CHARLESTON – The parent company behind Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp is prepared to settle a nationwide lawsuit for more than $17 billion, with West Virginia set to receive up to $114 million if a judge approves the deal. West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey announced Wednesday ...
FAIRMONT – During his time on the Marion County Board of Education, George Boyles was a longtime supporter of Donna Heston, the district’s now embattled superintendent. He was board president when he stepped down in June after deciding not to seek reelection. Before he left, though, he ...
MARTINSBURG – Christion Sayyid Gill, 27, of Hagerstown, Maryland, was sentenced Monday to more than 17 years in federal prison for his role in a business that was selling fentanyl-laced pills online, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. “Fentanyl is deadly, and in this case, it ...
Maltreatment of a disabled child charge Melissa Kent, 61, of Bruceton Mills, was charged April 26 with maltreatment of a disabled child at Bruceton Elementary School in Bruceton Mills, Preston County. On April 2, the Preston County Prosecutor's Office received a report regarding an autistic ...
MORGANTOWN – Matthew L. Harvey didn’t parse words during his remarks Thursday. “The people are not misguided,” he said. “They are not ‘accidental’ criminals. They are predators.” Harvey, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, was speaking generally on ...
CHARLESTON – A former teacher and member of the West Virginia House of Delegates has been indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts related to grooming and sexual activity with a minor. Elliott Pritt, 36, of Oak Hill, is charged with sexual exploitation of a child, coercion and ...
