VIENNA, W.Va. — Two people are wounded and two are in jail after a rolling gun fight in Vienna.
Vienna Police say the two vehicles were travelling on Grand Central Avenue Sunday evening around 8:15 p.m. Shots were fired from both vehicles at each other. Two occupants of one of the vehicles were hit by the gunfire and suffered life threatening wounds. One of the victims was flown by HealthNet to Morgantown’s Ruby Memorial Hospital and the second victim was taken to WVU Medicine Camden Clark

WESTON, W.Va. — Damage surveys completed so far in Lewis County are showing the extent of damage across the area.
Lewis County Office of Emergency Management Acting Director H. Keith Talbert said Monday they’ve totaled the numbers using site visits and surveys completed by property owners through the state Office of Emergency Management (OEM) system.
“Completely damaged homes are in the high 40s, about 47 or 48 houses that have been completely destroyed,” Talbert said. “The homes that suffered

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Public Service Commission has approved a reduced two-part rate adjustment for Mon Power and Potomac Edison.
The alternative plan splits the increase into smaller chunks and was approved Friday by the PSC.
The approved plan okays an increase of $3.65 per month beginning this month and another $4.01 per month beginning June 1, 2027.
The increase will boost the average monthly residential bill from $137.86 to $145.52, a 5.6 percent hike.
The alternate plan approved by

CHARLESTON, W.Va – The chair of the West Virginia Republican Party says the party’s executive committee did the right thing by disavowing former Fayette County delegate Elliott Pritt at its summer meeting.
Del. Josh Holstein, R-Boone, was reelected as party chairman at the same meeting and backed the decision to remove the former lawmaker as a member. Pritt faces federal charges for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl.
Josh Holstein
“It’s beyond the pale. It’s not just

CHARLESTON, W.Va – An Elkview woman accused in a 2024 murder will stand trial in October after being found mentally competent.
Brittany Hickman, 37, is charged with first-degree murder and several other charges in connection with the shooting death of Richard Crowder of Mink Shoals. A hearing on Monday before Kanawha County Circuit Judge Kenneth Ballard established Hickman was found competent to be tried.
Crowder was found dead in his home on February 13, 2024. Investigators determined he died

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–Plenty of questions about TANF funding and the school clothing vouchers
–Recovery and repairs continue for the long haul in Lewis and Upshur Counties
–Nucor Steel is on track to start turning out product next year
–In Sports: It’s opening day for high school football practice in W.Va.
Listen to “MetroNews This Morning 8-3-26” on Spreaker.

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVRC Media, Titan Roofing, and listeners teamed up to collect thousands of pounds of relief supplies, equipment, and cash for the flood victims in Lewis and Upshur counties. Through the collection events across the state, listeners and supporters also raised at least $25,000 that will be matched by Huntington Bank.
In Morgantown, Titan Roofing owner James Sanders said they collected enough to fill a 16-foot and a 20-foot trailer. The trailers were filled by 6 p.m. Monday, and