State revenue collections not good in October
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state had a bad revenue collection month in October. Gov. Jim Justice The taxes collected fell $15 million below estimates. Collections had…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state had a bad revenue collection month in October. Gov. Jim Justice The taxes collected fell $15 million below estimates. Collections had…
GRAFTON, W.Va. — Federal mine safety investigators have released a preliminary report in the Sept. 28 death of a miner at the Arch Coal Leer Mining…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former Monongah Police Chief Nathan Lanham was back in front of the state Law Enforcement Professional Standards (LEPS) Subcommittee Thursday, and the…
PINE GROVE, W.Va. — The extended drought has evolved into a dire situation in the Wetzel County community of Pine Grove, sending Valley High School…
KINGWOOD, W.Va. — A Preston High School teacher has been arrested and charged after allegedly bring a firearm to the school. Deputies from the Preston County…
PARSONS, W.Va. — A Tucker County man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted in the murder of his brother. Robert…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Students at Fairmont State University are going to get a break next academic year. President Mike Davis The university’s Board of Governors voted…
ELKINS, W.Va. — The Elkins Middle School will reopen Monday for classes after an investigation into suspected elevate levels of carbon monoxide. Students began complaining Thursday…
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Investigators with the state Fire Marshal’s Office have charged a Beckley man with setting fire to the house that used to be the…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — The City of Buckhannon is accepting applications for the next few days to fill the vacancy left by the incarceration of former city…
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The state Attorney General’s Office has filed a civil lawsuit against a Parkersburg substance abuse treatment facility for allegedly filing fraudulent claims with…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Sentencing is scheduled for late-January for a Virginia woman who was convicted by a Monongalia County jury in a 2022 murder. Tracey…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Health officials at West Virginia University have reported a rise in oral injuries associated with inhalant abuse. Student Health, WELLWVU, and Urgent Care…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Leaders are saying shorter, targeted learning experiences focused on harnessing specific skills are the future of higher education. Microcredentials are designed to bring…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Councilman Marc Jackson hopes Clarksburg’s proposed camping ban ordinance will be a turning point in efforts to help the unhoused population, protect…
Daniel Duncil FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A Marion County man is behind bars charged with child neglect resulting in injury. Authorities said Daniel Duncil, 44, of Worthington,…
NEW MARTINSVILLE, W.Va. — The Wetzel County Board of Education will hold school closing hearings in the weeks ahead to take the required steps to…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A lawsuit alleges Fairmont State University and others knowingly refused to conduct asbestos abatement for decades, and as a result, a former student…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University President Gordon Gee will deliver his final State of the University address Monday afternoon. Gordon Gee Gee retires next…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt says a bill awaiting the signature of Gov. Jim Justice will give West Virginia farmers impacted by…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The search for the next president of West Virginia University will officially begin Friday with the release of the leadership profile completed after…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Secretary of State Mac Warner’s Office shows 18 West Virginia counties are in need of poll workers for the November 5 General Election.…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — A criminally charged Buckhannon city councilman is scheduled to make an initial appearance in Clarksburg federal court Monday. David McCauley David McCauley,…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Morgantown custom homebuilder is facing numerous federal charges after using fake employment information for illegal immigrants he was smuggling from central America…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — A current member of Buckhannon city council and former mayor has been indicted for child pornography charges. David McCauley David Walter McCauley,…
MOUNT CLARE, W.Va. — The motorcyclist killed in an early Saturday morning crash in Harrison County has been identified. Deputies from the Harrison County Sheriff’s…
UPDATE As of 1 p.m. Sunday: Appalachian Power reports 40,800 customers in West Virginia are still without power. They say most West Virginia customers should…
SALEM W.Va. — Salem University is celebrating a major milestone with the arrival of its largest class of new students since 2018. The Harrison County -based…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Pennsylvania woman faces up to 20-years in federal prison after her conviction by a jury for possession with intent to distribute heroin…
Jill Seldomridge and her family were spending an evening on the porch of their Pocahontas County home on Wednesday just watching the weather develop. They…
Representatives from West Virginia Wesleyan College and Battlers Knob LLC have announced plans for educational offerings at the former campus of Alderson Broaddus University, which closed…
PLEASANT VALLEY, W.Va. — For the second year in a row, a Marion County school has earned the National Blue Ribbon School designation. Pleasant Valley Elementary…
KELLYS CREEK, W.Va. — The U.S. Marshal’s Office says a man wanted in connection with several crimes in the Fairmont and Morgantown areas was arrested Monday…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The Harrison County Board of Education was already in the process of rolling out a series of security changes and upgrades when the…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — All 55 county school systems are being asked to schedule school assemblies involving students, police and prosecutors in connection with the recent rash…
STONEWOOD, W.Va. — The Upshur County Sheriff’s Department has apprehended the man charged in a 38-mile multi-county chase Tuesday afternoon at 4:45 p.m. Police attempted to…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — County school superintendents from more than 30 counties have submitted requests with the state School Building Authority for funding in the next ‘needs’…
CANAAN VALLEY, W.Va. — The U.S. Forest Service has issued burning ban for the Dolly Sods Wilderness Area of the Monongahela National Forest. Aaron Kendall is…
CHARLESTON. W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has ordered the formation of a task force to help address and mitigate a wave of school threat across…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Latest data is showing that the Mountain State’s tourism performance for last year is reaching record breaking numbers, with the industry’s total economic…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — An Upshur County couple has been sentenced in connection with two shaken baby deaths in 2022. Thomas Cunnigham, 29, and Ciera Gillespie, 27,…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University Police issued a campus warning for a domestic violence incident that occurred in the University Place parking garage located on University Avenue.…
KINGWOOD, W.Va. –– Preston High School and Preston County Schools Central were on “hold” today because of a social media threat. Superintendent Brad Martin said…
BELINGTON, W.Va. –– A 28-year old Belington woman has been charged with child abuse and child neglect. She is accused of hitting one child and…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State residents who pay their full vehicle personal property taxes before Oct. 1 will receive the entire amount back in the form of…
NEW MARTINSVILLE, W.Va. — The controversy over possible school closings in Wetzel County will not be going away anytime soon. The Wetzel County Board of Education…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A traffic violation in Clarksburg led police to a large quantity of dangerous drugs over the weekend. Deputies from the Harrison County Sheriff’s…
WESTON, W.Va. — Police in Lewis County confiscated a large quantity of suspected fentanyl following a Labor Day weekend traffic stop. Deputies from the Lewis…
WHEELING, W.Va. — An Ohio County man faces federal criminal charges after he allegedly stole nearly $100,000 in a romance scheme. Eugene LeClear (WVRJA) U.S. Attorney…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The nation’s chief of mine safety says he can’t help but think about West Virginians on Labor Day. Chris Williamson U.S. Department of…
MANNINGTON, W.Va. — Two people were hurt in a side-by-side crash in Mannington Sunday night. Deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Department responded at 10 p.m.…
PLEASANT VALLEY, W.Va. — A single engine aircraft crash landed at the Fairmont-Marion County Airport Friday afternoon injuring the pilot and passenger. Reports indicate a…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Monongalia County jury has convicted a former chief of the Bunners Ridge Volunteer Fire Department in a sexual assault case from the…
SPENCER, W.Va. — West Virginia’s rural farmlands today look like a scorched earth in some cases. The typically lush and green pastures and meadows in the…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Multiple police agencies were involved in a pursuit involving a tractor-trailer Wednesday morning on I-79 southbound that originated in Clarksburg. Deputies said a…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, W.Va. — A Randolph County logging company is involved in a civil lawsuit for trespassing and cutting down timber on the Monongahela National…
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Pa. — A Guatemalan wanted in connection with a 2022 sexual assault on the Caperton Rail Trail in Star City has been captured by…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A lawsuit against the state following the 2019 death of an inmate inside the North Central Regional Jail has ended in an out-of-court…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The drought state of emergency for all 55 counties in West Virginia will continue for another month. Gov. Jim Justice extended the proclamation…
THOMAS, W.Va. — A 2,700-acre tract of land which is largely the view the public gets from Lindy Point in the Blackwater Falls State Park will…
WALKER, W.Va. — A Wood County man is in the North Central Regional Jail after being arrested on attempted murder and arson charges. Charles Hess (WVRJA)…
MONONGAH, W.Va. —The former Monongah police chief caught in a viral video of a violent traffic stop will go before the West Virginia Law Enforcement Professional…
SMITHVILLE, W.Va. — The family of a Ritchie County man who never came home from the Korean War finally have the information they thought would…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University is ready to welcome back current Mountaineers and incoming freshman as part of Student Move-In Weekend. April Kaull Welcome…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The man charged in connection with a July murder in Monongalia County waived his preliminary hearing Friday. Arnold Johnson, III, 19, of…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) says it’s solved its first cold case. Tony Bethea (WVDOC) Tony Bethea, 53, an…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A man was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder in Marion County. Naquan Warren (WVRJA) Following a three-day trial, a 12-member jury found Naquan…
BELINGTON, W.Va. — A man is hospitalized after a mishap while swimming in the Middle Fork River in Barbour County over the weekend. Belington Volunteer Fire…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A West Virginian accepted the nomination for President of the United States 100 years ago and that nomination is being marked with events…
GRAFTON, W.Va. — A coal miner is dead after an accident at a mine in Taylor County. Gov. Jim Justice State authorities said Joe Crandall, 57,…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Members of the Teamsters Union have rejected a contract offer at a skilled nursing home in Clarksburg. About 45 members of Teamsters Local…
MONONGAH, W.Va. — Mayor John Palmer has announced the termination of Monongah Police Chief Nathan Lanham. “Effective Tuesday, August 6, 2024, Officer Nathan Lanham is no…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Police have identified the man killed in the Monday afternoon motorcycle crash on Emily Drive in Clarksburg. Police said Daniel Critchfield, 37,…
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Construction of the new $25 million terminal building at the North Central West Virginia Airport is on budget and on time, according…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — A woman who admitted to providing the drugs which caused an Upshur County man’s overdose death will spend time in prison. Arista Wright,…
THOMAS, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Highways is responding to ongoing drought conditions in West Virginia. A Department of Transportation tanker has been…
CHESTNUT RIDGE, W.Va. — A woman and a horse were injured when a trailer disconnected from a truck going west on Interstate 68 Tuesday near the…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Morgantown City Council voted 4-3 to consider a proposed ordinance to ban camping on public property in the city during an upcoming…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Monongalia County circuit judge sentenced a Morgantown man to the maximum 40 years in prison Monday for his part in a 2022…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The WVU Board of Governors Ad Hoc Governance Committee met for nearly two hours in an executive session Monday. Dr. Patrice Harris “The…
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A Wood County circuit judge has denied bond in a Vienna murder case. Hearl Collins (WVRJA) Hearl Collins, 31, appeared before Judge Jason…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia State Police have arrested a 48-year-old Morgantown man after they allege he threatened and yelled racial slurs at a family earlier…
VIENNA, W.Va. — Wood County investigators released more information from a weekend murder case. Authorities charged Hearl Collins, 34, of Vienna with first degree murder for…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — A man is dead after an early morning fire in Upshur County. Fire crews responded to the blaze in the 2000 block of…
MOATSVILLE, W.Va. — A suspect from Moatsville is behind bars after police say he assaulted a woman and fled from police over the weekend. Deputies from…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The suspect in the July 16 stabbing at the Fairmont Bowling Center has been arrested. Richard Moore Richard Moore, 39, of Fairmont, faces…
ELKINS, W.Va. — Fire Chief Steve Himes says an investigation is underway into what caused an industrial fire at a storage site Monday. Steve Himes Himes…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Marion County authorities say a July 2023 domestic-related shooting death was in self-defense. Marion County Sheriff Jimmy Riffle Marion County Prosecutor Jeffery Freeman…
SUTTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Natural Resources Police are engaged in the search for a man missing and presumed drowned at Sutton Lake. The incident happened…
PADEN CITY, W.Va. — A circuit judge has stopped Wetzel County School Superintendent Cassie Porter from closing Paden City High School and ordered its immediate reopening.…
Former President and current Republican nominee for President Donald Trump is recovering following a shooting at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania that claimed one rally-goers…
MYRTLE BEACH, SC — A two-year-old girl from Doddridge County is dead following a family vacation to Myrtle Beach. Authorities said Lylah Dillon, of New Milton,…
HUTTONSVILLE, W.Va. — A pedestrian is dead after being struck by a vehicle in Randolph County. The deadly collision happened at the Par-Mar convenience store in…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new study on homelessness released by the state Department of Human Services (DoHS) this week highlights the diverse demographics and challenges many…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. —- The remaining civil cases involving the now defunct Miracle Meadows School in Salem will remain in Kanawha County Circuit Court following a judge’s…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A record number of Americans are traveling this holiday weekend, according to a report from the Mid-Atlantic Division of AAA. Spokesperson Tiffany Stanley…
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Lowe’s Home Improvement will perform nearly $200,000 at two volunteer fire department facilities in the state. Brittany Roberts Lowe’s District Manager Brittany…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A 71-year-old West Virginia tax goes off the books today. The tax is stamped on the bottom of individual cans. (Photo/MetroNews) The 1-cent…
HAZELTON, W.Va. — The federal Bureau of Prisons is changing its hiring process which could help relieve staffing shortages at the Hazelton Federal Prison in Preston…
BECKLEY, W.Va. — A Beckley man was sentenced to five years of federal probation for fraudulent receipt of property from a debtor. Robert Martin, 67, was…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Clarksburg Fire Chief Stephen McIntire has been fired for painting a mural in the office of the chief, according to the city. No…
ELKINS, W.Va. — The Randolph County Sheriff’s Department has arrested a 15-year-old in connection with a high-speed pursuit Saturday night. Deputies were called to Huttonsville Par Mar…
PHILIPPI, W.Va. — A car wreck from Sunday afternoon left all of Barbour County in mourning. The crash in Randolph County claimed the life of recent…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hospital workers in West Virginia still face a big challenge: having enough staff to take care of patients at facilities statewide. Melanie Dempsey,…
GOOD HOPE, W.Va. — State Police have arrested a woman for allegedly stabbing another woman multiple times in Harrison County Friday night. Debbie Bise (WVRJA) Debbie…
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Wood County deputies are investigating the death of a three-year old child in foster care. An emergency call came in about a missing…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Board of Education has approved a policy relating to the live streaming of school board meetings across the state. The policy…
ELKINS, W.Va. — The Randolph County Sheriff’s is expressing condolences to the Elkins Police Dept. after a fatal shooting that happened Friday. A news release said…
PADEN CITY, W.Va. — The state Department of Education is backing the decision by Wetzel County School Superintendent Cassandra Porter to temporarily close Paden City High…
SALEM, W.Va. — One person is in custody following an attempted robbery in a store on East Main Street in Salem. Deputies from the Harrison County…
Jerry West, a West Virginia icon and one of the greatest basketball players of all time, has died at 86. A release from the Los…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Separate crashes have claimed lives in Monongalia and Randolph counties. The deadly vehicle wreck in Monongalia County happened Monday afternoon in the…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Morgantown police have arrested a Fayette County man and charged him with the sexual assault of an intoxicated woman in Morgantown earlier this…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. –– A fisherman in Marion County made a grim discovery Friday afternoon. Fairmont Police said the angler on his boat found a badly…
HARPERTOWN, W.Va. — Randolph County deputies said they had to put down a sick bear. Sheriff Robert Elbon said they first learned about the animal…
SALEM, W.Va. — Following a vote Monday by Salem elected officials, emergency medical services provided by the city will cease. Richard Rock Harrison County Emergency Squad…
FAIRMONT W.Va. – Jamyson Posey, a rising junior at Fairmont Senior High School, is among 10 students nationwide to be elected to the National Student Council…
GRAFTON, W.Va. — A 61-year-old Grafton woman is behind bars after the discovery of drug needles in a child’s playroom in Taylor County. Taylor County deputies…
WESTON, W.Va. — Two men are behind bars following a high-speed pursuit on I-79 Tuesday night that began in Lewis County. Coureon Thomas and Nasir Finne,…
ELKINS, W.Va. — Deputies from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department report one fatality in a two-car crash Saturday on Corridor H. The crash, with entrapment was…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Don Wilcox, the beloved and respected former longtime director of the WVU Marching Band, died Monday. The death was announced on social media…
GASSAWAY, W.Va. — One person remained hospitalized Sunday evening after a gas leak and carbon monoxide scare at a Braxton County motel. Braxton County 911 told…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Two employees of the Harrison County school system have been charged in unrelated cases of sexual crimes against students. State Police said they…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — An investigation is underway into the death of an infant found in hot car in Morgantown. Eric Powell The child was found by…
Story by Alex Wiederspiel, WKMZ CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — They didn’t die in vain. Sgt. Cory Maynard That’s the message from Timothy A. Ferguson, Acting Assistant Director…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Harrison County deputy has been arrested and charged with engaging in prostitution. Sheriff Robert Matheny Sgt. Sam Morrison was arrested Monday morning…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Public Service Commission is opening general investigations into the security against cyberattacks for some of the state’s water and sewer utilities.…
Story by Mike Nolting, WAJR FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Education levies and bonds in three northern West Virginia counties failed on election day. Initiatives in Upshur, Marion,…
Story by Mike Nolting, WAJR BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — State police arrested a man in Buckhannon after he allegedly stabbed another man sitting on his front…
Republican Nominee for Harrison County Commission Patsy Trecost II – 4,186 (51.73%) Ron Watson – 3,906 (48.27%) Republican Nomination for Harrison County Sheriff Robert Matheny…
Story by Mike Nolting, WAJR FAIRMONT, W.Va. — West Virginia State Police made two drug-related arrests at the Petty John/Royal Inn in Fairmont after an alleged…
Story by Mike Nolting, WAJR GRAFTON, W.Va. — A Pennsylvania man faces several years behind bars after pleading guilty this week in connection with a shooting…
Story by Mike Nolting, WAJR MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A subject wanted on an outstanding warrant for sex crimes has been arrested in Monongalia County and is…
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Detectives from the Upshur County Sheriff’s Department have made four drug-related arrests after serving a search warrant at a home on Randolph Street.…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Harrison County circuit judge has granted a preliminary injunction in the case involving a group of female student athletes from Lincoln Middle…
Story by Jeff Jenkins, MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Public Service Commission has granted a siting certificate for a planned $3.3 billion natural-gas turbine power…
Story by Mike Nolting, WAJR FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A Monongah woman is accused of being being involved in a crash that injured a 7-year old while under…
Story by Jeff Jenkins, MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Senate Minority Leader Mike Woelfel says he’s asked the governor’s office to include his bill dealing with…
Story by Mike Nolting MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Morgantown man is charged with first-degree murder in a shooting death that took place last Friday. The…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Medicine says a patient in Monongalia County has tested positive for measles, the first confirmed case in the Mountain State in 15…
Story by Carrie Hodousek, MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia veteran and former prisoner of war Jessica Lynch says she will be listening ear for all…
CHEAT LAKE, W.Va. – The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a fatal shooting in the Cheat Lake area. Deputies were dispatched to the Falling Water…
Story by Mike Nolting, WAJR MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU held its first campus conversation Thursday in preparation for the implementation of the Campus Self Defense Act on…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Medicine says it plans to invest $400 million in capital improvement projects that will stretch from Morgantown to Bluefield. “It is $400…
Story by Mike Nolting, WAJR CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A suspect in a 2023 murder in Clarksburg has died in jail. Ulices Pineda, 44, was an inmate…
Story by Mike Nolting, WAJR WEST UNION, W.Va. — State police have arrested an Ohio man after he allegedly attacked another person with a shovel on…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University is inching closer to finding their next president. Patrice Harris Ad Hoc Governance Committee Chair Dr. Patrice Harris said a…
Story by Carrie Hodousek, MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Higher Education Policy Commission Chancellor Dr. Sarah Armstrong Tucker says she continues to have concerns over this…
Story by Chris Lawrence, MetroNews MOOREFIELD, W.Va. — The former president of the now defunct Allegheny Wood Products has been hit with criminal charges in Hardy…
ELKINS, W.Va. — A teacher at Tygarts Valley High School in Randolph County was arrested at school for drug possession. Randolph County Sheriff Robert Elbon said…
Story by Mike Nolting, WAJR BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — A business-class 30-passenger jet made an emergency landing Tuesday afternoon at the North Central West Virginia Airport in…
IRELAND, W.Va. — Investigators believe it is likely that two of the five victims were still alive when the fire at a home on Glady…
Story by Joe Nelson, WAJR MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department announced that the body found in the Monongahela River on March 27…
Story by Alex Wiederspiel, WKMZ News IRELAND, W.Va. — Investigators now know how two of the victims in a Lewis County fire from March 11 died.…
Story by Chris Lawrence, MetroNews MOUNTVILLE, Pa. — The decision by AHF Products to purchase two Allegheny Wood Products sawmills in West Virginia was made out…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A man faces life in prison with no chance for parole following two decisions by a Marion County…
PHILIPPI, W.Va. — Following a week of rain and storms, Barbour County is beginning to return to normal. Barbour County Office of Emergency Management Director Corey…
Story by Kat Skeldon, MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Amid nearly one-third of West Virginians relying on Medicaid, the state-federal affordable healthcare insurance program could face over…
Story by Chris Lawrence, MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has had a ripple effect in West Virginia.…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews GRANVVILLE, W.Va. — Deputies from the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department recovered a body from the Monongahela River near Granville Wednesday afternoon.…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — FBI agents raided a house just outside of Morgantown Wednesday morning. An FBI spokesman confirmed federal agents…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University officials have selected the Med Fields on the Health Sciences Campus as the future home…
HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — A Ritchie County restaurant was gutted by flames early Monday morning. The fire was reported early Monday morning. (Photo/Pennsboro VFD) Heavy smoke was…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — With a $2 million grant from the Encova Foundation of West Virginia research into ultrasound treatments at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A Marion County man is going will stay in prison for another 2 to 20 years after being…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews ELKINS, W.Va. — The Tygart Hotel in downtown Elkins has reopened following a $18 million renovation project spearheaded by Woodlands Development…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Darian DeVries sixth season at Drake will be his final one following Sunday night’s announcement that DeVries is set to become the 23rd…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has until Wednesday to make a decision on the vaccination exemption bill. The bill, HB 5105,…
Story by Chris Lawrence, MetroNews BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — A pair of domestic incidents in Upshur County Wednesday night escalated into gunfire. The first shooting happened…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Numerous forest fires burned across West Virginia overnight. Wednesday, the worst was the eastern panhandle. Numerous fires, several of them well over…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Two people were killed in a fire that took place Wednesday morning in Morgantown. The blaze was in an abandoned house in…
Story by Alex Wiederspiel, MetroNews/WKMZ IRELAND, W.Va. — It could still be another week until four of the five victims in a Lewis County fire are…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews BUCKHANNON, W.Va. – A global aluminum recycler and manufacturer has announced the impending closure of their facility in Buckhannon, which will…
WESTOVER, W.Va. — One person was killed in a Tuesday morning crash on I-79 southbound near the Westover interchange in Monongalia County. Monongalia County sheriff’s deputies…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The first full business day since the fire at The Lofts in Morgantown was a busy one for…
POCAHONTAS COUNTY, W.Va. — A man is in custody in connection to the death of a woman in Pocahontas County. Police said they were responding to…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer reports a Pennsylvania man has been charged in connection with a fiery crash in I-79 just north of…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University Board of Governors is working to establish the search process and timeline for the…
Story by Jarrett Lewis, MetroNews ELKINS, W.Va. — City officials in Elkins are looking at annexation as a way to grow the city. Elkins Mayor Jerry…
PHILIPPI, W.Va. — A man suspected of murder in Barbour County near a well known landmark is in custody after an all night manhunt. Michael Mussi…
LOST CREEK, W.Va. — Detectives in Harrison County have made an arrest after finding a woman’s body in the Lost Creek area Wednesday night. Harrison County…
WALKERSVILLE, W.Va. — A Lewis County man, who had close ties to the victims of a fire from earlier this week, said it’s hard to understand…
IRELAND, W.Va. — Lewis County Sheriff Dave Gosa says there’s another victim at the scene of a deadly fire on Glady Creek Road near the community…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Monongalia County jury convicted a Detroit man Tuesday of first-degree murder, kidnapping and conspiracy. Cleotis “Ghost” Eppes…
Story by Chris Lawrence, MetroNews IRELAND, W.Va. — A fire early Monday morning in Lewis County with multiple fatalities is believed to be connected to a…
Story by Kat Skeldon, MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — HealthNet Aeromedical Services is announcing the $35.5 million investment of four new Airbus H135 helicopters to join…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Multiple vehicle accidents in Harrison County are being responded to Wednesday, including an accident at One Eagle Way. Two patients were transported following…
Story by Chris Lawrence, MetroNews GRANTSVILLE, W.Va. — Two of the 19 students hurt in a school bus wreck in Calhoun County Monday evening remain hospitalized.…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews SALEM, W.Va. — Detectives in Harrison County have made a third arrest in last week’s killing of Dallion Lewis. Douglas Steiner…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency have been meeting with flood victims in Boone, Calhoun, Clay,…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — The Bridgeport Utility Board has successfully met monitoring requirements for lead and copper in the water system and…
HAZELTON, W.Va. — Investigations are underway after two inmates died at the federal prison in Hazelton Saturday. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Jevonte Green,…
Story by Chris Lawrence, MetroNews BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — A senior student at Buckhannon-Upshur High School is hailed as a hero after he helped his neighbor out…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation to designate the Clarksburg Federal Courthouse as the “Irene M. Keeley United…
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — State Police say a trooper has resigned after being linked to uploading child pornography. According to a Thursday morning news release from state…
WESTON, W.Va. — Multiple agencies engaged in an arrest Sunday of a Lewis County man accused of making terrorist threats. According to a release from the…
Story by Chris Lawrence, MetroNews RICHMOND, Va. — Although the bargaining team of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union doesn’t like the offer, Kroger is…
SALEM, W.Va. — Detectives in Harrison County are looking for help from the public in connection with the Wednesday murder on Jack Run Road. Residents who…
Story by Jeff Jenkins, MetroNews BEVERLY, W.Va. — Union workers at the AHF Products plant in Randolph County have voted to strike after rejecting a new…
Story by Jeff Jenkins, MetroNews PETERSBURG, W.Va. — Allegheny Wood Products, a 50-year-old West Virginia-based internationally known hardwood producer, closed its doors Friday and eliminated hundreds of…
Story by Dave Wilson, MetroNews CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – One man is in custody and more arrests are anticipated in the death of a man in Harrison…
ALBRIGHT, W.Va. — Deputies from the Preston County Sheriff’s Department have charged an Albright man after he allegedly shot and killed his wife Tuesday. Edward Garletts…
Story by Jeff Jenkins, MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Fire Marshal’s Office is reporting a fatal fire and an arrest in a separate arson case.…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A teacher at Harrison County’s Liberty High School died Tuesday morning after being struck by vehicle in the parking lot of the…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A WVU official said Monday a hazing investigation into a WVU fraternity remains an active investigation. Matthew Richardson…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Joe Manchin expounded a little further Monday on his decision to not run for President. Manchin appeared on MetroNews “Talkline”…
Story by Carrie Hodousek, MetroNews MARLINTON, W.Va. — Family members of a Pocahontas County mother who was fatally shot last week say her smile would “light…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews FAIRMONT, W.Va. — WVU Medicine is taking another step in their $110 million revitalization of the Fairmont Medical Center announced in…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Monongalia County jury has found a man guilty of sexual abuse charges. There were a conviction…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Implementation of the Campus Carry law approved last year by state lawmakers is getting closer on the Fairmont…
Story by Carrie Hodousek, MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Hospital Association President and CEO Jim Kaufman says his industry is facing a number of challenges…
REEDSVILLE, W.Va. — Two Preston High School students are hospitalized and recovering from serious injuries after a Friday car wreck. The students, a male and…
BEAVER, W.Va. — An inmate at the Southern Regional Jail has died. The state Department of Commerce released a statement Friday which confirmed the death of…
Story by Mike Nolting CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A New York resident is behind bars after deputies from the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department discovered marijuana during a…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County school system still plans to purchase electric school buses despite being turned down for a…
Story by Jeff Jenkins, MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The group in charge of handing out up to $1 billion in opioid settlement funds in West Virginia…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a report of a suspected panhandler hit near the Pierpont Center…
Story by Kat Skeldon, MetroNews WEST VIRGINIA — At least two counties are voicing the need for more poll workers to man the voting precincts during…
Story by Jarret Lewis, MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia First Foundation is in discussion about creating “expert panels” filled with local representatives to assist…
Story by Alex Wiederspiel, WKMZ CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — An Elkins-based construction firm is now expected to close in fewer than 30 days on the purchase of…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Texas man charged in a Morgantown murder has waived his preliminary hearing Monday sending the case to…
Story by Marsha Chwalik, WEPM SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Colleges and universities across the state are planning FAFSA days for this coming Thursday, Feb. 1, and this…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Republican Party executive committee voted Saturday to close its Primary Election, limiting it to Republican voters only, starting in 2026.…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) has announced a lane closure on I-79 northbound for Friday, January 26. One lane of…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews GRAFTON, W.Va. — A Belington woman has received a multi-year prison term after a drunk driving wreck that injured four…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — One person was killed in a single-vehicle crash late Tuesday night on Interstate 79 south of Morgantown. The…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Funeral services are scheduled next week for a WVU student, injured in an explosion last fall, who recently…
Story by Kat Skeldon, MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There was a mix of questions and concerns being presented during a meeting held by the West Virginia…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — A Virginia fugitive was arrested following a routine traffic stop in Upshur County on Monday. Deputies made the…
Story by Kat Skeldon, MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — FBI Special Agent Ellen Duffy presented one specific occurrence of human trafficking involving a child in West Virginia…
Story by Jeff Jenkins, MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A former state DHHR supervisor pleaded guilty Monday to lying to federal investigators looking into covid spending. Timothy…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Police said an 89-year-old woman died after being struck by a vehicle near the entrance of the Clarksburg Kroger on Emily Drive. Clarksburg…
Story by Jeff Jenkins, MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — T-Mobile says it recently completed a $200 million investment in West Virginia. A news conference at the state…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews WESTON, W.Va. — The owners of Shockeyhaus, a Lewis County dog training and breeding business, have been arrested and charged…
Story by Jeff Jenkins, MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A plea hearing is scheduled Monday morning in federal court for a state DHHR charged with marking false…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Fairmont State University has received a $2.5 million grant over the next five years from NASA to fund…
Story by Carrie Hodousek, MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Much of the snow from Friday’s winter storm was on the ground by early afternoon with a few…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Terra Alta woman has been arrested in connection with arson at two businesses where she had worked…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Police were able to make an arrest less than 24 hours after a Morgantown stabbing death. Jonathan Ramirez…
Story by Carrie Hodousek, MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Wheeling Mayor Glen Elliott, a Democrat, is running for U.S. Senate this year. Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott Elliott…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. —New and potentially significant breakthroughs in treating people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and substance abuse disorder are potentially on the horizon thanks to…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Delegate Amy Summers is sponsoring a bill that she believes will improve transparency involving the agencies that used…
Story by Joe Brocato, MetroNews MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission has received four bids to host the state football championships in…
WEST UNION, W.Va. — Andrew Menendez, who previously served as a Doddridge County Sheriff’s Deputy prior to the investigation that began late in 2020, could face…
Story by Carrie Hodousek, MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Officials at Philippi Middle School in Barbour County are working to improve student safety and well-being in response…
VALLEY HEAD, W.Va. — An elderly Valley Head man apparently drowned in his basement during the recent storm event this week. Deputies were called to…
Story by Jeff Jenkins, MetroNews SUTTON, W.Va. — A Braxton County man, well-known for organizing beauty pageants, is free on bond after it was lowered as…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews DODDRIDGE COUNTY, W.Va. — Jury selection in the sexual misconduct case against former Doddridge County Sheriff’s Department deputy Andrew Menendez begins…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — The aircraft that slid off a runway at the North Central West Virginia Airport Monday was operated by…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A former South Charleston offensive lineman chose WVU following a two-year stint in Jacksonville State. Xavier Bausley returns to the Mountain State via…
Story by Kat Skeldon, MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Those uninsured will get a free and guided opportunity to sign up for health insurance coverage during the…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A man and woman are facing charges after police allege they restrained a child to a chair with a leash and a dumbbell.…
Story by Jeff Jenkins, MetroNews MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed two were killed in a Wednesday morning crash on…
Story by Mike Nolting, MetroNews MORGANTOWN, W.Va.- Emergency departments (EDs) across WVU Medicine are recovering from a holiday surge in cases of respiratory illnesses, including…
Story by Jeff Jenkins, MetroNews SAGO, W.Va. — January 2 marks a tragic day in West Virginia history. Joe Manchin It was on this day in…