FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The judge in the murder trail of Pagan Motorcycle Club member Ryan Lane has declared a mistrial.
The jury heard nine days of testimony and began deliberations on Friday before the Labor Day holiday. The jury continued deliberations Tuesday for six hours and was unable to reach a verdict leading to the mistrial ruling.
Lane is the least of six Pagan Motorcycle Club members who were charged in the 2022 shooting death of Henry Silver in the Marion County community of Carolina.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Family and friends gathered Tuesday evening to honor the late West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Tim Armstead.
A visitation and funeral service were held in the House of Delegates Chamber, where speakers shared memories of Armstead and reflected on the man he was.
Armstead, 60, passed away on August 26 after a battle with cancer.
Chief Justice Bill Wooten was one of the speakers during the funeral.
Wooten said that Armstead was a hard worker driven by his faith.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On Tuesday evening, the Public Service Commission of West Virginia approved Appalachian Power Company’s plan to securitize its assets in order to recover over $2 billion in investments and expenses.
The PSC’s decision will allow the utility to sell bonds and set up a new rate-making method that allows them to collect money from its customers over a longer period of time. This cuts down on the number of surcharges and rate cases.
Just last week, the PSC turned down more than

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Over 40,000 people flocked to Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington Saturday evening for one of, if not the most anticipated concert in the city’s history.
Zach Bryan, a folk/country singer who has totaled over nine billion streams on Spotify in his career, announced he would be coming to Marshall’s football stadium back in March. One of the members of Bryan’s band is a Marshall graduate.
Zach Bryan and his band playing on a smaller, second stage at Joan C. Edwards Stadium

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A pickup truck that caught on fire Tuesday afternoon has caused major delays in Charleston.
The pickup was reportedly on fire near mile marker 57 on I-64 West in between the Oakwood Road and Montrose Drive exits.
Traffic is currently backed up to the area of the Eugene A. Carter Bridge.
Traffic from the Montrose Drive exit and beyond is moving normally.
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KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –A person is dead following a one-vehicle crash in Kanawha County on U.S. 60 Tuesday.
The WV DOH said that all current and opposite westbound lanes are closed. The crash occurred near 6719 E. Dupont Avenue.
According to Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office they believe it may have been a medical episode.
No other information was made available.
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POCA, W.Va. — The body of a missing man has been found in Putnam County.
74-year-old James “Jimbo” Davis was reported missing from his residence on Black Trail Road in Poca on Monday night. His body was located along Heizer Creek Tuesday afternoon.
Reports say Davis suffered from dementia and was partially blind.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Matt Sutton, chief of staff for Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin, says the city is having good conversations with the owner of the Town Center Mall property and what the future will hold for the large space.
“We do have some conversations and some positive momentum going as it relates to the future of that property,” Sutton said on “580 Live” on WCHS Radio Tuesday morning.
The conversations Goodwin and her staff are having are with the Georgia-based Hull Property Group,