HUNTINGTON, W.Va. –A man is in the hospital Friday afternoon following a stabbing in Huntington.
The incident was reported in the 1100 block of 9th Avenue around 3:30 p.m. Huntington Police said the incident appears to have occurred after a domestic argument.
HPD continue their search for the suspect who fled the scene before they arrived.
The extent of the victim’s injuries are currently unknown.
 
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Several members of the West Virginia National Guard on patrol in Washington, D.C., helped suppress the spread of a fire that could have been a very dangerous situation, according to a report from the Joint Task Force-D.C.
Three West Virginia National Guard members on a routine patrol along Massachusetts Avenue Northwest noticed a faint smell of smoke drifting from a nearby apartment building, according to the report.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brett Fries, U.S. Army Sgt. Devin Cantwell, and

BICKMORE, W.Va. — State Police have charged a Clay County mother after her teenage son allegedly shot and killed his father in a domestic incident.
Misty Winebrenner, 48, of Bickmore, has been charged with child neglect and failure to report abuse and neglect.
The shooting was reported on Tuesday at a home in the Bickmore part of the county. Witnesses told police that Bird was choking Winebrenner in the moments before the shooting, trying to remove her from the driver’s seat of a truck.
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CHAPMANVILLE, W.Va. — Brian Dingess of Chapmanville spent his new year running for a greater purpose.
Dingess says he felt a calling from God to run 100 miles in 24 hours to ring in the new year with a purpose of spreading the gospel and take donations for his church, Morning Star Freewill Baptist Church.
“Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior, definitely put this on my heart,” Dingess said Friday on MetroNews Midday. “It was a fundraiser for our church to get out and lean on God and answer him when

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Governor Patrick Morrisey and First Lady Denise Morrisey are grand parents.
Denise Morrisey posted to Facebook Friday news of the birth of a new grandchild.
“The world is absolutely perfect in every way. Welcome to our world Lucille Marie Shalhoub.” said the First Lady in her post.
The baby was born at 2:59 a.m. Friday in Morgantown.
Mom and baby are doing well. Grandparents are elated.

 
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HURRICANE, W.Va. — Officials now confirm a man killed in Putnam County while working on his vehicle was a local pastor.
Sam Pierson Jr., 44, of Hurricane died Thursday evening while working on his pickup truck. Hurricane Mayor Scott Edwards confirmed Pierson was crushed when his truck collapsed on him. First responders were on scene within two minutes, but it was too late.
Pierson was the pastor of Grace Church in South Charleston.

The West Virginia South District of the Church of the Nazarene

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–It’s been 20 years since the world focused on the search for 13 missing miners at the Sago Mine
–A former member of the West Virginia House of Delegates has died
–The state’s Secretary of Health is excited about the prospects of the federal rural healthcare initiative for West Virginia
–In Sports: We’ll recap the college football playoff games from New Year’s Day
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HURRICANE, W.Va. — A Hurricane man is dead after he was trucked under his pickup truck.
According to Hurricane Mayor Scott Edwards the victim was working on the truck at a home on Virginia Avenue in the city just before 5 p.m. Thursday. The truck fell on the man, leaving him trapped underneath.
Despite a quick response from local police, fire, and EMS crews, the victim was dead when they arrived from his injuries.
The victim’s name was not released.
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