Rare Match Will Bring WVU, Wake Forest Fans To Charleston
The WVU Men's Basketball Team will face off against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons as part of the 2025 Holiday Hoopfest on Dec. 6.
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Two More Officers Sentenced In Jail Beating Death
Two former correctional officers from the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, West Virginia, were sentenced Thursday for their roles in an assault that resulted in the death of pretrial detainee, Quantez Burks, on March 1, 2022. ...
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This is the third sentencing in this case where seven correctional officers pleaded guilty in connection with the death of Quantez Burks.
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Seven correctional officers pleaded guilty in connection with the assault and death of Quantez Burks.
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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.
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W.Va. Prisons Data Show Significant Racial Disparity in Recidivist Life Sentencing
A Freedom of Information Request filed by WVPB which was used to analyze sentencing data in the state, showed 20 percent of people who have been sentenced to life in prison under the state’s three-strike law are Black men. That’s one out of every five cases in a state where Black people make up less than 4 percent of the population.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHouse Bill to Review Criminal Penalties in W.Va.
House Bill 2966 would put together an independent panel and create the West Virginia Sentencing Commission.It was taken up by the House Judiciary…
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