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

(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 ...

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

An Ohio man has been arrested after allegedly stealing a woman’s car that was left unattended at a gas station in Chester, West Virginia, on Friday. According ...

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

Due to the predicted extreme weather in the coming days, Governor Morrisey is urging all West Virginians to be vigilant and prepared for expected extreme cold and winter ...

Gov.-elect Patrick Morrisey will have the opportunity to appoint someone to this newly vacant seat after he is inaugurated ...

A legal fight is brewing over whether to appoint a Republican or a Democrat to the West Virginia House of Delegates seat ...

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 ...

FILE - West Virginia's Capitol dome is shown on Oct. 14, 2005, in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner, File) ...

A West Virginia delegate-elect was ousted this week while confined to his house on charges related to terroristic threats against his colleagues.