WHEELING, W.Va. — The next project in the development of downtown Wheeling will soon start taking shape. Ground was broken Tuesday on the J.C. Lando redevelopment project.
The project features a $58.7 Million private investment along Wheeling’s waterfront. The project will include a boutique hotel, private residences, restaurants, retail space, conference facilities, and public gathering areas. It’s carefully designed to celebrate Wheeling’s history and heritage and serve as an attraction to

CHARLESTON, W.Va – The trial for a Kanawha County ambulance driver charged with running over and killing a man in Elkview will not proceed until the state Supreme Court of Appeals rules on a potential precedent-setting case.
Kanawha County Circuit Judge Dave Hardy stated he would not rule on a motion to change the trial’s venue by attorneys for Alyssa Middleton at this time. The state Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on an appeal by Natalie Cochran, the Raleigh County woman convicted of

WESTON, W.Va. — State police say three men in jail for allegedly stealing from the flooded Weston Walmart are in the U.S. illegally.
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Troopers arrested Deivis Diaz, 23, and Daniel Ramirez, 27, along with Oscar Hernandez, 37, on Sunday.
The three were working for an outside contractor, JCSA Services, that’s been hired by Walmart to clean-up the Weston store after it was flooded on July 21.
Troopers reviewed a surveillance video that showed someone breaking out the glass of the

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–Elliot Pritt resigns his House seat and waives his preliminary and detention hearing
–US Attorney Moore Capito reacts to the Pritt situation
–Rainfall which flooded Upshur and Lewis County set rainfall records a week ago
–In Sports; US Senator Shelley Moore Capito talks about the Protect College Sports Act
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A federal judge overseeing a court fight over control of The Greenbrier Hotel has allowed Senator Jim Justice and his family more time to work on a financial deal while also setting deadlines and hearings that could rev up the case again.
U.S. District Judge Frank Volk entered the order Monday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Volk is overseeing a case where the Omni Hotels affiliate White Sulphur Springs Holdings owns about $300 million in first-lien debt on The

GLEN JEAN, W.Va. — Tens of thousands of scouts at the 2026 National Jamboree in Fayette County have a unique opportunity to experience naval flight, all while staying on the ground.
U.S. Navy Captain Gervy Alota joined MetroNews “Midday” Monday to highlight one of the many activities for scouts over the Jamboree’s 10-day run. He admitted that it would be nearly impossible to bring one of the Navy’s ships to the Bechtel Summit, where the Jamboree is taking place.
However, with an innovative

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Local unions and businesses came together Monday in support of Teamsters Local 175 union members who remain on strike against The Beverage Market in Kanawha County.
The marathon strike will reach its eleventh week on Tuesday. 49 members of the union went on strike May 12 against the beer distribution company. The most recent contract between the union and company expired in early May. The union has cited “unfair concessionary proposals” in support of its strike, claiming The

BELMONT, W.Va. — Just three years after purchasing a historic coal-fired power plant in Pleasants County, Omnis Pleasants has filed for bankruptcy.
According to a news release, the former Pleasants Power Station will continue operations despite the filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The company, Omnis Pleasants LLC, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it deals with financial challenges.
Omnis Pleasants changed its leadership in February, tabbing David Hindman as CEO and

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Nearly a week after high water and high winds devastated parts of Upshur, Lewis and Pleasants counties recovery efforts are beginning to take shape.
City of Buckhannon spokesman Randy Sanders said there are three priorities in Upshur County including the pick-up of flood debris, getting cleaning supplies to flood victims through county volunteer fire departments and matching volunteers willing to clean-out houses with flood victims.
Sanders said the effort in Upshur County is