MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The truck driver charged in connection with a fatal January crash on the I-68 Cheat Lake bridge in Monongalia County is back in West Virginia.
Sukhjinder Singh (WVRJA)
Sukhjinder Singh, 37, was booked in the North Central Regional Jail on Saturday.
It’s alleged that Singh was driving a tractor-trailer recklessly during a snowstorm on Jan. 27 and pushed a car driven by Kevin Lataille of Pennsylvania over the side of the bridge into the icy lake.
Lataille’s body and car were

GRAFTON, W.Va. –A long-standing parade in Grafton is set for Monday.
The 158th West Virginia Memorial Day Parade will take place beginning at 10 a.m. with the goal to celebrate and honor those who served the country.
WV Memorial Day Committee Chairman Corey Robinson says some people use Memorial Day weekend as a celebration for the beginning of summer; however the city uses the parade as a time to stop and reflect.
“For us and our community it’s a time honored to stop and to remember our

CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. — Eastbound lanes of Interstate 64 in Cabell County are shut down after a fatal accident.
The crash was reported at around 5:45 Sunday morning at mile marker 31, in between the Milton and Hurricane exits.
According to the Cabell County Sheriff’s Office, two other people were taken to the hospital. There is no current word on their condition.
An investigation into the cause of the wreck is underway.
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MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia received welcome news earlier this month with provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control showing that overdose deaths in the state declined by 43.5 percent in the last year but that’s doesn’t mean overdoses have stopped being a concern.
Stephanie Stout
Berkeley County Recovery Resources Coordinator Stephanie Stout said overdose deaths have increased recently in the Eastern Panhandle.
“In the last month we’ve seen an increase in the deaths that we’re

NITRO, W.Va. — A homeowner suffered minor burn injuries in a Saturday afternoon fire in Nitro.
Flames were shooting from the back of the house when Nitro fire crews arrived on the scene in the 1300 block of Valentine Circle.
Nitro firefighters along with assistance from St. Albans, Institute and Poca were able to knock down the blaze.
The injured homeowner was treated at the scene.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
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