Kanawha Circuit Judge Richard Lindsay denied a preliminary injunction and dismissed a case over whether the governor has been within his authority to deploy the West Virginia National Guard to patrol Washington, D.C.
The ruling came at the end of a two-hour hearing Monday afternoon.
On August 11, President Donald Trump declared a “crime emergency” for the District of Columbia, and five days later Gov. Patrick Morrisey deployed 300 to 400 members of the West Virginia National Guard for support.

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. — Northbound lanes of Interstate 77 in Kanawha County are closed after “multiple” crashes due to snowy and icy conditions/
The Sissonville Volunteer Fire Department says the road is closed near the Edens Fork Road exit.
No further details about the accidents have been released.
Motorists are being asked to travel with caution as snow comes down.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Patrick Morrisey and state Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt helped the U.S. Marine Corps celebrate its 250th anniversary Monday.
A ceremony and cake cutting was held at the state Culture Center in Charleston.
“We celebrate not only in remembrance of great battles and heroes but in recognition of the enduring legacy of the Marine Corps,” Morrisey said.
Department of West Virginia Marines Corps League Commandant Jim McDade said the birth of the Corps should be