Huntington Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Multi-State Drug Ring

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Huntington man was sentenced to four years and four months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a drug trafficking…

Mercer County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. – A Mercer County man pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents and statements made in court, Bobby Glen Trent, 37,…

Manchin May Be Handing EPA The Ability To Circumvent SCOTUS, Throttle The Coal Industry

Manchin May Be Handing EPA The Ability To Circumvent SCOTUS, Throttle The Coal Industry Jack McEvoy on August 1, 2022 The new reconciliation bill backed by Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia…

ISAAC: Biden’s Head Is In The Clouds On Energy Policy And The American People Are Paying For It

ISAAC: Biden’s Head Is In The Clouds On Energy Policy And The American People Are Paying For It Jason Isaac on July 30, 2022 It’s no secret that President Joe Biden has…

Green Stocks Surge After Dems Agree On Multi-Billion Dollar Spending Package

Green Stocks Surge After Dems Agree On Multi-Billion Dollar Spending Package Jack McEvoy on July 29, 2022 Green energy shares spiked on Thursday after Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia agreed to…

Fayette County Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime

BECKLEY, W.Va. – Andrew Daniel Sprinkle, 35, of Oak Hill, was sentenced today to seven years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing methamphetamine. According to…

Raleigh County Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Gun Crime

BECKLEY, W.Va. – Joshua Radcliffe, 39, of Shady Spring, was sentenced today to four years and three months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a…

Green Energy Special Interests Pressured Dems To Pass Tax Package One Day Before Reconciliation Deal

Green Energy Special Interests Pressured Dems To Pass Tax Package One Day Before Reconciliation Deal Gabe Kaminsky on July 28, 2022 Over 280 companies and stakeholder groups pressured Democrats to approve an…

Joe Manchin Refuses To Endorse Biden For President In 2024

Joe Manchin Refuses To Endorse Biden For President In 2024 Harold Hutchison on July 28, 2022 Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia became the latest prominent Democrat to decline to endorse…

Manchin’s Spending Bill Shafts Coal Miners With Massive Tax Hike

Manchin’s Spending Bill Shafts Coal Miners With Massive Tax Hike Jack McEvoy on July 28, 2022 Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, the nation’s second-largest producer of coal, is backing a…

Three More Straw Purchasers Plead Guilty in Connection with Beckley-Philadelphia Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy

BECKLEY, W.Va. – Maurice Johnson, 36, of Mount Hope, and Beckley residents Donte Webster, 22, and Kyla Gilbert, 25, each pleaded guilty today to making straw firearm purchases in connection with a…

Kanawha County Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Danise Maurice Fortune, 41, of St. Albans, pleaded guilty today to distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, Fortune sold approximately 11 grams of…

Kanawha County Man Sentenced to Prison in Multi-State Methamphetamine Conspiracy

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Jonathan Gregory Bush, 39, of Charleston, was sentenced today to eight years and one month in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to…

Wheeling man admits to methamphetamine charge

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Steven Kyle, of Weirton, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Kyle, also known as “Young Boi,” 31, pleaded guilty today…

Randolph County man sentenced for drug charge

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Joshua Dewayne Simmons, of Elkins, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 24 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Simmons, 29, pleaded…

Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Charleston man pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, admitting to a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of over $41,666 in COVID-19 relief loans guaranteed by…

Moundsville woman admits to methamphetamine charge

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Loretta Jean Minor, of Moundsville, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Minor, 44, pleaded guilty today to one count of…

Los Angeles man sentenced to more than 15 years for role in drug distribution operation

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Francisco Chanes, of Los Angeles, California, was sentenced today to 188 months of incarceration for his role in methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin drug distribution operation, United…

Michigan man sentenced to more than 12 years for drug and firearms charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Alante Martel Nelson, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to 151 months of incarceration for drug and firearms charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Nelson, 29, pleaded…

Republican AGs Sue Biden Admin Over ‘Gender Identity’ Policy That Could Withhold School Lunch Funds

Republican AGs Sue Biden Admin Over ‘Gender Identity’ Policy That Could Withhold School Lunch Funds Reagan Reese on July 27, 2022 Several Republican attorneys general are suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture…

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