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By The Dispatch On Friday, August 30th, 2019
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Berkeley County man, Herman Govan sentenced to 12 years for selling fentanyl

Herman Terrell Govan, of Inwood, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 151 months incarceration for selling fentanyl, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced. “Fentanyl continues to kill people across the More...

By The Dispatch On Tuesday, August 20th, 2019
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Bill Gaither and Gaither Vocal Band sets December dates for their Christmas Homecoming Tour

Multi-Grammy Award winning recording artist, Bill Gaither and prominent Christian events producer, Premier Productions, have announced plans to bring the Bill Gaither & The Gaither Vocal Band Christmas More...

By The Dispatch On Monday, August 19th, 2019
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Building 429 sets fall tour dates with Britt Nicole

Building 429 will embark on the “Fear No More Tour” this fall. Supporting the tour will be pop songstress and fellow GRAMMY® nominee Britt Nicole. The tour announcement comes on the heels of an exclusive More...

By The Dispatch On Monday, August 5th, 2019
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Ohio County Magistrate, Harry Radcliffe sentenced to prison for tax fraud

Former Ohio County Magistrate Harry A. Radcliffe, III, was sentenced today to four months incarceration to be followed by two months of home confinement for tax fraud, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced. “Defendants More...

By The Dispatch On Thursday, July 25th, 2019
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Campaign Legal Center likens felon voter fees to Jim Crow, ‘Felony disenfranchisement’

FROM THE CLC: 10 million Americans owe more than $50 billion in fines and fees related to criminal convictions Over half of the disenfranchised population is no longer incarcerated and is living in a state that More...

By Brandon Jones On Saturday, July 13th, 2019
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Chris Young headlines ‘Raised on Country World Tour’ with fall dates set

After launching his USAA sponsored “Raised On Country World Tour 2019” in May, multi-platinum entertainer Chris Young has already played to capacity crowds over the first 12 shows of his headlining tour. And More...

By The Dispatch On Tuesday, July 9th, 2019
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Ohio Man, Anthony McQuaid Pleads Guilty to Bank and Wire Fraud

Today, an Ohio man admitted in federal court that he collectively defrauded a Kentucky bank and seventeen individuals and businesses in Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, and Wisconsin of more than $4.6 million. Anthony More...

By Brandon Jones On Friday, June 28th, 2019
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John Crist sets ‘Immature Thoughts’ tour dates throughout the fall

John Crist’s “Immature Thoughts Tour” will find the headliner trekking to mostly new markets this fall, including the first ever jaunt in Eastern Canada for the standup comedian and internet More...

By The Dispatch On Sunday, June 9th, 2019
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Jefferson County man, Timothy Byers sentenced to 20 years for Bank Robbery

Timothy Byers, Jr., of Charles Town, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 240 months incarceration for bank robbery, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced. Photo/Stefan Schweihofer Byers, age 48, pled guilty More...

By The Dispatch On Friday, May 31st, 2019
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Larry Covington Sentenced to 15 Years for Assaulting a Federal Officer

On May 29, 2019, Larry Steven Covington Jr., 40, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was sentenced by the Honorable Thomas W. Phillips, Senior U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 180 months in federal prison.  Covington pleaded More...

By The Dispatch On Thursday, May 9th, 2019
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Berkeley County man, Eric Eugene Smith sentenced for child pornography

Eric Eugene Smith, of Falling Waters, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 97 months incarceration for possessing child pornography, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced. Smith, age 51, pled guilty to one More...

By Guest Author On Wednesday, May 8th, 2019
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How Are Drug Laws Changing Across the US in 2019?

A law passed by the federal government is only as functional as a state’s agreement to enforce it. That’s why laws passed at the federal level can often have little to no effect on state jurisdictions. More...

By The Dispatch On Wednesday, May 1st, 2019
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West Virginia physician, Dr. George Naum found Guilty of Illegally distributing Drugs

Dr. George P. Naum, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was found guilty today of illegally distributing controlled substances, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced. After a six-day trial, a jury found Naum, guilty More...

By The Dispatch On Monday, April 1st, 2019
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West Virginia Man, Eric Minter Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin

Eric Lavell Minter, 33, of Huntington, West Virginia, was sentenced Wednesday, to 240 months in federal prison by United States District Judge David L. Bunning, for conspiracy to distribute heroin. In August 2017, More...

By The Dispatch On Wednesday, March 27th, 2019
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33 indicted for Heroin, Cocaine, and Fentanyl distribution operation

A federal grand jury this week has indicted 33 individuals in seven separate indictments involving heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl distribution, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced. Photo/Sammis Reachers Agents More...

By Brandon Jones On Wednesday, March 27th, 2019
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DOJ sides with court finding Obamacare mandate unconstitutional

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday announced that it is siding with a district court ruling that found the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. The DOJ previously argued in court that the law’s pre-existing More...

By Brandon Jones On Friday, March 15th, 2019
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Border wall battle will rage on as Trump vetoes the block to his national emergency

President Trump used his veto power to block legislation against his border wall emergency declaration, setting up the first veto of his administration. The President signed the veto in the Oval Office Friday afternoon More...

By The Dispatch On Monday, March 11th, 2019
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Marion County man, James Cobb sentenced for child pornography charges

James Timothy Cobb, of Fairmont, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 110 months incarceration for a child pornography charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced. Cobb, age 56, pled guilty to one count More...

By The Dispatch On Tuesday, March 5th, 2019
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Logan County Schools Superintendent, Phyllis Doty Sentenced for Fraud Scheme

 Phyllis Doty, a former Superintendent of Logan County Schools, was sentenced to 42 months in prison and three years of supervised release, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart.  She was also ordered to More...

By Brandon Jones On Thursday, February 28th, 2019
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Democratic Senators won’t support ‘born alive’ bill to the infanticide that Gov Ralph Northam described

Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence, Rhode Island did not mince words as he expressed his horror after Democrat U.S. senators voted against the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Act, designed to protect children born More...

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