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Huntington seeks to have abandoned industrial site abated following Christmas fire
HUNTINGTON – The City of Huntington has filed a lawsuit against the owner of an abandoned industrial site following a Christmas Day fire that came two days after city officials had declared the property a public nuisance.
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ACLU challenges $5M water grant to ‘radically Catholic’ out-of-state school
CHARLESTON – The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia has asked a judge to stop the state Water Development Authority from sending $5 million to an out-of-state Catholic organization.
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Marshall says Pitt's first complaint over canceled 2020 football game should be dismissed
HUNTINGTON – A month before Marshall University filed its $1 million lawsuit against the University of Pittsburgh alleging breach of contract over the cancelation of a 2020 football game, Pitt filed its own lawsuit in its home court. But Marshall says that complaint should be dismissed because the university is an arm of state government and has sovereign immunity.
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Woman says state blunder kept her from possibly proving her son was murdered
MARTINSBURG – A Berkeley County woman claims a body mix-up at the state medical examiner’s office prevented her from potentially being able to prove her son was murdered.
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Marshall sues Pitt for $1 million for backing out of 2020 football game
HUNTINGTON – Marshall University has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the University of Pittsburgh for breaching a contract to play a football game during the 2020 COVID season.
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South Charleston honeybee case awaits decision from judge
CHARLESTON — Kanawha Circuit Judge Tera Salango is considering motions to dismiss filed by the City of South Charleston and to intervene filed by the West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) in the South Charleston case involving honeybees and chickens.
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Man sues fraternity after being injured at party
MORGANTOWN – A Maryland man blames a Morgantown fraternity for injuries he sustained at a party earlier this year.
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Attorney calls Cross Lanes daycare counterclaim in abuse case frivolous
CHARLESTON – Attorneys for a Cross Lanes daycare facility named in more than a dozen abuse lawsuits have filed a countersuit against one of the parents claiming defamation.
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Another lawsuit accuses Cross Lanes daycare center of abusing 1-year-old boy
CHARLESTON – Another lawsuit has been filed against an embattled Cross Lanes daycare center for the alleged abuse and mistreatment of a one-year-old boy.
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Two more lawsuits filed against Hurricane daycare facility
WINFIELD – Two more lawsuits have been filed against a Hurricane daycare center accuses a worker of abusing children.
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Mother says daughter was abused at Hurricane daycare center
CHARLESTON – A mother says her six-year-old daughter was abused at a Hurricane daycare center.
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WV NAACP says state agencies not collecting required juvenile justice data
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia State Conference of the NAACP says some state government agencies have failed to collect data regarding juveniles and the justice system as required.
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Three additional lawsuits filed against Cross Lanes daycare center
CHARLESTON – Three more lawsuits have been filed against a Cross Lanes daycare center for the abuse and mistreatment students.
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Parents say school employees abused special needs daughter
FAYETTEVILLE – The parents of a special needs student say a school aide physically and verbally abused their nine-year-old daughter, including frequently rubbing her own and other saliva in her face.
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Another lawsuit filed against Cross Lanes daycare center
CHARLESTON – An additional lawsuit has been filed against a Cross Lanes daycare center for the abuse and mistreatment students.
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Three more lawsuits filed against Cross Lanes daycare center
CHARLESTON – Three more lawsuits have been filed against a Cross Lanes daycare center for the abuse and mistreatment students.
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Cross Lanes daycare named in five more abuse lawsuits
CHARLESTON – Five more lawsuits have been filed against a Cross Lanes daycare center for the abuse and mistreatment students.
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Parents sue Dick's after child injured by weightlifting equipment
CHARLESTON – The parents of a Charleston child has sued Dick’s Sporting Goods after the boy was injured Saturday when a piece of weightlifting equipment fell on him in the store.
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Two more lawsuits filed against Cross Lanes daycare facility
CHARLESTON – Two more lawsuits have been filed against a Cross Lanes daycare center already at the center of headlines.
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Cross Lanes daycare hit with second lawsuit this week
CHARLESTON – A Cross Lanes daycare center already at the center of headlines has been hit with a second civil lawsuit this week.