Friday, May 24 2013 10:36 AM EDT2013-05-24 14:36:25 GMT
Inmates at West Virginia's minimum- and medium-security prisons soon will sow seeds and tend plants as part of an initiative to grow produce for the state's largest food bank.
Inmates at West Virginia's minimum- and medium-security prisons soon will sow seeds and tend plants as part of an initiative to grow produce for the state's largest food bank.
Thursday, May 23 2013 1:11 PM EDT2013-05-23 17:11:37 GMT
A federal judge in the northern district of West Virginia has withdrawn her order certifying a question to the state Supreme Court in a case dealing with horizontal wells.
A federal judge in the northern district of West Virginia has withdrawn her order certifying a question to the state Supreme Court in a case dealing with horizontal wells.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 1:30 PM EDT2013-05-21 17:30:42 GMT
WAYNE, WV (AP) — About 20 Wayne High School students are barred from the school's graduation ceremony because of a senior prank that damaged the building.
WAYNE, WV (AP) — About 20 Wayne High School students are barred from the school's graduation ceremony because of a senior prank that damaged the building.
A former Lincoln County commissioner accused of making false statements to an agent investigating voter fraud in the county will be sentenced Nov. 15.
Thomas Ramey Jr., 32, pleaded guilty earlier this year to the single-count information charging him with lying to a secretary of state agent when he said he did not know who altered absentee ballots before they were submitted to the Lincoln County clerk.
The information also asserts Ramey caused a "known person" to alter absentee ballot applications.
U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin will host a news conference following Ramey's sentencing.
Former Lincoln County Sheriff Jerry Bowman and Lincoln County Clerk Donald Whitten also were charged in the scheme.
Two others have been convicted in the investigation of the 2010 primary election fraud scheme. Former Lincoln County Sheriff Jerry Bowman was charged with conspiracy in illegal absentee ballot while Lincoln County Clerk Donald Whitten was charged with making false statements in an investigation of the fraud.
The information states Bowman, Whitten and another "known individual" visited voters' sat with voters while they voted.
Bowman was sentenced to one year and one day in prison and Whitten was sentenced to 18 months.
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