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West Virginia to receive $53M through Sackler family opioid settlement

CHARLESTON — West Virginia could receive up to $53 million over the next nine years from a proposed settlement between the Sackler family — the owners of opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma — and attorneys general in all 50 states and U.S. territories. West Virginia Attorney General J.B. ...

Former Buchannon mayor receives prison sentence in child porn case

CLARKSBURG — Former Buckhannon mayor David Walter McCauley was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison on Thursday for possessing images of a minor engaged in sexually explicit acts. In December, McCauley, 66, pled guilty to one count of possession of child pornography. According to ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on May 2-4: * Daron Kyle Carswell, 1104 26th St. Apt. 2, Vienna, had a charge of possessing a controlled substance without a valid prescription dismissed after a successful deferred sentence agreement. * Justin ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on April 29: * Heather Lee Wagner, no address given, was arraigned as a fugitive from justice out of Washington County, Ohio, for failure to appear for a preliminary hearing and was held on no bond. She was also ...