KINGWOOD, W.Va. — The 84-year-old missing Preston County resident has been found deceased after a search lasting several days.
Willard DeWitt
West Virginia State Police said Willard DeWitt, who had significant medical issues and showed possible signs of dementia, was found dead inside his vehicle overturned in the Youghiogheny River near Oakland, Maryland on Monday.
Initially investigators cite road and medical conditions as causes of the crash, but the investigation is ongoing.
During the

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–Wayne residents have a deep level of distrust in the city’s water product
–Lawmakers are looking at the high school sports transfer rules again
–Longtime friends remember filmmaker Danny Boyd
–In Sports; WVU Baseball is ready to open the season this week at Georgia Southern
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WAYNE, W.Va. –Residents of Wayne had the opportunity to ask questions of city officials, the state Department of Environmental Protection, and American Electric Company representatives during Monday evening’s city council meeting about contamination in their water system.
On January 13, a transformer at American Electric Power’s East Lynn substation was vandalized, causing oil to leak into a nearby creek that feeds the town’s water system. The incident prompted a “Do Not Consume” order for

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Prominent West Virginia filmmaker, writer, and longtime educator Danny Boyd died last week.
Boyd, 69, is a graduate of West Virginia University and the University of Arkansas. He began his filmmaking career in the early 1980s and went on to produce multiple award-winning films and documentaries. His first film, Chillers, was released in 1988 and won a Silver Scroll for Excellence from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, and it continues to be shown

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Two Charleston residents were sentenced Monday for their roles in a sex trafficking conspiracy that operated in Charleston and the Rand area of Kanawha County, following their convictions at trial.
Tiwan Bailey
Tiwan Robert Bailey, 49, and Carrie Roy, 52, were each found guilty of sex trafficking of a minor and conspiring to commit sex trafficking of a minor, while Bailey was also convicted of three counts of sex trafficking by force or coercion and one count of obstruction of

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The state Division of Highways is encouraging motorists to brace for potholes that are coming following the two weeks of frigid temperatures after the snow and ice that swept through the state.
The DOH said in a news release, that once the snow and ice does melt it will show a fresh new crop of potholes on the roads.
Officials said that patching of the potholes will more than likely have to wait until it warms up because of the lack of hot asphalt during the winter months. To