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Attorney, investigator in Marion County murder case face additional charges

FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The attorney representing the suspected president of the Pagans Motorcycle Club in a Marion County murder case and her private investigator have been arrested for witness intimidation.
Wheeling attorney Elgine McArdle and former Bridgeport City Councilman Lowell ‘LJ’ Maxey were arrested by state police Tuesday morning.
McArdle is representing Ryan Lane in the 2022 Henry Silver murder. Silver was thought to have been romantically involved with a member of the club leading to

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Police says man shoots mother in hip after gun goes out off in holster

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — There will apparently be no charges after a man from Virginia who reportedly had a history in law enforcement accidentally shot his mom in the hip while they were riding in a car.
Morgan County Sheriff Johnnie Walter did not identify the man or the victim.
Walter told MetroNews the family members were traveling through the area for a graduation Friday.
The call came in from the Cacapon South area.
“It appears that there were four people in the vehicle. They were from

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Lambert rejoins Marshall as defensive coordinator; Jones named GM

— By Bill Cornwell
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — As promised by head coach Tony Gibson at the end of this season, Marshall has started to make changes to its coaching staff.
Gibson announced the hiring of veteran Brad Lambert as defensive coordinator. Thismarks Lambert’s third time as part of the Thundering Herd coaching staff, having served as an assistant from 1991-95 before working as defensive coordinator under former head coach Doc Holliday in 2019 and 2020.
Lambert replaces Shannon Morrison.
Gibson

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University’s Jimmy Gregg first punter to nab Walker Award

— By Jim Workman, Wally’s & Wimpy’s Sports Digest & WVSWA
Jimmy Gregg statistics for his senior season at University High were staggering.
The nationally-rated punter booted 49 punts for 2,246 yards, an average of 45.83 yards. Opponents didn’t have many opportunities to gain yards on returns, as Gregg’s 45.14 yards net average attests.
All season, Gregg had no touchbacks.
Zero.
Pinning opponents against their own goal line was commonplace for the Hawks star specialist.
For his dominant

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As expected, buck harvest down significantly for 2025

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia deer hunters killed 33,775 bucks during the recently completed two week buck firearms season.
According to information released Tuesday by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Greenbrier County was the top county in the state for bucks in 2025 with 1,730 killed during the gun season. Second was Preston County with 1,349, Randolph County 1,198, Hardy County 1,165 and Pendleton at 1,135. The rest of the top ten counties in order were Pocahontas,

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Traffic stop in Greenbrier County leads to four drug arrests

FAIRLEA, W.Va. — Greenbrier County deputies said a routine traffic stop resulted in charges against four individuals, three of whom were from out of state.
Deputies pulled over the vehicle in the Fairlea community on December 11th. Greenbrier County Sheriff Bart Baker said two adults were arrested. They were Jed Williams of Greenbrier County and Mayhem Waheem, 18, of Akron, Ohio. Both were charged with child endangerment, possession of narcotics, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

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On the PGA Tour, the offseason is short for rules official and WV native Ken Tackett

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoffs concluded in August and Fall Series events wrapped up just prior to Thanksgiving. The month of December in the world of professional golf is usually reserved for exhibition events.
As snow blankets the ground in his home state, the grind doesn’t stop for Kanawha County native Ken Tackett. The former West Virginia Golf Association Executive Director is in his 12th season on the PGA Tour, working as a rules official. In between Florida-based

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MetroNews This Morning 12-16-25

Today on MetroNews This Morning;
–U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito believes Congress needs to be more involved in White House military actions in South America
–West Virginia State University is mourning the death of a member of the school’s men’s basketball team
–Mountaineer football legend Garrett Ford has died
–In Sports: The Steelers win in Monday Night Football
Listen to “MetroNews This Morning 12-16-25” on Spreaker.

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PSC hears from residents on West Virginia American Water rate increase requests

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The West Virginia Public Service Commission on Monday gave residents an opportunity to comment on two rate increases requested by West Virginia-American Water.
The company in May asked regulators to approve a $46 million increase in water rates and a $1.4 million increase in sewer rates. If approved, the increases would be implemented in two phases: the first effective March 2026 and the second effective March 2027.
Howard Swint spoke in favor of the request, urging the

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