Kobe Brown was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility for parole by Judge Edward Kornish in McDowell County Circuit Court on Friday morning.
According to Guinness World Records, the singer-songwriter, whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, is statistically the most popular musician on the planet.
“Everyone should be aware of the serious danger posed by fentanyl, which is tainting the entire supply of illegal drugs and counterfeit pills,” Attorney General Morrisey said.
Sequoyah Swain, 22, of Beckley, was sentenced for her role in a conspiracy to traffic over 140 firearms from Beckley to Philidelphia, Pennsylvania to five years of federal probation.
Governor Jim Justice announced 38 Transportation Alternatives and Recreational Trails Program grant projects for the Federal Fiscal Year 2022 that is worth $9,734,552 for projects in 22 counties.
Treyvon Pankey, 22, of Bluefield, was sentenced for distributing methamphetamine to three years and 10 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
M. Evan Corcoran entered federal court in the District of Columbia early Friday morning, one week after a federal judge ruled in favor of the Justice Department in forcing Corcoran to answer additional questions before a grand jury.
By The Associated Press and LOU KESTEN, BASSEM MROUE AND JON GAMBRELL
President Joe Biden said Friday that the U.S. would respond “forcefully” to protect its personnel after U.S. forces retaliated with airstrikes on sites in Syria used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard following an attack Thursday by a suspected Iranian-made drone that killed a U.S. contractor and wounded six other Americans in northeast Syria.
State officials released a report giving a glimpse into a casino’s version of what happened when a now-retired state trooper is accused of stealing money from a man in May 2021.