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Payouts in suits against West Virginia sheriff’s deputy have reached $1.3 million

by Douglas Soule April 15th, 2022April 14th, 2022

Roane County Sheriff’s Deputy Mike King shot and killed two men in less than two years: 28-year-old Timmy Rhodes and 63-year-old Michael Nichols.

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A sheriff’s deputy shot and killed him. Now, the county is paying the man’s family $700,000

by Douglas Soule December 20th, 2021December 18th, 2021

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Was a Roane County deputy’s latest shooting justified? WV State Police investigation doesn’t say.

by Douglas Soule July 30th, 2021July 29th, 2021

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This West Virginia sheriff’s deputy killed a man. The family warned it would happen again. And it did.

by Douglas Soule July 1st, 2021July 2nd, 2021

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Roane County offers a stark picture of how West Virginia’s ‘distance learners’ may not be learning much at all

by Lucas Manfield January 22nd, 2021January 25th, 2021

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West Virginia is awash in natural gas, but rural communities are losing service

by Lucas Manfield September 21st, 2020October 12th, 2020

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Bankruptcy, blackouts and broken broadband promises

by Lucas Manfield September 17th, 2020November 12th, 2020