CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Appalachian Power Company says it does not have a deal in place to purchase Black Diamond Power, nearly one week after Black Diamond’s president announced his intention to sell the company.
APCo released a statement on Thursday specifying that while the utility is in discussions to purchase Black Diamond, it is still evaluating its options and that there is no assurance an agreement can be reached.
Black Diamond Power is currently the subject of a state Public Service

WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. — A state-to-state truck driver is in jail in West Virginia after he allegedly had an ongoing sexual relationship with a 16-year-old Wood County girl he met online.
William Santos (WVRJA)
It’s alleged William Santos, 38, of Webb City, Missouri, met the girl several months ago and would park at the West Virginia Welcome Center off of Interstate 77 near Williamstown when driving his 18- wheeler through the area. Willamstown police said Santos would unload his car that he was

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–Changes may be coming to the Hope Scholarship
–Governor Morrisey signs agreement for the state to regulate mining on federal lands in W.Va.
–A Missouri trucker is arrested for sex crimes in West Virginia
–In Sports: Mountaineers start slow, but this time can’t come all the way back against Utah
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The House Education Committee began discussion Wednesday on legislation that would require a wearable panic alert system, known as Alyssa’s Law, in schools across all 55 counties.
Will Hosaflook
House Bill 4798 would require all teachers to wear a mobile alert button for emergency situations.
Some districts, including Jackson County Schools, are already piloting the alert buttons.
Jackson County Schools Superintendent Will Hosaflook, who also leads the county school

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Governor Patrick Morrisey joined Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum Wednesday to formalize an amendment to the State-Federal Cooperative Agreement between the mountain state and the U.S. Department of the Interior.
According to a news release, the amendment expands West Virginia’s authority to regulate coal mining and reclamation activities on federal lands within its borders.
It also allows the state to regulate federal lands that contain coal leased by the U.S. Bureau of

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. –Huntington Police Department has issued a public safety alert after fentanyl-laced tablets were found shaped as cartoon characters.
A release from HPD said there was more than 900-multi-colored tables seized. The pills were molded to resemble an emblem from the Transformers series and were about the size of a child’s vitamin.
Field tests showed that the pills contained fentanyl and MDMA, or ecstasy or molly, which is a highly potent and potentially lethal synthetic opioid.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. –Two Huntington men were arrested following a joint operation to bring one of the individuals into police custody.
Devon Carey (Photo: WVDCR)
According to a release from the Huntington Police Department, Devon Maurice Carey, 31, and Samuel Lamont Hawkins Jr., 31, were arrested Tuesday by members of the U.S. Marshals Service CUFFED Task Force, Huntington Police, SWAT Team, and Huntington Violent Crime Drug Task Force.
The agencies joined together for the operation in the 1700