CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Patrick Morrisey released a statement Monday afternoon in connection with the missle attack by Iran on a U.S. military base in Qatar.
“In the wake of the recent attack by Iran, my office is in close contact with West Virginia’s military forces in the Middle East,” Morrisey said. “All of our West Virginia National Guard Airmen and Soldiers who are currently stationed in or deployed to Qatar, are accounted for and safe.”
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WYATT, W.Va. — A 20-year-old man has been arrested after threatening a pastor in Harrison County.
State police said Xander Mouser got into a physical altercation with a juvenile, the juvenile’s mother and the pastor, Roy Clark, at Wyatt Church during a Vacation Bible School event June 19.
Mouser was removed from church property after the altercation and police were called to the scene.
Friday, Mouser continued the threat over social media telling the pastor,” the church building is going bye bye

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The week started out with extreme heat warnings in 21 West Virginia counties. The rest of the state’s counties remained under a heat advisory and that’s expected to be the case for the duration of this week. Gabe Wawrin at the Charleston Bureau of the National Weather Service said those temperatures are pretty much everything from the mountains to the Ohio River.
“We have heat headlines, a heat advisory, and an extreme heat warning out for the various lowlands of West

WELLSBURG, W.Va. — Police released more information Monday in connection with a deadly shooting in Brooke County from Friday night.
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Michael Groch, 39, is charged with first degree murder in the death of Kerry Casto, 58, of Mingo Junction, Ohio.
Brooke County sheriff’s deputies were called to a home on Fowler’s Hill Road near Wellsburg Friday where they found Casto dead at the scene.
Groch was at the residence and taken into custody
Groch is being held in the Northern

One of West Virginia’s top financial officials says the state anticipates some significant budget pressures up ahead, including increased costs associated with insurance for public employees and monetary support for students seeking education outside the public school system.
Changes at the federal level also could affect West Virginia’s finances in a range of ways.
Peter Shirley
“A couple of future challenges, things to things to just sort of keep in mind as we continue to look at our revenues,

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Upshur County authorities say a Kanawha County man is the victim of an apparent drowning in the Middle Fork River.
Deputies responded to a call of a possible drowning Sunday at 700 Boy Scout Camp Road close to the Barbour County line. An investigation revealed Harold Feagans, 71, of St. Albans, W.Va. had walked down the bank of the river, slipped, and fell into the water.
He was recovered from the river and transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
An

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A shooting victim is in serious condition following a Sunday afternoon shooting in Huntington.
A Monday morning statement from Huntington Police Chief Phil Watkins said the shooting occurred at around 3:30 p.m. in the 700 block of Jackson Avenue. Watkins said the dispute-led shooting involved several people and multiple guns.
The victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
Everyone involved has been identified and the case remains under investigation, Watkins said.
No names have

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–West Virginia waits on word for a disaster declaration for flooding in Marion and Ohio Counties
–Reaction to the weekend bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities by U.S. bombers
–Healthcare outlets in West Virginia worry about the impact of the “Big Beautiful Bill” now in the U.S. Senate
–In Sports: Oklahoma City wins the NBA Title and LSU takes the College World Series
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