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WV to receive nearly $114M in Meta settlement

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CHARLESTON – The parent company behind Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp is prepared to settle a nationwide lawsuit for more than $17 billion, with West Virginia set to receive up to $114 million if a judge approves the deal. West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey announced Wednesday morning that Meta Platforms Inc. settled a federal consumer protection lawsuit, resolving claims brought by 47 states and several U.S. territories, for $17.1 billion. At a press conference, McCuskey said this pending agreement between Meta and the parties represented the largest state consumer ...

Montrose man facing multiple criminal charges

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ELKINS – A Randolph County man is facing a spate of charges after allegedly injuring an elderly woman and fleeing from police. Andrew Stephen Purdum, 38, of Montrose, is charged with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, a felony. He is also charged with multiple ...

Touching Up the Intersection

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The Inter-Mountain photo by Brad Johnson A West Virginia Division of Highways crew spent much of Wednesday working on touch-ups and improvements to the intersection of Randolph and Railroad Avenues in Elkins.

Man charged in stolen copper wire case

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ELKINS — A Randolph County man faces a felony charge after allegedly breaking into a company's trailer and stealing $750 of copper wire. Mark Jay Courtney, 47, of Elkins, is charged with one count of entry into a building other than a dwelling, a felony. He is currently being held at the ...

Retired circuit judge Keadle passes

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BUCKHANNON – Tom Keadle, a retired circuit judge who served Upshur and Lewis counties, has died. Keadle retired as a circuit judge in 2013. He had been a judge since 1985 and an attorney since 1974. A native of Alderson, Keadle had served four years in the United States Marine Corps, and ...

Fentanyl case going to grand jury

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ELKINS - Probable cause was found in the case of a Randolph County man who was allegedly found with drugs while bicycling through Elkins. Eric Lynn Armstrong, 43, has been charged with possession with intent to deliver fentanyl, a felony. He is being held in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on ...