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U.S. Sen. Justice settles with Trump Department of Justice over IRS tax debt

CHARLESTON – In a late Monday night filing, U.S. Sen. Jim Justice agreed to settle with President Donald Trump’s Internal Revenue Service for more than $5.1 million in outstanding tax debts owed by the former governor and former first lady Cathy Justice. According to a joint motion for ...

Ohio Supreme Court hears case out of Washington County

COLUMBUS — The Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral arguments Wednesday in Bethel Oil & Gas versus Redbird Development, a case that could redefine how civil complaints must be drafted in Ohio. At the center of the dispute is whether Ohio should continue to apply its traditional “notice ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were released by Wood County Magistrate Court on Oct. 2: * Larry Robert Koehler, 703 ½ Locust St., Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to keeping a residence for the use of a controlled substances, fined $186.48 and sentenced to nine months in jail which was ...

Man accused of ax attack in Randolph County

VALLEY HEAD, W.Va. — A Fairmont man is facing a felony battery charge after allegedly throwing a hunting axe at a man’s head, and instead hitting his hand. Shaquille Lee Evans, 32, is charged with malicious battery, a felony, and is currently being held at the North Central Regional Jail ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were released by Wood County Magistrate Court on Sept. 30: * Amber Dawn Powell, 509 Ward Place, Parkersburg, had charges of trespassing and shoplifting dismissed as the defendant is deceased. * John Jason Leigh Cline, 11 Fox Hill Terrace, Parkersburg, ...