News from September 2023
Wheeling law firm requests information about planned Oglebay Park deer hunt
WHEELING – A Wheeling law firm has submitted FOIA requests to officials with a state agency and a city agency regarding a planned deer hunt in Wheeling’s Oglebay Park.
Woman says debt collector continued to call her after she directed them to her counsel
WINFIELD — A Putnam woman is suing Credit One Bank for alleged violations of the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act.
Daughter of assisted living facility resident sues facility for mother's injuries
CHARLESTON — A woman says Sweetbriar Assisted Living was at fault for her mother's injuries during her residency.
AG's office defends state Medicaid's stance on sex-transition surgeries at 4th Circuit
RICHMOND, Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office argued a case before the en banc United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit involving the state’s decision not to cover sex-transition surgeries under its Medicaid plan.
Man says female supervisor 'viciously sexually harassed' him, co-workers
CHARLESTON – A man says he and other co-workers were “viciously sexually harassed” by a female supervisor.
Warner: Hurricane High is just the latest target of America's cancel culture
You can’t cancel history and we must defend all who fight for and protect our freedoms from the target of cancel culture. While they are busy burning down America, we will continue to defend her at all costs.
Man says he suffered burn injuries from MRI at CAMC
CHARLESTON – A Fayette County man says he was injured during an MRI at CAMC.
Mountaineer Gas blames contractors for damaging gas mains, Dunbar house explosion
CHARLESTON – Mountaineer Gas Company claims contractors damaged underground gas mains three times in less than two months, and it says the third time led to a house explosion in Dunbar.
Second former Preston 911 dispatcher alleges harassment, retaliation, unfair treatment
KINGWOOD – A former Preston County emergency dispatcher says she wasn’t treated fairly by supervisors, was subjected to inappropriate sexual conduct in the office and was a victim of retaliation.
Woman says Thomas Memorial at fault for mother's injuries, death
CHARLESTON —A woman is suing Herbert H. Thomas Memorial Association for her mother's injuries and death under their alleged care.
Woman says she was partially paralyzed by surgery at CAMC
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman says she was injured during a surgery.
This year’s National Hispanic Heritage Month theme, “Driving Prosperity, Power and Progress in America,”
“In the end, the American dream is not a sprint, or even a marathon, but a relay. Our families don’t always cross the finish line in the span of one generation. But each generation passes on to the next the fruits of their labor.”—Julián Castro
State GOP lawmakers launch local Freedom Caucus within Legislature
“Mountaineers have made it clear that they will be free, and we will do everything in our power to preserve that freedom,” Delegate Geoff Foster (R-Putnam) said.
Couple sues Dollar General for injuries
CHARLESTON — A Putnam County couple is suing Dollar General for injuries sustained at one of its stores.
Widow, children sue mining companies for man's death
PHILIPPI — The widow and children of a coal miner are suing Century Mining, alleging they are responsible for the death of their family member.
AG's office reaches $576K Medicaid fraud settlement with ResCare
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has reached a settlement agreement with ResCare Inc. for $576,111.43 following an investigation initiated by the office's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
United States Attorney Will Thompson Celebrates Funding Awarded to West Virginia for Community Responses to Gender-Based Violence
n commemoration of the 29th anniversary of the original enactment of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), the Justice Department announced nearly $193 million in formula and discretionary grant awards to support crucial services and justice responses for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including $1,325,997 for West Virginia.
JIC admonishes Wood magistrate for treatment of assistant
CHARLESTON – A Wood County magistrate has been admonished for, among other things, improper treatment of an assistant.
Black woman says she was discriminated against at Little Caesar's
CHARLESTON – A Black woman says she was a victim of racial discrimination at a Little Caesar’s restaurant in Charleston.
Woman says she was wrongfully fired from psychiatric hospital
CHARLESTON – An Ohio woman says she was wrongfully terminated from her job at a Huntington psychiatric hospital.