WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared West Virginia-licensed commercial driver Jeffrey Brannon to be an imminent hazard to public safety and ordered him to immediately cease operating any commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate or intrastate commerce. Brannon was se  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed a $9,000 civil penalty against Phoenix Federal No. 2 Mining, the owner of a non-operational coal mine in Fairview, West Virginia, for failing to properly dispose of or transfer nuclear gauges it possesses. The proposed fine (https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2407/ML24071A163.pdf) stems from an NRC inspector's discovery in January 2023 during a s  more

BECKLEY, West Virginia, March 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Lorenzo B. Herbert, 34, of Beckley, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and 50 grams or more of a mixture containing methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on September  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Arthur Ray Elkins, 59, of Chesapeake, pleaded guilty today to distribution of 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on March 6, 2023, Elkins sold 55.5 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant in Chesapeake. Elkins is schedule  more