MORGANTOWN -- It wasn't so long ago that biometrics – which uses retina scans, vocal prints and other genetic markers for personal identification – was solely in the realm of science fiction and James Bond.
Steve Roberts CHARLESTON – The regular session of the state Legislature is over, and the "Sunshine Act" that would have provided more legislative control over the Attorney General's office died in committee. But the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce still is running television, radio and newspaper ads urging the public to let their legislators know they care about the issue.
John Skaggs CHARLESTON - When asked why he thinks the state legislature has given coal companies preferential treatment, attorney John Skaggs, a man undertaking the most complex of cases, gives the simplest of answers.
Attorney General Darrell McGraw CHARLESTON – Some contributions to Attorney General Darrell McGraw's 2004 re-election campaign made by attorneys and family members at a Charleston law firm have raised questions about their legality on both a state and federal level.
MARTINSBURG -- The Embassy of Papua New Guinea claims a Berkeley County man fraudulently obtained at least $94,000 while he worked as a senior diplomat.
It's encouraging that West Virginia legislators are giving Attorney General Darrell McGraw's budget the scrutiny it deserves. But we hope they also play close attention to the money he's spending out of sight.
CHARLESTON – Jay Fishman, chief executive officer of St. Paul Travelers insurance, swore to a Kanawha County jury that his company did not cheat West Virginia doctors out of millions of dollars when it stopped selling medical malpractice insurance.
WINFIELD – The mother of a Hurricane High School basketball player was unsuccessful in her attempt to obtain a temporary restraining order against the state Secondary School Activities Commission which forced her son to sit out the first two games of the season.
That Attorney General Darrell McGraw is developing his own shadow government, in effect, should be of major concern to not just our state Legislature and Gov. Joe Manchin, but all the people of this state.
West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw CHARLESTON – Five days before Christmas, West Virginia taxpayers sent Charleston attorneys David Brumfield and William Druckman checks for $208,333.31 each.