West Virginia crime

A former Ravenswood City Council member and Development Authority leader has been sentenced to prison for embezzlement in Jackson County. Denise Toler received a sentence of one to 10 years …

A West Virginia attorney has been sentenced to federal prison after defrauding clients out of more than $700,000, according to prosecutors. Paul Harris, 62, of Wheeling, received a 97-month prison …

A West Virginia man faces prison time after pleading guilty to a drug charge in Kanawha County. Jonathan Dean Workman, 39, of Oceana, entered a guilty plea Wednesday to possession …

Clay County authorities have arrested a West Virginia man in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman in Maysel. Richard Grad, 24, is charged with first-degree murder in the …

A South Charleston woman has been sentenced to prison for her role in a methamphetamine trafficking operation, federal prosecutors announced. Amanda Marie Mace, 43, received a sentence of five years …

Two men have been arrested in Kanawha County, West Virginia, following an alleged attempt to steal copper from the Montgomery Bridge. Johnathan Ray Holcomb, 36, of Belva, and Paul Ira …

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. — A man has been arrested in connection with the theft of ammunition and firearm accessories from a Rural King store in Cross Lanes, according to the …

A Wyoming County, West Virginia, man has been sentenced to prison after admitting to stealing property earlier this year. Virgil Eugene “Hootie” Cline, 46, of Oceana, was sentenced to one …

A Wyoming County, West Virginia, man was arrested just after midnight on New Year’s Eve following a domestic dispute that reportedly turned physical inside a residence. Matthew Matz was contacted …

A Monongalia County, West Virginia, woman has been charged with child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury following an investigation into injuries sustained by a 14-day-old infant. Detectives with the …