GRAFTON, W.Va. — A Taylor County man is facing kidnapping charges after sheriff’s deputies allege he kidnapped two 18-year-old girls.
Kemper Freeze, 20, of Grafton, allegedly picked the two girls up after they asked to be taken to McDonald’s for a birthday dinner Wednesday night.
Police said Freeze took the girls to McDonald’s then instead of taking them home he took them to his residence telling them a friend was bear hunting and needed his help.
The girls said they smelled alcohol on his
by WV MetroNewsBUFFALO, W.Va. — Toyota West Virginia is looking back on a successful year of growth and community impact.
Toyota put out a release this week highlighting the best moments of 2025.
Perhaps the most important accomplishment of the year the announcement of a launch of the sixth-generation hybrid transaxle line, which makes the Buffalo plant a key part in the company’s electrified future.
Toyota also announced a $453 million investment in the Buffalo plant last month, which will result in 80 more
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WHEELING, W.Va. — After a breakout junior season that saw Wheeling Park running back Brennan Wack rack up yardage and accolades, what did this past year hold for Wack in his senior go-round? More school records, another 2,000-rushing yard season, and another Curt Warner Award as the best back in West Virginia, as selected by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association.
With his selection as the 2025 Warner Award winner, Wack becomes the first ever two-time
by WV MetroNewsONA, W.Va. — Two accomplished Cabell Midland softball players will be playing in college.
Becca Conrad and Drea Watts were part of a signing ceremony this week at the school in Ona.
Conrad will play softball for Syracuse while Watts has signed to play at Bowling Green.
Both played key roles in last season’s AAAA state title for the Lady Knights.
Watts was recognized at the West Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year after dominating on the mound.
Conrad led the state in batting.
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After facing a non-conference schedule that offered a variety of challenges, Marshall steps into Sun Belt Conference play Saturday afternoon at defending league champion Troy.
The Herd and Trojans meet at 2 p.m. at Trojan Coliseum and the game can be seen on ESPN+.
“We’ve played a competitive non-conference schedule and I think that schedule will pay dividends in Sun Belt play, because the Sun Belt is a physical and athletic league, and we’ve already been able to face those
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CROSS LANES, W.Va. — Kanawha County sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man who made a brazen heist from a rental business in Cross Lanes.
Video surveillance shows the man breaking into United Rentals on New Goff Mountain Road early Friday morning.
The man stole a Ford F-550 pick-up truck, two Polaris Side-by-Side vehicles, a flatbed hauling trailer and two generators.
Deputies said he got everything off the property by using an excavator on the property to take down a gated fence. He then
by WV MetroNewsSISSONVILLE, W.Va. — A man is charged with first degree murder after he allegedly shot and killed his wife early Saturday morning in Kanawha County.
Kanawha County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence on Allens Fork Road in Sissonville at 3 a.m. A man had called Metro 911 moments earlier and said he had shot and killed his wife.
The man was taken in custody.
The names of those involved have not yet been released.
This story will be updated.
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