Trial

The City of Huntington and Cabell County are in federal court, taking prescription opioid distributors to task. If the city and county win their lawsuit, that could result in a payout of tens of millions of dollars. And in theory, that money could help fix the problem. Health reporter June Leffler asked Dr. Lyn O’Connell how much a big settlement could loosen the grip opioids have on her community.

On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia and the nation's COVID-19 vaccine rollout is losing traction, so officials are exploring incentives to get people vaccinated. Also, a trial begins in Charleston against three major drug distributors for their alleged role in the opioid epidemic. We also recap some state education legislation, and we have reports on abandoned mines and solar energy.

Attorneys for former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship are seeking to erase his misdemeanor conviction related to the deadliest U.S. mine disaster in four…

Convicted former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship claims documents that would have assisted his defense weren't made available to his attorneys before…

A jury on Friday convicted the accused trigger man in the 2016 fatal shooting of a longtime coal executive in West Virginia.According to news outlets,…

A judge has delayed the trial for one of two men charged in the fatal shooting of a former coal executive in southern West Virginia.The Charleston…

Two men are headed to trial in the fatal shooting of a former coal executive in southern West Virginia.The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that…

The prosecution wrapped their redirect examination of former Performance Coal President and Upper Big Branch mine operator Chris Blanchard late Friday…

After a week on the stand and nearly five days of cross examination by the defense, prosecutors are attempting to save their case set off track by former…

In his third day in the witness seat, former Marfork and Performance Coal President Chris Blanchard continued to answer questions about safety priorities…