WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $598,146 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for thirteen projects to promote public safety and support law enforcement across West Virginia. The funding will provide essential equipment, training and technology upgrades to law enforcement departments throughout West Virginia. "I'm pleased that DOJ is  more

BECKLEY, West Virginia, Dec. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: Robert Lee Moran, 46, of Mount Hope, pleaded guilty today to distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on January 29, 2024, Moran distributed approximately 1 gram of fentanyl to a confidential informant in Beckley. Moran is scheduled to be sentenced on April 11, 2025, and faces a maximum pen  more