CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Maryland man accused in a Charleston murder pleaded not guilty during an arraignment Friday in Kanawha County Circuit Court.
Joshua Scales (WVRJA)
Joshua Robert Scales, 33, of Hyattsville, Maryland, was indicted recently by Kanawha County grand jury following his February arrest on charges that he shot and killed Ethan Chic-Colbert, 34, of St. Albans on Elizabeth Street on January 26. Chic-Colbert had suffered from multiple gunshot wounds.
Scales pleaded not guilty before

RICHWOOD, W.Va. — Richwood can now finally turn the page on the June 2016 flood.
Faculty and staff welcomed students to the new Richwood Middle/High School building for the first time Friday.
The new school was constructed around Cherry River Elementary.
The old Richwood High building was destroyed on June 23, 2016 when floodwaters ravaged central and southeastern West Virginia. Richwood students began attending school in portable buildings in Craigsville starting in the fall of 2016. That’s

HUNTINGTON, W.Va – Cabell County Schools announced tentative plans Friday for students at Explorer Academy who were relocated to start the school year due to mold being found in the school building.
Explorer Academy classes are currently housed at the Cabell County Schools’ Central Office, and an update indicates the current plan is for that to continue into the early part of next week.
That statement goes on to say that the school system anticipates students returning to Explorer Academy next

KINGWOOD, W.Va. – A Preston County man has been arrested after police said he threatened a victim and family if they did not provide transportation to the White House.
Roy Whaley
Roy Whaley III, 26, has been charged with harassment by cell phone for using a social media app to send a message asking for transportation to the White House and threatening violence if they did not comply.
West Virginia State Police said Whaley sent at least 81 messages to the victim and her husband over several days

FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Testimony is expected to continue into next week in a murder trial involving a motorcycle gang member.
Ryan Lane
Ryan Lane, 37, allegedly participated in the 2022 murder of Henry Silver. He’s the last of six people charged in the murder to go to trial.
Prosecution witnesses said Lane was the chapter president of the Pagan Motorcycle Club when plans were made to kill Silver who was believed to be romantically involved with a girlfriend of one of the members.
Lane is one of six

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–There’s a legal challenge to Governor Morrisey’s deployment of the National Guard to Washington D.C.
–There are proposals on the table aimed at shoring up PEIA
–After nine long years, Richwood Middle and High School students finally have a permanent school
–In Sports: Marshall players are ready to pay a visit between the hedges
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