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Father says WVSSAC discriminates against daughter
CHARLESTON — A father says the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission and the West Virginia Department of Education are discriminating against his daughter based on her gender because they won't let her play on the boy's soccer team. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF WEST VIRGINIA: Law enforcement and community members honored by U.S. Attorney at awards ceremony in Wheeling
Nine law enforcement and community representatives were recognized for their outstanding work in the greater Wheeling area. -
Judge continues federal opioid trial until January amid 'super-spreader' fears
CHARLESTON – A U.S. District judge has delayed an upcoming opioid trial after the defendant drug companies said it could be a “super-spreader” in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Drug distributors fear upcoming opioid trial could be a COVID 'super-spreader,' seek delay
CHARLESTON – Three major drug distributors are asking for a delay in an upcoming federal opioid trial, saying it could be a “super-spreader” in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Morgantown bar owners say Justice's executive orders, shutdowns are unconstitutional
CLARKSBURG — The owners of a more than a dozen Morgantown bars and clubs have filed a federal lawsuit claiming Gov. Jim Justice’s COVID-19 executive orders that closed down their businesses are unconstitutional. -
Businesses, parents file federal suit calling Justice's 'never-ending' executive orders unconstitutional
WHEELING – A group of businesses and individuals have filed a federal lawsuit seeking a declaration that Gov. Jim Justice’s “never-ending executive orders mandating restrictions” through the COVID-19 pandemic are unconstitutional. -
Federal judge denies Kanye West's request to get his name on W.Va. general election ballot
CHARLESTON – Kanye West’s court challenge to get his independent presidential campaign on the general election ballot in West Virginia has been denied. -
Kanye West files lawsuit to get his presidential campaign on West Virginia ballot
CHARLESTON – Kanye West has filed a lawsuit trying to get his 2020 presidential campaign on the ballot in West Virginia. -
Man says South Charleston police officers used excessive force on him after wreck that left him paralyzed
CHARLESTON – A Loudendale man has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of South Charleston and two police officers who he says used excessive force on him after a May traffic accident left him paralyzed from the waist down. -
Group questions Southern District U.S. Attorney's use of nearly $90,000 for radio ads
CHARLESTON – A nonprofit group says nearly $90,000 in advertising spent by U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart’s office seems to support Stuart’s personal policy preference. -
Former McDowell County teacher says he was victim of racial discrimination, defamation
BLUEFIELD – A former McDowell County teacher and coach claims he was a victim of racial discrimination and defamation. -
Fairmont man claims several Go-Mart locations do not meet ADA bathroom requirements
CLARKSBURG – A Fairmont man with cerebral palsy who uses a wheelchair has initiated a proposed class action against Go-Mart alleging several of its convenience stores do not have bathroom facilities that meet Americans with Disabilities Act requirements. -
South Point man says testicle was improperly removed by Marshall surgeons
HUNTINGTON – An Ohio man says a testicle was improperly removed by surgeons with Marshall University’s medical school. -
Employee files suit after falling into oil/water tank in Walmart auto center
BECKLEY – A Greenbrier County man blames Walmart after he fell into a tank of oil and water in the store’s auto care center. -
Delbarton woman says she slipped, injured herself at Sam's Club
CHARLESTON – A Mingo County couple says the wife was injured when she slipped on an unknown substance on the floor at Sam’s Club. -
Another family files complaint against federal government for veteran's death
CLARKSBURG — Another lawsuit was filed against the Clarksburg Veteran Affairs Medical Center in federal court last week involving the unusually high death rate of patients on one of its floors in 2018. -
Environmental groups say WVDEP isn't properly maintaining Special Reclamation Fund
HUNTINGTON —Three environmental organizations have filed a lawsuit against West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) Secretary Austin Caperton alleging WVDEP must continue putting money toward a fund that helps clean up abandoned mines. -
End the CFPB’s frivolous Navient lawsuit
This is a clarion call for accountability and bipartisanship in the pursuit of genuine consumer protection. The CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger should apply her new accountability to take control of a misguided and failing case foisted upon her by Rob Cordray and end it. -
Group says U.S. Attorney's office needs transparency, accountability; Stuart calls suit frivolous
CHARLESTON – The nonpartisan group has filed a lawsuit claiming U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia Mike Stuart failed to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request. -
Pendleton County mail carrier enters guilty plea in voter fraud case
ELKINS — A rural Pendleton County mail carrier has admitted to federal charges in the alleged manipulation of absentee voter requests.