MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A criminal complaint alleges former WVU football start and current assistant running backs coach Noel Devine strangled his live-in girlfriend in his vehicle late Saturday night in Morgantown.
Noel Devine
Devine, 38, has been charged with strangulation in connection with the investigation that started in the 400 block of North High Street Saturday night.
The alleged victim told a Morgantown policeman earlier that night she had been involved in a domestic incident with Devine

FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Marion County.
Authorities say Thomas Henderson, 70, died in the crash around 11 a.m. on Saturday on U.S. Route 19 in the Fairmont area. The crash happened near the Marion County Humane Society according to 911.
An investigation into the accident is underway.
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Nicholas Ramey
HARTS, W.Va. — A Lincoln County man is in custody facing a murder charge.
State Police say Nicholas Ramey, 26, of Harts fatally shot a man at the Galaxy Food Center in Harts on Sunday. The victim, Michael Mitchell, 29, of Harts was transported to Logan Regional Medical Center where he later died.
Ramey is charged with first degree murder and is in the Western Regional Jail awaiting arraignment.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va – West Virginia’s health networks hope to bring greater awareness to their mobile health units after participating in the West Virginia Hospital Association’s Mobile Health Unit Showcase at the State Capitol.
Vandalia Health, WVU Medicine, Marshall Health Network, Appalachian Regional Healthcare, and Boone Memorial Health brought their units to the Capitol grounds on Monday to provide free screenings and show lawmakers participating in interim committee meetings how powerful

CHARLESTON, W.Va – Appalachian Power Company is encouraging the state Public Service Commission to place Black Diamond Power into receivership following a breakdown in purchase discussions.
The PSC ordered Black Diamond to negotiate a sale to APCo earlier this year after an investigation that resulted from multiple complaints filed against the utility. Appalachian Power reported in August that those discussions ceased when it found out Black Diamond engaged a still unnamed third party in sale

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — One person was killed in a motorcycle wreck in Huntington early Monday morning.
Huntington police said the crash occurred at around 2 a.m. in the 1600 block of Jefferson Avenue.
Police are continuing their investigation. The name of the victim was not immediately released.
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Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–More flooding in West Virginia even as the most recent high water is also getting attention
–A Hall of Fame Mountianeers faces charges of strangulation
–A severe blow to the chances of the MARL transmission line
–In Sports; WVU prepares to face the Wahoos in Charlotte
Listen to “MetroNews This Morning 9-14-26” on Spreaker.

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Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced a request for a major disaster declaration for storms and flooding that hit Kanawha, Fayette and Harrison counties last month, and West Virginia’s state emergency services director described West Virginia’s disaster response efforts following recent severe storms.
Morrisey’s announcement came Sunday evening.
The request is for damage from severe weather that occurred August 14 to 18 and seeks federal individual assistance for the three counties and Hazard

CHARLES POINTE, W.Va. — The new $30 million Vandalia Health Mon Harrison Neighborhood Hospital is set to open at the end of the month, bringing new medical options for services to a growing part of the state.
Dr. Chris Edwards
Charles Pointe is a 1,700-acre planned development minutes away from the North Central West Virginia Airport directly off I-79 and accessible via Route 279. The mixed-use development has hospitality, sports and recreation, commercial, retail, residential living, and now a