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Lawsuit filed challenging West Virginia ban on certain food dyes, additives

CHARLESTON — A national trade group representing businesses that manufacture food dyes is taking West Virginia to court over its new law banning certain food dyes, additives and preservatives. The International Association of Color Manufacturers (IACM) filed a federal lawsuit on Oct. 6 in ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — Wood County Magistrate Court released the following reports Aug. 12: * Ben Edward Larson, 902 Colegate Drive, Marietta, was found not guilty on two counts of violation of a protective order. * Mark E. Guess, 55438 Fourth Ave., Reedsville, pleaded guilty to three shoplifting ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were released by Wood County Magistrate Court on Aug. 8: * Joshua Ray Barton, 941 Swann St., Apt. 3, Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to two counts of shoplifting and was assessed a combined $552.96. He was ordered to pay civil penalties of $50 to the Marathon ...

Closing arguments made in Raleigh County religious vaccine exemption lawsuit

BECKLEY — After four days of hearings spread out between September and October, a decision of whether to grant a permanent injunction for a group of Raleigh County parents seeking to force local and state education officials into accepting their religious exemptions to West Virginia’s ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — Wood County Magistrate Court released the following reports Aug. 6: * James Patrick Owens, 130 Meadows Mobile Home Park, Parkersburg, had a charge of violating a protective order dismissed since he was to be indicted on a felony strangulation charge. * Mark Christopher Brown, ...

Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for 2 weeks

A judge on Thursday blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for at least two weeks, finding no substantial evidence that a "danger of rebellion" is brewing in Illinois during Trump's immigration crackdown. It's a victory for Democratic officials who lead the state ...