CHARLESTON, W.Va – The North Carolina man accused of killing a man found next to a burning car in Kanawha County is back in West Virginia after fighting extradition from his home state.
Harold Patterson
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Harold Patterson, 27, of Laurinburg, North Carolina, arrived in West Virginia on Friday. He is charged with first-degree murder after a body was found on Cabin Creek Road next to a burning vehicle.
The autopsy report led the case to be

Jeffery Blake
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — DNA evidence has helped identify a set of human remains discovered 12 years ago in Kanawha County. he Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department announced Tuesday the remains are those of Jeffery Allen Blake, age 49.
Blake was identified using DNA through the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification. His remains were found along Reamer Road near Clendennin, W.Va. in 2014. Although the mystery of his identity is now solved, how he died and how he came

LESAGE, W.Va. — Three people are dead after a stabbing in Cabell County.
Cabell County Sheriff Doug Adams said deputies responded to a call of a stabbing at just before 5 a.m. at a residence on Hickory Grove Road in Lesage near state Route 2.
Three people are dead.
Investigators are processing the scene. An investigation is underway.
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Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–Severe weather threats in West Virginia today
–Cleanup continues from weekend rain in Barbour County
–Separate accidents in Nicholas County claim lives
–In Sports: with the World Cup over, college soccer is back at center stage
Listen to “MetroNews This Morning 7-21-26” on Spreaker.

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MT. NEBO, W.Va. — Nicholas County deputies have charged a man with leaving the scene of a deadly accident.
A Monday evening news release said Harley David Webb, 22, of Mt. Nebo, pulled out of his driveway on Route 41 in a reckless manner Monday afternoon and slammed into a vehicle being driven by Ralph Martin, 70. Martin died at the scene.
Deputies said Webb took off. He was found a short time later in Summersville.
He’s in jail on $15,000 jail.
It was the second deadly crash in Nicholas County

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Morgantown High School was recently recognized and honored as one of the 12 ‘Model Schools’ in the United States. They were presented with this accomplishment at the Model Schools Conference 2026 in Orlando, Florida.
This award honors forward-thinking schools that drive transformation, inspire change, and implement groundbreaking strategies to improve student outcomes.
“‘Model School’ is sort of a nationwide honor to schools that says you’re doing innovative things with

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Public Service Commission made announcements about both broadband expansion and electricity grid rules Monday.
The PSC announced that broadband expansion efforts have been ameliorated after Citynet’s complaint against three pole company owners was settled. There was dispute between Citynet and pole owners Mon Power, FirstEnergy, and Frontier — over what equipment could be added to the poles. Mon Power and Citynet filed a joint report to the commission in late June