W.Va. Attorney General sues Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
CHARLESTON — The Diocese of Wheeling Charleston is the target of civil litigation by the office of Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. The suit blames the diocese and its bishops for allowing those who had a record of child sexual abuse to continue to hold positions of power within the ...
Justice gathers highways workers, asks for lists of West Virginia roads to repair
CHARLESTON — During a gathering that lasted about 15 minutes, Gov. Jim Justice gave highways crews from all over the state a mission. “I’m going to give you 72 hours to write down every single road, every single road in your county, everything you think is wrong,” the governor told ...
WVU BOG agrees to end lease of Montgomery campus to organization hoping to start training college
MORGANTOWN — The WVU Board of Governors on Tuesday morning gave its OK for university management to negotiate the termination of a lease-purchase agreement with KVC Foundation for the Montgomery campus. KVC had hoped to start a vocational college there to train young adults aging out of ...
State Supreme Court denies Preston man’s appeal of 2015 conviction
CHARLESTON — The State Supreme Court has rejected another attempt by a Preston County man to get out of prison. Robert Watring, 39, of Kingwood, was convicted in 2015 of two counts of wanton endangerment with a firearm and one count of malicious assault. In 2016, his attorney asked then ...
Following Manchin’s opposition, state Democratic Party urges support for Equality Act
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Democratic Party is asking the state’s lone Democratic federal officeholder and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., to support legislation to apply federal non-discrimination protections to the LGBTQ community. The party’s position Monday followed ...