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20, May 2013 - West Virginia mom gets new attorneys, charges in toddler's Green Tree hotel drowning
Sharon Flanagan faces a homicide charge in the drowning death of her child in a Best Western hotel in July.
18, May 2013 - After 19 years, Greene retires from SRJ post
Vickie Greene put in her final day Thursday as administrator of Southern Regional Jail at Beckley, ending a 19-year career with the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority.
17, May 2013 - Marcum introduces grand jury bill
Rachel Dove-Baldwin Staff Writer CHARLESTON — After an incident occurred in his home county of Mingo that brought to light that the current West Virginia Statute regarding jury misconduct only carries a potential penalty of 10 days in jail and a $50 fine, West Virginia House of Delegates member Justin Marcum (D-Mingo, Logan) has introduced a bill (HB 2498) that would make it a crime (misdemeanor ...
17, May 2013 - Fugitive turns himself in to W.Va. authorities
A fugitive described by the Warren County Sheriff's Office as armed and dangerous has turned himself in to law enforcement authorities in West Virginia, Sheriff Daniel T. McEathron said Wednesday.
16, May 2013 - Suspect in killing of W.Va. sheriff arraigned - Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, Spor
(AP Photo/Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch). Tennis Melvin Maynard appears for arraignment on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at the Cabell County Courthouse in Huntington, West Virginia.
16, May 2013 - West Virginia man charged in connection with robbery of waitress
Two West Virginia men were charged Monday night in connection with the robbery of a waitress. Other charges are pending.
14, May 2013 - Three accused of running meth lab
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Three Kanawha County residents are in jail after being accused of running a meth lab from a home near Charleston. According to Sgt. Larry OBryan of the Quincy detachment of the West Virginia State Police, troopers went to a house ...
14, May 2013 - Huge meth lab bust nets three arrests in Kanawha County
West Virginia State Police raided a house on Rutledge Road after an anonymous tip came in about illegal activities taking place at the house.
14, May 2013 - Three Arrests in Meth Lab Bust in Charleston
West Virginia State Police tells WSAZ.com the bust happened Monday night on Rutledge Road in Charleston.
14, May 2013 - Huge meth lab bust nets four arrests in Kanawha County
West Virginia State Police raided a house on Rutledge Road after an anonymous tip came in about illegal activities taking place at the house.
13, May 2013 - Ex-W.Va. sheriff gets year in jail for 2010 beating
A former West Virginia sheriff was ordered into federal custody Monday and will spend a year in prison for his role in the 2010 beating of a bank robber after a high-speed chase.
12, May 2013 - Fire burns home of W.Va. couple in custody case
West Virginia authorities say a suspicious fire destroyed the home of a couple who had been recently jailed on charges they violated a custody order for their 2-year-old son.
10, May 2013 - Calif. man pleads guilty in W.Va. extortion scheme
BECKLEY, W.Va. -- A California man pleaded guilty Thursday to trying to extort $13 million from a West Virginia coal company executive.Aspiring actor Vivek Shah, 25, of West Hollywood, Calif., pleaded guilty to one count of transferring threatening...
08, May 2013 - W. Va. parents charged for giving toddler methadone
A West Virginia woman who allegedly gave a toddler illegally purchased methadone to make her sleep is now charged in the girl's death, and so is the father who authorities say did nothing about it. Ida Lee Evans, 31, and David Lee Delauder, 38, remain in jail on $100,000 bond each. Both are charged with death of a child by a parent. Police said the 23-month-old girl died March 12. State Police ...
07, May 2013 - Fire Burns Home of W.Va. Couple in Custody Case, 2 Arrested
West Virginia authorities say a suspicious fire destroyed the home of a couple who had been recently jailed on charges they violated a custody order for their 2-year-old son.
06, May 2013 - Rehab for 'Buckwild' star?
"Buckwild" cast member Salwa Amin will be temporarily released from jail in order to go undergo treatment in rehab. The troubled 24-year-old was arrested and charged on felony drug charges in March and has remained in custody in a West Virginia jail ever since.
06, May 2013 - Fire burns home of W.Va. couple, 2 arrested
West Virginia authorities say two people have been arrested on charges stemming from a fire at the home of a jailed Jackson County couple.
06, May 2013 - New York man arrested in Fayette on drug charges
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office and the West Virginia State Police arrested a New York man near Glen Jean Tuesday on drug charges, confirmed Fayette County Sheriff Steve Kessler.
04, May 2013 - Former Southwest Virginia police officer sentenced for sending sexual messages to teen
GATE CITY — A former police officer for the town of Coeburn will spend the next year in prison after he was sentenced Friday in Scott County Circuit Court for using Facebook to solicit sex from a minor.
03, May 2013 - Search warrant nets pills, marijuana at McDowell County residence
IAEGER — A search warrant executed this morning at a McDowell County residence net drugs and marijuana. According to Sheriff Martin West, the McDowell County Sheriff's Office and the West Virginia State Police conducted a search warrant in the Long Pole area of McDowell County at 4 a.m.
02, May 2013 - N.Y. man arrested in W.Va. with drugs
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office and the West Virginia State Police arrested a New York man near Glen Jean Tuesday on drug charges, confirmed Fayette County Sheriff Steve Kessler.
01, May 2013 - Couple in W.Va. torture case accused of taking son
A West Virginia woman and the husband accused of chaining and torturing her for years are behind bars on charges they violated a custody order for their 2-year-old son.
01, May 2013 - West Virginia fugitive arrested in Rensselaer
West Virginia fugitive arrested in Rensselaer Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:52 pm, Wednesday, May 1, 2013 A felon from West Virginia wanted there for assault and threatening a woman and children with a gun was arrested Tuesday in Rensselaer, police said. Sharkey has previously ...
30, Apr 2013 - Waynesboro councilman Craig Newcomer is sentenced to five years' probation in 2011 bar fight
Waynesboro councilman Craig Newcomer was placed on five years' probation Monday, and ordered to serve 200 hours of community service in connection to a 2011 fight in a West Virginia bar where a man suffered major injuries. Newcomer, 48, appeared in Berkeley County Circuit Court Monday before Judge Christopher C. Wilkes. Wilkes suspended a possible one-year jail sentence for Newcomer, who agreed ...
30, Apr 2013 - Fight between students ends in deadly shooting between mothers
One mother is dead and another faces jail time after their kids had a fight on a school bus. Police in West Virginia say Judith Kowaleski and Elizabeth Slagle met up to settle the argument between their kids. Kowaleski says …
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