CHAPMANVILLE. W.Va – The Sgt. Cory Maynard Memorial Softball Tournament returns this Saturday as Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College honors the state trooper who was killed in the line of duty in 2023.
This year marks the third tournament put on to raise funds and awareness for the Sgt. Cory Maynard Memorial Scholarship, which benefits first responders and their families who choose to pursue a degree or certification program at the college.
With the scholarship now fully

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County sheriff’s deputies say a man who has been on the run for five years is now in custody.
Timothy Walding (WVRJA)
“After five years on the run, justice caught up. Timothy Lee Walding Jr. of St. Albans has been arrested in Chicago and brought back to West Virginia to face his charges in Kanawha County,” a Thursday Facebook post from the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department said.
Walding, 46, is charged with first-degree robbery and fleeing.
The robbery was

WHEELING, W.Va. — A Fairmont man has been indicted for multiple charges following an assault that turned deadly on Wheeling Island two years ago.
Dennis Evans
Ohio County Prosecuting Attorney Shawn Turak announced the indictment of Dennis Terrell Evans, 37, on one count of murder, one count of first-degree robbery and one count of first-degree sexual assault.
Police found 49-year-old Christine Lynn King unconscious and partially clothed in a yard on Fink Street on Wheeling Island in July 2023.

HURRICANE, W.Va – A unique competition aiming to determine “The World’s Toughest Athlete” is coming to the Kanawha Valley when the 2025 Hybricon Games touch down in Hurricane next month.
The Hybricon Games is a three-day competition that challenges competitors physically and mentally that was founded by Navy veteran, hybrid athlete, and social media influencer Austen Alexander and runs from October 24 to 26.
“It’s a group of 48 extremely elite athletes that they can’t just sign up and

WINFIELD, W.Va. — The four misdemeanor charges against former Marshall University and NFL veteran Chris Massey have been dropped.
In August, a criminal complaint stated Massey was charged with battery, disorderly conduct, trespassing and obstruction after an alleged altercation with Putnam County Deputy Seth Lewis, who also served as the coach for Massey’s son at Winfield Middle School.
According to a new filing, the state will be dismissing all four charges against Massey. As part of a legal

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–West Virginia and the country react to the assassination of Charlie Kirk
–Remembering 9/11 24 years later
–Governor Morrisey unveils an ambitious plan to increase the state’s energy production in the future
–In Sports: The state’s top basketball player will play at Liberty, plus WVU and Marshall players talk about their next assignment
Listen to “MetroNews This Morning 9-11-25” on Spreaker.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Members of West Virginia’s congressional delegation and Gov. Patrick Morrisey have all responded on social media to the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on the campus of Utah Valley University Wednesday.
Kirk, 31, was assassinated just a few minutes after he began an outdoor rally before approximately 3,000 students and others. Police said the shot came from the roof of a campus building. It was a targeted killing, police said.
Kirk suffered a gunshot wound

PHILIPPI, W.Va. –A new physician assistant program is coming to Battler’s Knob, marking the first program of its kind in Philippi since Alderson Broaddus University closed its doors in 2023.
Dr. Deanna Leach
The new PA program will be offered through West Virginia Wesleyan College. Officials from the college gathered Wednesday afternoon to make the official announcement.
“It was a celebration of bringing the PA program as well as the LPN to BSN program to Battlers Knob, back to the original AB

WHEELING, W.Va. –Governor Patrick Morrisey says the state’s first comprehensive energy policy will help West Virginia achieve energy dominance.
Morrisey appeared at the West Virginia Educational Forum and Tour at Oglebay Resort in Wheeling on Wednesday evening to announce the state’s new energy policy and outline its key components.
During his speech, he focused on PJM, the nation’s largest Regional Transmission Organization, which coordinates the generation and flow of electricity to 13 states