Victim’s name released in fatal I-64 crash; man arrested

The crash occurred in Putnam County around 2:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon.

American Beverage Association disputes state’s food dye law

Group says state residents will be paying more for groceries.

Marion County BOE reconsiders Heston decision, offers school chief 1-year contract extension

School board originally decided not to extend.

All lanes closed east and westbound in Putnam County, one fatality reported following two-vehicle wreck

The incident occurred just after 3 p.m. Thursday

130th Airlift Wing returns from mission to the Horn of Africa

Nearly four-month deployment ends with a happy homecoming at the McLaughlin Air Base in Charleston

Lincoln County man facing charges following shots fired incident Wednesday night

Michael Terry was arrested Thursday afternoon

Sexual abuse trial for Harrison County student aide continued

New date Aug. 17.

Nicholas County deputies searching for vehicle believed to be connected to a homicide

Deputies said they are looking for a 2010-2014 Ford Raptor

House Education Committee mulling over school calendar bill

Education committee to continue discussions Friday.

MetroNews This Morning 3-5-26

West Virginia news, sports, and weather for Thursday, March 5, 2026

Clarksburg man arrested for making threats against Trump, ICE agents now facing federal charges

Cody Smith was indicted Wednesday on four federal counts of threats

Kanawha County Magistrate Joe Shelton passes away

Shelton served his first tenure as Magistrate from 1977 to 1980

Legislation cutting severance taxes on met coal in tough markets passes House

Current law has a 5% severance tax on the gross value of metallurgical coal.

House passes bill changing Hope Scholarship to quarterly funding

With this scaled back bill, the program moves to a quarterly deposit schedule: August 15, Oct. 15, Jan. 15 and April 15.

House legislation is a path to long-deferred maintenance for state Culture Center

Legislation establishes a dedicated Cultural Center Improvements Revenue Debt Service Fund.

Delegates pass legislation that would change school funding framework, but not for another three years

Financial support for West Virginia's public schools has been a recurring theme of this year's legislative session, although additional dollars are not coming right away.

Work Zone Safety bill increasing speeding fines passes House.

Fines for speeding in a work zone would jump from $200 to $500.

House passes bill aimed at regulating cryptocurrency kiosks

H. B. 5353 is intended to better regulate the kinds of kiosks often found in convenience stores and gas stations allowing users to buy or sell cryptocurrencies using cash or debit cards.

‘Raylee’s Law,’ a policy to slow homeschool transfers in child abuse cases, hits a wall against deadline

The bill is a proposal to place a hold on removing students from public schools to homeschool environments if there is a pending child abuse or neglect investigation.

Liquid nitrogen overflow reported at WVU, resolved 15 minutes later

First responders quickly gave the all-clear.