West Virgina News

Fire-Gutted Building in West Virginia Demolished

A five-story building gutted by a fire in downtown Welch, W.V., has been demolished. A contractor hired by the city tore down the Libby Building on Saturday. Mayor Reba Honaker tells the Bluefield Daily Telegraph that Empire Salvage plans to …

West Virginia Inmate Files Suit Over Staph Infection

A Roane County man claims in a lawsuit he contracted a drug-resistant staph infection after jail overcrowding caused his medical needs to be ignored. Roy Dennis of Spencer filed the lawsuit recently against the state Regional Jail Authority. It alleges …

West Virginia Student Files Suit Over Locker Room Incident

A high school student injured in a locker room incident last year is suing the Logan County Board of Education. David and Robin Cantrell filed the lawsuit on behalf of their son, Justin. He was a sophomore on the Man …