BECKLEY,  W.Va. — A Raleigh County man is facing over 150 charges on allegations of sexual abuse, incest, and gross child neglect.
Kenneth Cook
Law enforcement officials say Kenneth Ray Cook, 43, of MacArthur allegedly had a non-consensual, incestuous relationship with his daughter which resulted in the birth of three children who were found to be suffering from neglect.
Cook faces a total of 149 counts of Gross Neglect of a child creating a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury,

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A former Buckhannon elected official will spend 10 years in federal prison in a child pornography case.
David McCauley
Former Buckhannon mayor and city councilman David McCauley, 66, entered a guilty plea to one count of production of child pornography in December.
Court documents show McCauley enticed a 17-year-old boy to engage in sexually explicit conduct for photo and video purposes.
The investigation included the forensic analysis of several electronic devices that

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–West Virginia coal will be burned to produce power longer than most figured
–A former elected officials faces a long federal prison term
–The West Virginia National Guard celebrates the Army’s 250th anniversary.
–In Sports: North-South All Star Games this weekend and the All State Softball teams in Class AAA and AAAA are out
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County Schools Superintendent Tom Williams first stepped into the classroom as an educator at St. Albans High School in the fall of 1985.
Williams has served within Kanawha County Schools since that fall, taking on quite a few positions, including teacher, counselor, curriculum assistant principal, principal assistant, deputy superintendent, and superintendent.
Tom Williams
“I’ve enjoyed all of the roles I’ve had with Kanawha County Schools, but I can honestly say

RANDOLPH COUNTY, W.Va. — More tobacco and vape shops in the state have been caught selling illegal products to minors.
On Thursday, the Mountain Region Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force served search warrants at five different shops in Randloph and Upshur counties.
Several complaints came into police departments that people under the age of 18 had purchased Delta 8/9 and other illegal products from these shops.
Upon learning this information, a joint operation with the West Virginia State

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — On Thursday, the Huntington Sanitary Board opened bids for the expansion of the wastewater treatment plant in Westmoreland.
The plant, which was constructed in 1964, serves around 27,000 customers in Huntington and its surrounding towns. It is known as the largest collection and treatment system in West Virginia, as it has an average flow of nine to 12 million gallons on a dry-weather day.
Since a secondary treatment process was added to the plant in 1986, the facility has

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center is making sure that it’s accommodating to everyone who comes in for the different events it holds throughout the year.
Thursday, a couple of ribbon cutting ceremonies were held at the coliseum for a newly-renovated second nursing station and a Universal Changing Space.
Delegate Kayla Young was among the dignitaries to attend the ribbon cutting event Thursday as she helped donate the $5,000 in funding for the nursing station.
She

CALHOUN COUNTY, W.Va. –A former Calhoun County School bus driver who crashed a school bus while under the influence, received the maximum sentence Thursday.
Jeffrey Brannon
Jeffrey Brannon, 55, of Big Bend, was sentenced to 22 to 110 years in prison by Judge Anita Harold Ashley.
In April, Brannon pleaded guilty to three counts of DUI causing serious bodily injury and 16 counts of child neglect creating risk of serious bodily injury or death. Each sentence for each of the 19 victims, will run