HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Cabell County man charged with the horrific stabbing deaths of his ex-wife and her two teenage daughters waived his preliminary hearing Thursday.
Joshua Deel (Photo: WCHS-TV)
Joshua Deel, 39, of Lesage, was arrested on three counts of murder for the July 21 deaths of his ex-wife Shawn Deel, 39, and her daughters Abigaile Sloan, 18, and Dekota Sloan, 16.
Deputies responded to the Deel residence at around 5 a.m. on July 21, discovering three people stabbed to death and

ST. ALBANS, W.Va. — Kanawha County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a man in connection to a widespread internet and phone service outage.
David Steadman (Photo: WVRJA)
David Steadman, 48, of St. Albans, was arrested for allegedly stealing $1,000 worth of copper wire from the Optimum communications facility in St. Albans with another man. Two men were shown on surveillance footage, with t-shirts over their heads, cutting copper wire from the site last Friday.
The theft left around 18,000 Optimum

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Communities across Upshur and Lewis counties are getting a surge of volunteers and some municipal help to continue flood recovery and clean up.
Randy Sanders
In Buckhannon, city spokesman Randy Sanders said councilors have voted to waive building permit fees during a special meeting Thursday morning. As long as the flood can be identified as the cause, the city will waive all fees for reconstruction and repairs to structures.
“We will work closely with the residents in need

WESTON, W.Va. — Mud and muck remain on school properties throughout Lewis County a little over week after devastating floodwaters swept through the area.
Carolyn Long
Lewis County Superintendent of Schools Carolyn Long told MetroNews that fixing damage to school properties is going to cost multiple millions of dollars.
“We have a ballpark figure; it comes close to $6 million, if not a little more,” Long said.
Long said the school board is trying to develop a Plan A and Plan B for reopening