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Justice Beth Walker to retire from West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

CHARLESTON - Elizabeth “Beth” D. Walker, who has served as a justice on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals since 2017, will retire from the bench this coming June. According to an April 19 letter to Chief Justice William Wooton, Walker said she will retire from the state Supreme ...

Parkersburg man receives prison sentence in drug trafficking case

CHARLESTON — A Parkersburg man was sentenced to prison Monday for his role in a drug trafficking organization in Charleston, federal officials said. Anthony Michael Mowery, 48, was sentenced to nine years to be followed by four years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute 50 ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on March 31: * Justin Wade Carmichael, 42 Forest Drive Apt 108, Parkersburg, had a preliminary hearing waived for a charge of manufacture, delivery or possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver a ...

Walgreens to pay up to $350 million in U.S. opioid settlement

Walgreens has agreed to pay up to $350 million in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, who accused the pharmacy of illegally filling millions of prescriptions in the last decade for opioids and other controlled substances. The nationwide drugstore chain must pay the government at ...