CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Saturday he would confer with leadership in the House and Senate about calling a special session to remove Del. Elliott Pritt from office.
Gov. Patrick Morrisey
Pritt, R-Fayette, was arrested earlier this week on federal charges that he seduced a 15-year-old girl and had sex with her.
Morrisey said in a social media post:
“The allegations against Delegate Pritt are truly heinous at a level that’s hard to imagine. If even slightly true, they should

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WAYNE, W.Va. — One person is hospitalized and another in jail after an altercation at a home in Wayne led to a stabbing
Wayne Police were called to the home on Mechanic Street in Wayne Friday night around 8:30 p.m. The victim was found in the yard with stab wounds to the side. The victim was taken to the hospital and is in critical, but stable condition.
Authorities have arrested Shane Michael Adkins, 40, of Wayne. Police say he was nearby, lying in the street, when he was

Cameron Brinager
DELBARTON, W.Va. — A Mingo County man is in custody charged with assaulting a female family member.
State Police arrested Cameron Brinager, 20, of Delbarton, W.Va. Friday. Troopers were called to the home on Jayber Lane in Delbarton and found the female victim had suffered a significant injury. She was taken to ARH Medical Center in neighboring Kentucky for care.
Troopers arrested Brinager, but learned during the course of the investigation he had assaulted tow other female

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — State Police have arrested a Huntington man after discovering drugs and a stolen vehicle.
Jaocb Woolum, 37, of Huntington was charged with one count of receiving and transferring stolen property and one cound of removing a VIN when he was arrested at a home on 5th Street in Huntington.
State Police were assisting in an ongoing investigation Friday when they came around the stolen 2007 Cadillac Escalade and a number of drugs in Woolum’s possession.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A wide internet outage for customers of Optimum Friday night and Saturday morning is now blamed on criminal acts.
According to the company their network facility in St. Albans was targeted by thieves who damaged the facility and caused the outage which impacted thousands of customers in Kanawha County.
The company’s technicians have been working to restore the outage and have filed a police report.
The company released this statement:
“We sincerely apologize to our customers

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A state-of-the-art military aircraft in West Virginia Air National Guard’s 130th Airlift Wing has officially surpassed 10,000 flying hours.
The C-130J-30 Super Hercules eclipsed the milestone last week. The Guard has been using this type of aircraft for nearly five years, receiving its first C-130J-30 in August 2021. While similar to the standard C-130J, this aircraft’s body stretches an additional 15 feet.
The Guard reports the expanded capabilities of the C-130J-30 as

HAMLIN, W.Va. — The West Virginia-American Water has officially purchased the financially troubled Lincoln Public Service District for $12.9 million.
The state Public Service Commission approved the sale Friday. The Lincoln County Commission (LCC) and West Virginia American Water Co. (WVAWC) filed a joint petition nearly one year ago to ask the PSC for approval.
The distressed Lincoln County water utility was better off in WVAWC’s hands, the 2025 filing said. In line with that, the filing said

ST. MARYS, W.Va. — Saturday is going to be a busy day for Gov. Patrick Morrisey.
The governor has stops planned in Pleasants and Lewis counties devastated by Tuesday’s tornadoes and flooding. Morrisey will be in St. Marys at 11:30 a.m., followed by a stop in Weston at 2:30 p.m.
Morrisey has already held briefings in Upshur County since the flooding. Two people died as the water ripped through the Stonecoal Lake area of that county.
Gov. Patrick Morrisey
“Our emergency response has transitioned