The president of West Virginia's largest gun-lobbying group has been appointed to fill the seat of a lawmaker-elect who was ousted while confined to his house on charges related to terroristic threats ...

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

Gov. Patrick Morrisey appointed Gerrardstown attorney Ian Masters to the 91st District House of Delegates seat forfeited by Joseph de Soto while a pending court case could determine if a Democrat ...

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

(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 ...

West Virginia Lawmakers Oust Delegate-Elect on House Arrest Who Made Terroristic Threats CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia delegate-elect was ousted Wednesday while confined to his house ...

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 must ...

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