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WEST VIRGINIA RECORD

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

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Blankenship running for U.S. Senate as a Democrat

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – Don Blankenship is running for the U.S. Senate.

Va. judge won't set aside $300 million loans to Justice companies

By Chris Dickerson |
MARTINSVILLE, Virginia – A Virginia judge has decided companies owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family have not presented enough of a factual defense to convince him to set aside more than $300 million in defaulted loans.

State Supreme Court is doing transparency the wrong way

By Chris Dickerson |
For a government body that touts itself as being open and transparent, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals sure has a funny way of showing it.

Statewide e-filing system nears completion

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court is closing in the completion of the statewide e-filing system.

Armstead ready for another year as Chief Justice

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – As he begins his second stint as Chief Justice, Tim Armstead says he sees a busy year ahead.

Kentucky also wants to make U.S. citizenship a voting requirement

By Chris Dickerson |
FRANKFORT, Kentucky – A Kentucky lawmaker has introduced legislation that would require a voter to be a U.S. citizen.

Man's estate blames Beckley doctors, hospital for being too slow treating his heart attack

By Chris Dickerson |
BECKLEY – The estate of a 45-year-old Greenbrier County man says doctors at a Beckley hospital were too slow in treating his heart attack, which resulted in his death.

Statewide magistrate court case information now available online

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – Docket information about cases filed in the state magistrate courts is now available online to the public for free.“The court is trying to make court records more accessible,” Chief Justice Tim Armstead said during a January 25 press conference in the Supreme Court law library.

Attorney General Morrisey Co-Leads Brief Asking SCOTUS to Reverse Colo. Supreme Court Ballot Disqualification of Trump

By The West Virginia Record |
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is co-leading an amicus brief with Indiana, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a decision from Colorado that kept former President Donald Trump off the ballot for that state’s Presidential Primary Elections.

WVAJ president says group's legislative goal is to protect right to trial by jury

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – As the legislative session rolls on, the president of a group for state trial attorneys says their goal remains simple.

Nitro couple blames city drainage systems for destruction of property

By West Virginia Record |
CHARLESTON – A Nitro couple blames the city's drainage systems for the destruction of their property.

Woman sues apartment building manager after falling on drain cover

By West Virginia Record |
CHARLESTON – A Belle woman blames the company that manages her apartment building for her injuries.

New Eastern Panhandle Family Court Judge to Be Sworn In

By The West Virginia Record |
Meredith Haines will be sworn in as a family court judge in the Twenty-Third Family Court Circuit (Hampshire, Mineral, and Morgan Counties) in a ceremony at noon on Friday, January 19.

Attorney General Morrisey Co-Leads Petition Asking Appeals Court to Declare New EPA Rule Under Clean Air Act Unlawful

By The West Virginia Record |
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey 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 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new rule unlawful.

Proposed amendment would add U.S. citizenship to state voting requirements

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – A Senate resolution would create an amendment to the state Constitution providing that only West Virginia citizens who are United States citizens are qualified to vote in elections.

Stuart officially enters state Attorney General race

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – Former U.S. Attorney and state Senator Mike Stuart filed paperwork January 23 to run for West Virginia Attorney General at the state Capitol.

Jackson County woman files medical negligence lawsuit

By West Virginia Record |
PARKERSBURG – A Jackson County woman is accusing a Wood County medical facility and two physicians of negligence.

Most incumbents seek re-election to Circuit Court seats

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – Many incumbent circuit court judges from across West Virginia have filed paperwork to retain their seats.

Toriseva seeks Democratic nomination for state Attorney General

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – A Democrat has jumped into the West Virginia Attorney General race. Wheeling attorney Teresa Toriseva announced her candidacy January 23.

McCuskey files paperwork to enter Attorney General race

By Chris Dickerson |
CLARKSBURG – J.B. McCuskey has filed paperwork to run for West Virginia Attorney General.