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Nevada woman convicted of scamming elderly person in WVa

May 2, 2022 GMT

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A Nevada woman has been convicted of scamming an elderly person in West Virginia by claiming the person had won $1 million.

The U.S. attorney's office for the Northern District of West Virginia said Shelly Anne Leipham, 66, of Las Vegas, called the person in Harrison County, said the person won the prize and directed that nearly $25,000 be sent to her by mail and wire during a two-year period.

Jury convicts woman in death of 5-year-old nephew

March 25, 2022 GMT

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A jury has convicted a third person charged in the death of a 5-year-old West Virginia boy.

Jurors in Harrison County deliberated for more than an hour before returning a guilty verdict for Chasity Wodzinski, who was charged with knowingly allowing child abuse that resulted in the death of her nephew, Keaton Boggs, news outlets reported.

Man pleads guilty to shooting councilman, kidnapping others

March 8, 2022 GMT

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A man accused of shooting a West Virginia city councilman and kidnapping his wife and mother-in-law has pleaded guilty.

Antonio DeJesus, 35, of Wilmington, Delaware, entered the plea Monday to unlawful assault, two counts of kidnapping and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, news outlets reported.

Dominion sells West Virginia gas utility to Ullico

February 12, 2022 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond-based Dominion Energy says it's selling its gas utility in West Virginia for $690 million.

Dominion Energy West Virginia — also known as Hope Gas, Inc. — serves about 111,000 customers in West Virginia and employs about 300 people.

Flags at half-staff to honor former WV Sen. Joe Minard

January 24, 2022 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Gov. Jim Justice said the West Virginia and U.S. flags at the state Capitol Complex will be displayed at half-staff Monday in honor of former state Sen. Joe Minard, who died earlier this month at age 90.

New substance abuse prevention program announced for schools

December 8, 2021 GMT

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A pilot program to prevent drug abuse will begin at three West Virginia schools next fall, officials said.

Florida man sentenced in West Virginia investment scheme

December 3, 2021 GMT

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A Florida man was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison Friday for bilking more than a dozen investors out of nearly $5 million.

Phillip W. Conley of Jacksonville, Florida, was sentenced in federal court in Clarksburg for his guilty plea to one count of securities fraud.

Holly Forbes joining crooner Murphy on WVa holiday tour

December 3, 2021 GMT

LOGAN, W.Va. (AP) — “America’s Got Talent” winner Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. is bringing along a friend to his series of West Virginia holiday concerts this month.

Murphy announced Thursday on social media that former “The Voice” contestant Holly Forbes will join him on his Home for the Holidays Tour.

Free tire collection events coming up in 3 WVa locations

December 2, 2021 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Free tire collection events are coming up in three West Virginia locations.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection said the first event is from 9 a.m.

Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. schedules WVa holiday concert tour

November 29, 2021 GMT

LOGAN, W.Va. (AP) — “America’s Got Talent” winner Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. is performing a series of holiday concerts around West Virginia next month.

The Home for the Holidays Tour includes five shows that are open to the public.

West Virginia man caught in meth bust sentenced to 9 years

October 5, 2021 GMT

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for possessing more than 400 grams of methamphetamine.

Michael Anthony Parkinson, of Ranson, was sentenced on Monday.

WVa conference to discuss ex-hospital worker’s murder case

September 13, 2021 GMT

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in West Virginia will conduct a conference next month to discuss the methods used to convict a former nursing assistant in the deaths of numerous patients at a veterans hospital.

Federal inmate indicted in death of another inmate

September 10, 2021 GMT

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — An inmate in federal prison has been charged in the death of another inmate in West Virginia, officials said.

Joenell L. Rice, 34, was indicted on charges of voluntary manslaughter and assault in the 2017 death of an inmate at U.S.

Frontier Communications hiring 100 workers in West Virginia

August 30, 2021 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Frontier Communications plans to hire 100 employees in West Virginia by the end of the year to support the company's upcoming network expansion.

Frontier said in a news release that it will hire cable splicers and outside plant technicians throughout the state.

Ex-prison employee ordered to serve 3 years of probation

August 24, 2021 GMT

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A former employee at a federal prison in West Virginia was ordered to serve three years of probation after pleading guilty to inappropriate contact with an inmate, a prosecutor said.

Clarksburg makes $416K available to address lead water lines

July 28, 2021 GMT

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — The Clarksburg Water Board has made $416,000 available in its budget to address lead found in some customers’ household drinking water.

EPA orders Clarksburg to provide clean water amid lead cases

By CUNEYT DILJuly 15, 2021 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency ordered officials in Clarksburg, West Virginia to provide a clean source of drinking water or filters to remove lead from tap water after elevated levels of the toxin were found.

Clarksburg fined for not sending notice of lead water lines

July 14, 2021 GMT

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — The Clarksburg Water Board failed to notify the public about the risk of lead exposure in drinking water and now faces fines from the state, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources said Wednesday.

EPA joins review of lead water lines in Clarksburg, WVa

July 12, 2021 GMT

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — Federal regulators have joined West Virginia officials in reviewing lead service lines in Clarksburg for elevated levels of the toxin in drinking water.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will assist the state Department of Health and Human Resources and the Clarksburg Water System in the review, which was announced on July 2, the DHHR said in a news release.

West Virginia to review lead water lines in Clarksburg

July 2, 2021 GMT

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia officials will review lead service lines in Clarksburg for elevated levels of the toxin in drinking water.

The Department of Health and Human Resources on Friday said the review comes after sampling in several homes showed lead levels above a limit set by the U.S.

Florida man pleads guilty in WVa to investment scheme

June 29, 2021 GMT

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A Florida man has admitted to bilking more than a dozen people out of nearly $5 million in an investment scheme.

Phillip W. Conley, of Jacksonville, Florida, pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud in federal court in Clarksburg, West Virginia, acting U.S.

Probation for ex-VA hospital doc who admitted fondling women

June 23, 2021 GMT

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A former physician at a West Virginia's veterans hospital was sentenced to probation Wednesday after pleading guilty to touching two female staffer's breasts without permission.

WVa secretary of state offices reopening fully next week

June 18, 2021 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's secretary of state offices will fully reopen to the public next week.

All four locations will reopen for scheduled appointments and walk-in customers beginning Tuesday, Secretary of State Mac Warner said.

‘Monster’: 7 life sentences for ex-hospital worker in deaths

By JOHN RABYMay 12, 2021 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former nursing assistant who killed seven elderly veterans with fatal injections of insulin at a West Virginia hospital was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday by a federal judge who called her "the monster that no one sees coming...

Sentencing set in insulin injection deaths of 7 VA patients

By JOHN RABYMay 10, 2021 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Sentencing is set this week for a fired nursing assistant who admitted to killing seven elderly veterans with fatal doses of insulin at a West Virginia hospital. Still a mystery is what provoked Reta Mays to commit the crimes...

Woman convicted in death of 5-year-old grandson

April 22, 2021 GMT

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A jury deliberated for less than an hour on Thursday before convicting a West Virginia woman charged in the death of her 5-year-old grandson...

Man convicted in death of his 5-year-old nephew

March 4, 2021 GMT

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A jury has convicted a West Virginia man in the death of his 5-year-old nephew...

Former correctional officer pleads guilty to sex abuse

February 9, 2021 GMT

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A former West Virginia correctional officer has admitted to sexually abusing a female inmate, U...

Sentencing delayed for fired VA staffer who killed 7

January 30, 2021 GMT

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — Sentencing has been delayed for a former staffer at a veterans hospital in West Virginia who pleaded guilty to intentionally killing seven patients with fatal doses of insulin...

Police: Suspect in officer shooting nabbed in West Virginia

December 30, 2020 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man who police say was handcuffed when he allegedly shot a Pennsylvania police officer three times with a gun police didn't know he had was captured in West Virginia after more than a week on the run, authorities said...

Tentative settlements in WVa veterans’ hospital deaths

By JOHN RABYOctober 11, 2020 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Tentative settlements have been reached in several civil lawsuits filed on behalf of the families of veterans who died at a West Virginia hospital where a former nursing assistant admitted to intentionally killing seven people with fatal doses of insulin...

Fired VA staffer admits to murdering 7 patients with insulin

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRREJuly 14, 2020 GMT

A former staffer at a veterans hospital in West Virginia pleaded guilty Tuesday to intentionally killing seven patients with fatal doses of insulin, capping a sweeping federal investigation into a series of mysterious deaths at the medical center...

Feds: Probe into deaths at VA hospital is ‘top priority’

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and MICHAEL BALSAMOAugust 30, 2019 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors said Friday a sweeping criminal probe into a number of suspicious deaths at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia would be their "top priority...

Lawyer: FBI involved in VA hospital deaths investigation

August 29, 2019 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The FBI is involved in an investigation of suspicious deaths at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia, according to a lawyer for the estate of a Vietnam veteran who died at the facility.

WVa man gets prison for lying about Iran shipment

April 25, 2019 GMT

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man has been sentenced to six months in prison for lying about a shipment that went to Iran...

Official suspended, accused of harassing transgender student

By JOHN RABYDecember 18, 2018 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia high school assistant principal who told a transgender male student "you freak me out" and questioned his choice of bathrooms has been suspended — a move the American Civil Liberties Union said didn't go far enough...

West Virginia man admits role in illegal firearms operation

May 30, 2018 GMT

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man has admitted to his role in an illegal firearms operation...

Four-year prison term for cutting shotgun in West Virginia

November 3, 2017 GMT

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — Federal authorities say that a 44-year-old man has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for cutting down the barrel of a 12-gauge shotgun to less than 18 inches...