WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — The 90th annual West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Business Summit returns to The Greenbrier this week.
The three-day event features leaders in many different industries coming together in Greenbrier County. This year’s event, with a “Legacy that Leads” theme, begins on Wednesday and continues through Friday at the historic resort. West Virginia Chamber of Commerce President Steve Roberts said on MetroNews “Talkline” Monday that the event comes at a perfect time of

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–The controversial MARL transmission may be heading toward a delay
–Monongalia County Sheriff Todd Forbes says a recent kidnapping is an example of how they use Flock cameras
–U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito is helping recruit industry for a new shell building in Charleston
–In Sports: The newest MetroNews Power Poll is out on high school football
Listen to “MetroNews This Morning 9-1-26” on Spreaker.

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Cabell County man has pleaded guilty to spying on an underage female foreign exchange student living at his house with hidden cameras.
Darrel Lee Wells, 59, of Barboursville, pleaded guilty Monday to wiretapping. He was charged with hiding two cameras at his home, one disguised as a towel hanger in the bathroom and another that appeared like a USB block charger in the bathroom, both of which captured both video and audio. The 17-year-old exchange student lived at his house

DANVILLE, W.Va. — One person died in a multi-vehicle crash in Boone County Monday afternoon.
The southbound lanes on U.S. Route 119 were closed following the fatal collision between a side-by-side and another vehicle near Prichard Road at around 3 p.m. The northbound lanes remained open, and the southbound lanes were reopened a little over an hour after the crash.
There were no other injuries reported.
The name of the victim, along with the cause of the crash, were not released.
Boone County

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia has become the first state to successfully challenge a New York bill that would bring restrictions to energy producers.
J.B. McCuskey
State Attorney General J.B. McCuskey announced that the U.S. District Court for Northern New York ruled in favor of West Virginia in its contest of the Climate Change Superfund Act. According to McCuskey’s office, the law would have brought $75 billion in fines to the energy industry nationwide, which included coal and natural gas

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bill named after a West Virginia native and World War II veteran is awaiting President Trump’s signature to become law.
Hershel “Woody” Williams
The Hershel “Woody” Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives Monday. Williams, a Marion County native, served the country in the United States Marine Corps during the second world war and was honored for his bravery with a National Medal of Honor.
Williams was the last

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — New state Supreme Court Justice H.L. “Kirk” Kirkpatrick was officially welcomed onto the High Court Monday morning.
H.L. Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick, who secured the seat on the bench in May, took part in an investiture ceremony at the Supreme Court Chamber inside the State Capitol Complex with a packed crowd on hand. Kirkpatrick takes the seat previously held by the late Justice Tim Armstead, who died last year. Justice Bill Flanigan is a newcomer to the bench as well, earning

NITRO, W.Va. — Two recent incidents of vandalism at Nitro Elementary School have caused severe damage to the school’s playground.
According to Major Justin Raynes of the Nitro Police Department, the first incident involved picnic tables being marked up with graffiti and burned. The second incident involved somebody who took glass shelving which was stored nearby and smashed it on the basketball court.
“Unfortunately, vandalism is a pretty common occurrence in the summer and even during the