LOGAN, W.Va. — The news that Greenbrier Minerals planned to idle all of it’s operations in the Logan County was tough news to hear for those in the community.
Logan County Commission President Billy Jack Dickerson was waiting on his vehicle to be serviced when he got the news and it came without warning.
“It has happened throughout my lifetime more times than I can count. Generally, you know there are some rumblings about the possibility, but this one just blindsided me personally,” said

WELCH, W.Va. — The McDowell County Commission continued to lead the effort to help the county recover from the 2025 February flood. Sunday marked the first anniversary of the high water event which left dozens of homes and businesses along with roads and bridges in ruin. The recovery has been slow.
“We got hit county-wide so it was devastating to our entire county and the citizens of our county, but we just started picking up the pieces and putting it back together little by little,” said County

CHARLESTON, W.Va – Efforts to reform West Virginia’s liability insurance agency are ongoing, but officials do not expect to see results right away. Last October, state Board of Risk and Insurance Management Executive Director Jeremy Wolfe told lawmakers that the agency was at “ground zero” with its reserves sapped by lawsuits involving abuse at the Miracle Meadows School in Harrison County. Wolfe told the House of Delegates Finance Committee that sweeping changes have been made.
“We have made

DELBARTON, W.Va. — A Mingo County man is free on bond following a shooting that took place Sunday in Delbarton.
State police charged Keith McCoy, 68, of Delbarton, with malicious wounding and being a prohibited person with a firearm after he allegedly shot Keith Kinser, 33, also of Delbarton.
Troopers said the shooting occurred Sunday at a residence on Day Star Road.
Kinser is hospitalized in stable condition, troopers said.
McCoy was arraigned in Mingo County Magistrate Court and released on

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Work begins Monday night on a significant West Virginia Division of Highways project to replace three bridges at the I-64 Montrose Drive exit.
The Montrose Drive Bridge over I-64, as well as the First Avenue and Second Avenue bridges in South Charleston, will be replaced. South Charleston Mayor Frank Mullens knows it may be an inconvenience but said it’s a necessary project.
“We have got to get out in front of these infrastructure issues, and bridges are a big part of

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–Federal judges are raising concerns about detained illegal aliens in West Virginia
–Mon Power seeks a permit for a new gas plant to be built for power in Monongalia County
–Sunday marked the one year anniversary of devastating flooding in southern West Virginia
–In Sports, a loss by the Mountaineer women puts them out of the Big XII lead
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