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Former Harrison County deputy arrested on AI-related charges

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A former Harrison County sheriff’s deputy is free on $100,000 bond after he was arrested Tuesday on charges related to child pornography.
Larry Brewer, 47, was the county’s DARE officer in 2022.
He’s charged under a fairly new state law that created the crime of child sexual abuse material created by use of AI tools.
State police said they began investigating Brewer when a nude photo of a juvenile was found on an iPad he owned.
A preliminary hearing will be scheduled in the

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Find Affordable Coziness

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MetroNews This Morning 12-24-25

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — MetroNews This Morning is a 15-minute podcast that gets you caught up on what’s happening in the Mountain State.
Listen to the Christmas Eve 2025 edition here.
Have a great Christmas!
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Marshall takes care of business against WVU Tech

— By David Walsh
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall coach Corny Jackson had plenty to talk about after the Thundering Herd rolled past WVU Tech, 102-52, Tuesday night in front of 3,587 fans at Cam Henderson Center.
The first number he harped on was assists. Marshall racked up 30 on 38 field goals. The last time the Herd had 30 assists came back on February 6, 2016 in a win at UTSA.
“If I had to talk about one thing, it’s 30 assists on 38 makes,” Jackson said. “Could’ve been more. Happy to see Caleb

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The Christmas when the fighting stopped

(Editor’s note: This a reprint of a commentary I post every Christmas.)
Has there ever been a Christmas when there was no war, no fighting in any corner of our planet? It’s difficult to imagine since the world’s history has been a series of conquests and defenses.
But there was once a Christmas when the fighting did stop, when enemies shook hands and laughed and even sang Christmas carols together.
The First World War had been underway just a few months in December 1914, but it was clear a

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Bridgeport wins tight contest with University, 65-63

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Federal judge orders preliminary injunction on West Virginia’s food dye ban

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Court filing says National Guard shooting suspect bought stolen handgun, wanted higher capacity

Additional charges have been filed against the man accused of shooting two members of the West Virginia National Guard while they were on duty in Washington, D.C.
The latest filing also has more information about events that led up to the shooting, with allegations that the suspect sought and obtained a stolen gun and that he had conducted online searches for the White House.
Federal prosecutors in the Tuesday filing added two felonies for transporting and selling firearms internationally

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American Red Cross helping families affected by weekend storm

BOONE COUNTY, W.Va. — A dozen West Virginia families are searching for answers on this Christmas week after a bad storm blew through their areas last Friday.
Nearly all of the Mountain State experienced high winds during the overnight hours thanks to a thin strip of high winds advanced in front of a cold front.
Communications director for central Appalachia region of American Red Cross Krista Farley-Raines says residents woke to roofs being torn from their homes.
“We’re currently at 12 cases, so

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