WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Two more women have been charged in a Mingo County infant death investigation.
A criminal complaint filed in Mingo County Magistrate Court revealed that Merissa Pruitt, 35, of Delbarton, and Tonya Hayton, 50, of Williamson, face charges for last week’s discovery of a dead four-month-old baby.
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Jonda Whitt, 35, of Varney, was arrested Saturday and charged with child neglect causing death and possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.
The

FLATWOODS, W.Va. — State police continue to search for a missing elderly man in Braxton County.
Martin Cogar (Photo: State Police)
State police have issued a Silver Alert for Martin Craig Cogar, 71, of Flatwoods, who was reported missing by his family last Friday, June 19.
Authorities said Cogar is a diabetic and has other health conditions. Cogar also does not use or own a cell phone.
State police said they’ve deployed K-9 teams and other search efforts but have not yet developed a lead as to

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Public Service Commission has scheduled a public comment session for a proposed gas-fired power plant in Monongalia County and three solar arrays.
The hearing is scheduled for July 15 at 5:30 p.m. at the PSC hearing room at 201 Brooks St. in Charleston.
The combined cycle gas plant at the Fort Martin Power Station will produce 1,200 megawatts of electricity and cost about $2.48 billion to construct. The solar arrays would be placed in Valley Point near Albright,

The Public Employees Insurance Agency is doing all right.
Officials reviewed the agency’s current fiscal standing and future projections during a Thursday afternoon meeting of the PEIA Finance Board. It’s getting close to the end of the fiscal year.
PEIA is the insurance hub for state worker, educators and some local government plans.
Chief Financial Officer Jason Haught described a year-to-date surplus driven by strong investment returns and lower-than-expected drug costs.
For fiscal 2026, PEIA