A West Virginia lawmaker who was charged with making terroristic threats wasn't permitted to take the oath of office required ...

Joseph de Soto, a newly elected state lawmaker in West Virginia, was arrested Thursday in Martinsburg on charges that include making terroristic threats. The 61-year-old, who was set to represent ...

Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey has issued a slew of aggressive executive orders on his first day as West Virginia’s chief ...

(AP) — A newly elected state lawmaker in West Virginia is facing at least one felony and is accused of making terroristic threats. Joseph de Soto, 61, was arrested by state police Thursday in ...

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed a number of socially conservative laws during his two terms in office. But he rarely ...

House Republicans on Wednesday voted to vacate the seat of Joseph de Soto, a delegate-elect accused last month of threatening ...

Two days before Christmas, the wife of a West Virginia lawmaker called 911 telling the operator she was concerned about him ...

Fluharty said the state constitution holds that a lawmaker-elect must refuse ... changed his party to Democrat the day before his arrest. West Virginia’s Constitution states that vacancies ...

Two days before Christmas, the wife of a West Virginia lawmaker called 911 telling the operator she was concerned about him ...

(AP) — A West Virginia lawmaker who was charged with making ... the southern part of Berkeley County as a Republican. He was arrested in December after saying God had called him to kill several ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia delegate-elect was ousted Wednesday while confined to his house on charges related to terroristic threats against his colleagues. Joseph de Soto, who ...