CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Harrison County man was sentenced Tuesday to a life prison sentence with a chance for parole in the death of his mother.
George Hoffman (WVRJA)
George Alexander Hoffman, 24, of Lost Creek, previously pleaded guilty to first degree murder with mercy in the stabbing death of Selestine Hoffman Kunkel, 53, also of Lost Creek.
The two lived together.
Hoffman will have a chance for parole in 15 years.
He was sentenced Tuesday by Harrison County Circuit Judge Christopher McCarthy.

CHEAT LAKE, W.Va. — A social media post and letter to the Public Service Commission following a gap in service now has the attention of a major waste hauler.
David McCormick
Delegate David McCormick, R-Monongalia, said hundreds of Republic Service customers in the Cheat Lake area went for about 16 days with no trash pickup. Communication from the company about alternate pickup dates was in some cases nonexistent and unclear in others.
McCormick then wrote the letter and posted a short video on

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Putnam County man has been identified as the victim in a homicide from two weeks ago.
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday afternoon that the victim was Joseph Lovett, 28, of Hurricane. Human remains were discovered near a burning vehicle in the 300 block of Cabin Creek Road on June 14. Those remains were sent to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to be identified.
Harold Patterson
A man was already in custody in connection to Lovett’s death. A

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state’s largest public transportation system will be lending a helping hand during Independence Day festivities in the Capital City.
The Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority (KRT) will offer free shuttle rides in downtown Charleston from July 2-5. Rides will run every 30 minutes throughout each day from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Two four-day Independence Day celebrations are expected to bring thousands of people to the area. The Charleston Sternwheel Regatta on the

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Most of West Virginia is under some kind of a heat advisory pretty much through the end of the week. A dome of heat has settled over West Virginia and is leaving the state in a hot, sticky situation with intense humidity to accompany the heat.
National Weather Service Meteorologist Megan Kiebler said it’s going to be miserable.
“We’re looking at a multiple day stretch of very high temperatures and the combined effect of humidity making it feel much warmer,” she said.
High

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — One man is dead and three are in jail after a shooting in a Mercer County school yard.
State Police say Dawlton Blankenship, 24, of Bluefield suffered a gunshot wound to the head in the parking lot of Brushfork Elementary School on Friday June 26th. He was taken to WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital’s Bluefield Emergency Department. He was soon transferred on to Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Virginia where he died of his wound several hours later.
State Police spoke to

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–The Greenbrier has submitted the documents needed to renew its casino license, but now the Lottery Commission has to call a special meeting to approve it
–Governor Morrisey confirms public education funding is a priority for him, but notes spending there needs trimmed
–Flood recovery is well underway in Boone County
–In Sports: World Cup goes on
Listen to “MetroNews This Morning 6-30-26” on Spreaker.

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