Berkeley Springs Film Festival Showcases Cinema
The Berkeley Springs Film Festival is showcasing both local projects and international movies in the Eastern Panhandle this weekend.
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Probation For Ex-VA Hospital Doc Who Admitted Fondling Women
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.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.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…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCharleston Neurologist Pleads Guilty in Records Case
A Charleston neurologist has pleaded guilty to a federal record-keeping violation.The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that Dr. Iraj Derakhshan admitted in…
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Convicted Coal CEO Says He Doesn't Have to Detail Finances
Lawyers for convicted ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship say he can withhold personal financial information under a constitutional right to remain…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsProsecutors Oppose Sentencing Delay for Coal CEO
Federal prosecutors say they oppose a request for a delay in the sentencing of Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship following his mine safety conspiracy…
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