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In the Courts

West Virginia Supreme Court grants direct review in vaccine lawsuit

WHEELING - The debate over religious exemptions from West Virginia’s school vaccine requirements is headed to the state’s highest court. The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on Friday granted a motion for direct review of Raleigh County Circuit Judge Michael Froble’s Nov. 26 order ...

Knight arraigned on murder charge in Parkersburg shooting

PARKERSBURG - The 18-year-old Parkersburg man who is accused of shooting two people in south Parkersburg was arraigned Friday in Doddridge County on a charge of murder after one of the men succumbed to his injuries and passed away Thursday. Butch Wayne Knight, 18, of Parkersburg, has been ...

Former YMCA swim coach enters Alford plea in sex abuse case

PARKERSBURG — A former YMCA swim coach will accept punishment for sexually abusing five underaged girls, but will not acknowledge his guilt in the matter, much to the disappointment of the girls’ parents. David Andrew Adams, 38, of Parkersburg, could face 5-25 years in prison after ...