County attorney is wanting to call it quits with his law partner.
THIS JUST IN: Kanawha County
Aug. 7
THIS JUST IN: Wood County
Aug. 14
THIS JUST IN: Jackson County
Aug. 10
Murder-suicide prompts suits against Kanawha sheriff
CHARLESTON - A domestic-violence murder-suicide that left three people dead in Sissonville last year is the subject of three lawsuits against the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department.
Putnam family, car dealer swap fraud claims
WINFIELD - Two Putnam County women and an automobile dealership have traded allegations of fraud regarding the purchase of a used car last year.
Community college president named in wrongful termination suit
Badgley CHARLESTON - A former administrator at a Charleston-area community college has filed a wrongful termination suit against the college's president.
Putnam man faults AEP for electrocution
CHARLESTON - A Putnam County man is alleging the power company is at fault for injuries he sustained when a ladder he was using came into contact with overhead wires.
Jackson woman alleges injury from Wal-Mart shopping carts
CHARLESTON - A Jackson County woman alleges she was injured at a Charleston-area Wal-Mart when aiding an employee collecting shopping carts.