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 ...

For 60 days, lawmakers had every opportunity to pass legislation to alleviate overcrowding and safety problems in West Virginia’s prisons and jails. Instead, they passed laws to lengthen prison senten ...

(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 ...