CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Harrison County Woman Admits to Theft of Public Money Christina Nolte, 52, of Bridgeport, West Virginia, has admitted to the theft of public money, United States Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced. According to filed documents and statements made in court, Nolte falsified medical records to receive disability benefits from  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * In Case You Missed It: Capito Joins Cornyn, Colleagues in Introducing Back the Blue Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently joined Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 34 of their Senate Republican colleagues in introducing the Back the Blue Act, legislation that would increase penalties for criminals who target law enforcement officers fand provide ne  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * In Case You Missed It: Capito, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Access to Alzheimer's Screening * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently joined U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Mark Warner (D-Va.) in introducing the bipartisan Alzheimer's Screening and Prevention (ASAP) Act. The legislation   more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * Marshall County Man Sentenced for Firearms and Methamphetamine Offenses WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Joseph William Alfred, also known as "Chris," age 51, was sentenced to 132 months in federal prison for methamphetamine and firearms charges, United States Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced. Following a trial in July 2025, a j  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * Operation Smoke and Mirrors Update: Kanawha County Man Sentenced to More than 17 Years in Prison for Major Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization Defendant Previously Sentenced for Violating Supervised Release * Antonio Lamar Jeffries, 36, of St. Albans, was sentenced today to 17 years and six months in prison, to   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: D.C. Coal Club Honors Chairman Capito with Lifetime Achievement Award * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Wednesday evening, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, accepted the Senator Jennings Randolph Lifetime Achievement Award from the Washington, D.C. Coal Club. This award honors the Chairman's lifetime achieveme  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * St. Albans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime Jonathan Kennedy, 45, of St. Albans, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, between May and August 2025, Kenned  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Three Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Three people have been sentenced this week for drug trafficking in North Central West Virginia, United States Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced. Jacob Wilson, 29, of Beverly, West Virginia, was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for distributing   more