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Juul settles in cases over company marketing policies

The e-cigarette manufacturer Juul has reached settlements covering more than 5,000 cases with nearly 10,000 plaintiffs following three years of legal fights over how the company’s marketing appealed to youths. Juul did not reveal an amount, but a portion of the national settlement money will come to West Virginia schools to support programs that fight nicotine addiction. “The school boards will be able to reimburse themselves for prevention treatment and, most importantly, the expenditures they’ve had to lay out for these monitors they’ve had to put in school bathrooms,” ...

U.S. Attorney: COVID fraud indictments just the start

U.S. Attorney Bill Ihlenfeld said recent indictments in connection with alleged COVID fraud are just the beginning. “We want to let the public know that there’s good work being done behind the scenes with the team in my office and to encourage the public to call us,” Ihlenfeld said. The indictments in five cases announced last week are connected to alleged wire fraud and mail fraud having to do with federal funds illegally received from the CARES Act, including those who received money through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). “We had individuals who lied about the ...

Kingwood Trooper retires after 27-plus years in law enforcement

After 27 1/2 years of service as a West Virginia State Trooper, Sergeant John Wyatt retired Friday. “It’s a big relief to make it across the finish line,” said Wyatt, who most recently served as commander of the Kingwood State Police Detachment. Wyatt, a Philip Barbour High School ...

Former corrections officer sentenced for selling drugs to inmates

A former corrections officer who worked at the North Central Regional Jail (NCRJ) in Greenwood, Doddridge County, was sentenced in United States District Court in Clarksburg for distributing drugs inside the jail. United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced Tuesday that Joshua ...

Arrest made in Nov. 5 shooting in downtown Morgantown

A Pennsylvania man is facing charges for attempted first-degree murder and wanton endangerment involving a firearm in relation to a shooting in downtown Morgantown on Nov. 5.  According to a criminal complaint filed by a Morgantown Police detective, Nyqwan Sky McCargo, 18, of ...

Man facing arson, harassment charges for Grant Avenue apartment fire

Morgantown police and fire marshals filed charges against a Morgantown man in relation to a Nov. 28 fire at a Grant Avenue apartment. The Morgantown Fire Department responded to the fire at 511 Grant Ave. at about 2:18 p.m. and, once extinguished, called the Fire Marshal Division to ...