LOGAN, W.Va. — Two people are dead and a third is hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle while walking along a Logan County highway.
State Police said the three pedestrians were walking along Route 44 in the White’s Addition community near the bridge around 8 p.m. Sunday. They were struck by an oncoming pickup truck.
All three were transported to Logan Regional Medical Center. Two of the victims died at the hospital of their injuries. Those victims were Clifford Chippent, 49, and Tabitha

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–Jury in the Overstreet trial will decide if he deserves mercy
–Black Diamond and Appalachian Power are due to have a schedule of negotiations before the PSC this week
–Antiquated tracking systems are cost counties a bundle on their jail bills
–In Sports: WVU found itself with some glaring weak spots exposed on Saturday
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The coalition of counties auditing jail bills spearheaded by Monongalia County suspects mistakes and duplication in what they are calling an “antiquated process.”
Tom Bloom
Monongalia County Commission President Tom Bloom said each county has paid an outside entity to examine and compare the bills. The mistakes include not properly tracking an inmate after a conviction and transfer from the jail system to the state prison system, multiple counties paying for the same inmate,

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There are several unknowns about what’s next for a potential deal between troubled Black Diamond Power and Appalachian Power.
The two companies appeared before the state Public Service Commission last week for a status hearing. Black Diamond, which buys its power from ApCo, has been the subject of a PSC investigation after complaints from the customers it serves in Clay, Wyoming, and Raleigh counties. That investigation was launched more than a year ago.
Appalachian Power

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Congressman Riley Moore believes that legislation to expand the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District will help preserve integral pieces of West Virginia’s history.
Riley Moore
Moore, R-W.Va., recently announced plans to introduce the Shenandoah Valley Access, Legacy, and Outdoor Recreation Act — known as the Shenandoah VALOR Act — to Congress. It would add West Virginia’s Jefferson, Berkeley, and Morgan counties, along with Virginia’s Rockbridge County,