CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on Dec. 11, 2025: * * * Hancock County Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Lawrence James Reagan, 40, of Weirton, West Virginia, was sentenced to 78 months in prison for methamphetamine distribution, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. According to court documents and statements made in court, Reagan was   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release: * * * Huntington Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Deangelo Lamont Tell, also known as "Lil D," 37, of Huntington, was sentenced on October 6, 2025, to five years and five months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of a quantity of a mixture and substance containing a det  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Capito Joins Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Repeal Green New Deal Housing Mandates * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Recently, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and others in introducing legislation to eliminate expensive Biden-era Green New Deal housing mandates. The legislation, known as the HOUSE Act, repeals the U.S. Departme  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on Dec. 11, 2025: * * * Marshall County Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Offenses WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - James Adam Vipperman, age 38, of Cameron, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 79 months in federal prison methamphetamine trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. According to court documents and statements made in court, V  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Dec. 12 -- Marshall University posted the following news release: * * * Marshall extends Direct Admit program to Jackson County * Marshall University announced today that it has expanded its Direct Admit program to Jackson County, West Virginia, welcoming a new group of students into the initiative designed to reduce barriers to higher education. Jackson County becomes the ninth school district to join the growing Direct Admit effort, which simplifies the path to  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on Dec. 12, 2025: * * * Michigan Man Admits to Fentanyl Charge Filmel Williams, 64, of Harper Woods, Michigan, has admitted to illegally distributing fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. According to court documents, Williams distributed fentanyl in Lumberport, West Virginia. Williams faces up to 20 years in federal prison. A fede  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on Dec. 11, 2025: * * * Ohio County Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Distribution WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Deontre Christian Johnson, age 25, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was sentenced to 48 months in prison for fentanyl distribution, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. According to court documents, Johnson, also known as "Trap," was selling fen  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on Dec. 12, 2025: * * * Ohio Man Sentenced for Fentanyl, Methamphetamine Offenses WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Terrance Bradley, 27, of Willoughby Hills, Ohio, was sentenced to 92 months in prison for fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. Bradley, also known as "Blade," was selling counterfeit prescripti  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2025: * * * Senator Justice Celebrates National Miners Day Resolution Passing the Senate Yesterday, Senator Jim Justice (R-WV) celebrated the Senate's passage of the National Miners Day Resolution: "Our miners have always been the backbone of this nation. In West Virginia, our coal miners are the men and women who do the gritty, demanding work every single day. They power our homes, fuel o  more