BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. — A Cabell County man is in custody after state police say he shot up his mother’s house and then set several fires on the property.
Joseph Daniels (WVSP)
Joseph Daniels, 49, of Barboursville, is named in 30 separate criminal counts including 16 counts of wanton endangerment with a firearm, two counts of first-degree arson, three counts of third-degree arson and four counts of domestic assault.
Troopers said Daniels arrived at his mother’s home near Barboursville Tuesday,

CHARLESTON, W.Va – A significant infusion of money is coming to West Virginia’s state parks system with the announcement of more than $19 million in state funds for improvements.
Governor Patrick Morrisey detailed the investment in the parks system on Wednesday and said supporting state parks is an important decision.
“We know people want to come to West Virginia, and that’s exciting. They want to experience our mountains, our rivers, our small towns, and everything about outdoor recreation that

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–Flood recovery continues in Upshur County with long-term plans
–US Senator Shelley Moore Capito talks about permitting reform and nuclear waste
–Boone County schools looks at the difficult decisioin to close Van High School
–In Sports: the latest SSAC poll is out
Listen to “MetroNews This Morning 9-30-26” on Spreaker.

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WINFIELD, W.Va. — The Putnam County Commission has officially adopted a resolution on proposed data centers in the region.
The resolution, crafted after citizen-formed group Putnam United presented a resolution of its own a month ago, aims to force data centers to be evaluated on more than their financial impacts alone. Google announced plans in March to build a data center in Buffalo, which has generated significant turnout and comments from residents in the county commission meetings to

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state of West Virginia has reached a $4.4 million settlement with five children who were subjected to deplorable living conditions in Kanawha County.
The children had been adopted by Sissonville couple Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz. A Kanawha County jury convicted Whitefeather and Lantz on 31 of 35 criminal charges in a January 2025 for abusing the children. The investigation began in October 2023 after neighbors suspected two of the teenage children were

CLENDENIN, W.Va. — A Clay County man wanted for allegedly stabbing three people last week has been arrested.
Kelcey Nicholas
Kanawha County authorities had been searching for Kelcey Nicholas, 42, of Clay County, ever since last Wednesday. Deputies found three people — two women and one man — with stab wounds in the 2600 block of Dutch Ridge Road. Deputies said Nicholas had fled the scene after stabbing the three victims.
According to deputies, they learned the victims and Nicholas were in a

VAN, W.Va. — The community of Van came together Tuesday night for a public hearing on the proposed closure of Van Elementary and Van Junior/Senior High School.
As Boone County Schools attempts to right the ship on multi-million-dollar deficits, the system is proposing the closure of those schools after the 2026-27 academic year. Van Junior/Senior students would shift to Scott High School starting next fall, while a PreK-8 school would take over the old Van High School property. The Van

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — The long-term recovery effort in Upshur County after the July 21 devastating flood is up and running.
Upshur Partners Lifting Individuals & Families Together (UPLIFT), is an operating municipal entity with officers, committees, a governing board, and a long list of flood recovery tasks.
Kristie Tenney
Upshur County Commission President Kristie Tenney said UPLIFT is comprised of citizens, business people, nonprofits, and elected officials. The group is looking at requests