A 24-year-old Chesterton man is facing several criminal charges after police say he led officers on a dangerous high-speed chase late Tuesday night, reaching speeds over 120 miles per hour and causing damage to agricultural property before being arrested for operating while intoxicated. According to court documents, the incident occurred on February 3, 2026, at … Read more
Troopers said a woman was arrested after her husband reported that she stabbed him. Amanda Brown, 38, of Orlando has been charged with malicious wounding, according to a press release from West Virginia State Police. Troopers said they responded to a reported stabbing in the Orlando area of Lewis County around 2 p.m. Tuesday. After … Read more
Prosecutors said a Kanawha County man convicted of DUI causing death and DUI causing bodily injury received the maximum sentence on Monday. Alva Jones, 46, of Charleston was sentenced to three to 15 years in prison and ordered to pay a $4,000 fine following a deadly crash along Corridor G, according to a social media … Read more
An 83-year-old Ohio man was sentenced to 21 years to life in prison for the murder of an Uber driver he shot and killed after mistakenly believing she was involved in a scam targeting him. William J. Brock was convicted last month in the March 2024 killing of Lo-Letha Toland-Hall outside his South Charleston home. … Read more
Court records say a West Virginia man is accused of making threats to attack or kill U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Cody Lee Smith, 20, of Clarksburg has been charged with making threats of terroristic acts after an investigation conducted in January, according to a criminal complaint filed in Harrison County Magistrate Court. The … Read more
A former employee of a Charleston pizza restaurant accused of shooting a man through a drive-thru window appeared in court on Wednesday. Jahtique Farmer, 21, entered a not guilty plea to charges including two counts of malicious wounding, wanton endangerment, use of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and attempted murder. Farmer was … Read more
County officials said a West Virginia man accused of using a hidden camera to record children changing clothes and creating sexually explicit videos with artificial intelligence has been released on bond. Deputies said 36-year-old Caleb Daniel Bourgeois of Cottageville is charged with multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. Investigators allege Bourgeois, a member … Read more
According to available data. shows that as many as 62% of women in West Virginia are expected to experience domestic violence at some point in their lives. Joanna Phillips, a Kanawha County resident, was one of them. In October 2025, Phillips’ husband, Jason Phillips, was charged with domestic battery. According to court records, Kanawha County … Read more
An Ohio fugitive who evaded authorities for almost two decades was arrested Monday in Miami by a U.S. Marshals task force. Craig Scanlon, 68, was convicted in federal court in 2001 on charges including mail fraud, money laundering, and transporting stolen property across state lines. Authorities say he embezzled nearly $700,000 from clients. Scanlon served … Read more
Floyd Luster was sentenced to three years in state prison for a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed Antonio Enrique Arjona, 41, of Bakersfield, according to the Kern County court website. Court records show Luster accepted a plea deal last October for a hit-and-run that resulted in death or serious bodily injury. Bakersfield police arrested 61-year-old … Read more