ST. ALBANS, W.Va. — Those into the horror movie genre as well as film production can now start the submission process for West Virginia’s first-ever horror film festival set to launch this fall.
The event will be hosted by Deadhead Productions, an independent horror production company founded out of St. Albans in 2018. It’s set to be held at the Historic Alban Theater November 1.
Festival Director, Carah Chafin and organizer Devon James came on MetroNews Midday Tuesday to talk more about the

MCDOWELL COUNTY, W.Va. –McDowell County Schools Superintendent Ingrida Barker says that they made sure that they didn’t let any instructional time go to waste after they returned to school two weeks after the mid-February flooding that hit.
“We used that very wisely, trying to give the students as much instruction as we could,” Barker said on MetroNews Talkline Tuesday morning.
The school year officially ended on June 5, 15 weeks after the devastating flooding hit the area on February 15 and 16.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Over 200 students across the state are joining the thousands who have come before to be dubbed Knights and Ladies of the prestigious Golden Horseshoe.
Since 1931, eighth grade students across West Virginia who excel in the state’s history and social studies, and who score high on the Golden Horseshoe exam, have been receiving this honor, and Tuesday was no exception as the tradition carried on.
The West Virginia Department of Education held the annual Golden Horseshoe Day at

LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Armed with information from the Greenbrier County School Board and the school system employees, law enforcement in Greenbrier County has cracked down on the illegal sale of vapes and THC products to underage consumers.
“The students are saying they’re able to just walk in and buy these things themselves. When we heard that we were specifically alarmed by that information that these people were just selling to anyone without even checking an ID,” said Greenbrier County

NUTTER FORT, W.Va. — One person died in a structure fire near Nutter Fort in Harrison County Tuesday morning.
The fire was reported at around 7:30 along state Route 20 about halfway between Clarksburg and Nutter Fort. Firefighters brought the fire under control by 8:15 a.m.
The name of the person killed in the blaze has not been released.
The state Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating.
Firefighters from Clarksburg, Bridgeport, Nutter Fort responded. The Clarksburg Police Department assisted.
 

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Police say a man suffered multiple stab wounds in an early morning domestic dispute in South Charleston.
According to South Charleston police, a man and woman were in a relationship and got into a fight around 3 a.m. Tuesday at the apartment they shared at the Stratford Apartment complex on
East Village Drive.
Police said the woman suffered wounds consistent with being beaten up and the boyfriend was stabbed in the confrontation. Both were taken to the hospital early

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–The state Supreme Court overturns a quadruple murder conviction
–Another former officer at SRJ headed to prison for ties to an inmate’s death
–Governor Morrisey reins in the DOH and refocuses its mission
–In Sports: Getting ready for the North-South All Star weekend
Listen to “MetroNews This Morning 6-10-25” on Spreaker.

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Several departments set up in the basement of the West Virginia Capitol building have been scrambling to move items out of their respective offices after over 100,000 gallons of water settled into the bottom floor.
According to Bob Kilpatrick, the director of General Services Division for the West Virginia Department of Administration, a bolt failed on a four-inch chilled waterline Sunday afternoon, dumping nearly three inches of water in some parts of the basement.