News from 2024
Former employee accuses state DOT of sexual harassment, discrimination
CHARLESTON – A former employee is accusing the West Virginia Department of Transportation of sexual harassment, discrimination and constructive discharge.
ACLU-WV seeks restraining order as Wheeling works to bulldoze homeless camps
WHEELING – The ACLU has filed an emergency court request against the City of Wheeling to keep it from razing tent camps for the homeless.
Federal judge orders Justice helicopter to be readied for sale
ROANOKE, Virginia – A federal judge has grounded a helicopter owned by Gov. Jim Justice’s companies to sell it to satisfy a debt.
State should pursue best-in-nation licensing reform
CHARLESTON – When regulations make it hard to earn a living, West Virginians suffer.
Cities, counties begin receiving opioid settlement checks
CHARLESTON – Rusty Webb has been traversing the state handing out opioid settlement checks to city and county officials.
Putnam paramedic sues patient after sustaining injuries on call
WINFIELD – A Putnam County paramedic claims he was injured by a patient while on duty.
Man sues Foodfair after slip and fall outside store
WINFIELD – A man says he was injured in the parking lot of a Putnam County grocery store.
Morrisey, others ask appeals court to declare new EPA clean air rule unlawful
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office is co-leading a coalition of 25 states in a petition asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to declare a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule unlawful.
Morrisey files gubernatorial paperwork; Elliott seeks U.S. Senate seat
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey officially filed paperwork to run for governor in May’s primary election.
Man says he broke femur in icy Wheeling hotel parking lot
WHEELING – A Pennsylvania man is accusing a Triadelphia hotel operator of negligence that led to him fracturing his leg in an icy parking lot.Herbert F.
Widow blames CAMC doctor for husband's death
CHARLESTON – A widow has filed a medical malpractice suit against a Charleston Area Medical Center physician blaming him for her husband's death.
Man's estate blames Jan-Care for his death
BECKLEY – The estate of a Nicholas County man blames Jan-Care Ambulance for his death.
Investiture Ceremony for New Kanawha Judge
Dave Hardy will be sworn in as a circuit judge in Kanawha County during a ceremony at noon on Friday, January 12 in the ceremonial courtroom in the historic Kanawha County Courthouse, 409 Virginia St. East, Charleston.
Couple says mobile home was defective
CHARLETSON – A couple claims the mobile home they purchased was defective.
Two Circuit Judges to Sit on Supreme Court
Two circuit judges have been temporarily assigned to sit on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia on Wednesday, January 10. Both judges will fill in for Justice Haley Bunn, who is recused. At 10 a.m.,
Estate sues WVU Board of Governors for medical negligence
CHARLESTON – A man's estate has sued the West Virginia University Board of Governors for alleged medical negligence.
Former employee accuses CSX of disability discrimination
A West Virginia man has filed a federal lawsuit accusing CSX Transportation of disability discrimination.
Attorney General Morrisey Co-Leads Brief Asking US Supreme Court to Hear Trump Ballot Eligibility Case
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is co-leading an amicus brief with Indiana, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal from Colorado decision that kept former President Donald Trump off the ballot for that state’s Presidential Primary Elections.
Wayne County man sues GM over defective Suburban
A Wayne County man has filed a lawsuit against GM claiming the Chevrolet Suburban he purchased was defective.
Man sues company after he was injured in forklift accident
A couple blames Builders FirstSource after the husband was injured in a forklift accident.