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Judge recuses self from Morrisey-supported vaccine mandate lawsuit

CHARLESTON — The judge assigned a lawsuit filed Tuesday by a Raleigh County parent with the support of Gov. Patrick Morrisey to block a West Virginia Board of Education directive for counties to follow the state’s law mandating immunizations for public and private school students recused ...

Former West Virginia lawmaker pleads guilty to indecent exposure

MOUNDSVILLE — Former West Virginia Sen. Michael Maroney pleaded guilty Wednesday to an indecent exposure charge from an August incident in Glen Dale. Maroney, appearing with his attorney Martin Sheehan, entered the plea without addressing the court, with Marshall County Magistrate Zachary ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on May 14: * Heather Lee Wagner, 650 13th St., Apt #1, Parkersburg, had a preliminary hearing waived on a charge of forgery/uttering. The case was sent to Wood County Circuit Court. * David Eran Bailes, 1026-3 ...

Case blocking state funding for Catholic trade school moving forward

CHARLESTON – The civil case to block the spending of $5 million in West Virginia taxpayer funds for a private Ohio-based Catholic trade school to expand into the state can move forward. According to the West Virginia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU-WV) in a social media ...