MILTON, W.Va. — A Milton city worker died Thursday after being trapped in a ditch.
Authorities said a trench was being dug behind the GoMart on Mason Street when it collapsed at around 11 a.m. trapping the worker.
First responders from Cabell and Putnam counties were on the scene in a rescue attempt. The death was reported a short time later.
Further information is currently unavailable.
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The board overseeing West Virginia’s Hope Scholarship for students outside the public school system had to make decisions today about whether to reimburse families for those purchases that could be used for educational reasons.
Families who opt to use the Hope Scholarship for non-public school expenses receive an amount that changes each year. Most recently, it’s been about $4,900. Families may use the money for supplies like textbooks, flashcards, whiteboards or
by WV MetroNewsCaleb Fitzwater has encountered plenty of challenges along the way. That hasn’t lessened his excitement any as Fitzwater prepares to guide the first girls soccer team at Scott High School since 2021.
“If it was easy, everybody would be a coach,” Fitzwater said. “There’s a lot more to it. I coached at Madison Middle School the past couple years. Last year we went undefeated, and then I took over at Scott for the girls job and had no balls or equipment. I had my own personal cones and penny
by WV MetroNewsLOGAN, W.Va. — Slow travelling today for those passing through Logan County. Sheriff’s Deputies say a collission between a small car and a semi caused a massive mess on U.S. Route 119.and the road remains closed between the Fountain Place Shopping Center exit and Old Logan Road.
According to deputies the car crossed a media curb in that area and hit the semi hauling cinder blocks arond 7:30 a.m. The impact killed the driver of the car. His name has not been released.
The semi lost the load and
by WV MetroNewsOfficials overseeing West Virginia’s public charter school system plan to advise the schools to accept exemptions to mandatory vaccination policies on religious grounds if they’re approved by state health officials.
That is contrary to the position the state’s traditional public school system has taken but in line with Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s directives.
It’s another skirmish in an ongoing conflict over how individual religious views should affect vaccine policies meant to suppress the spread of
by WV MetroNewsTERRA ALTA, W.Va. — Part of a CSX train jumped the tracks in Preston County Thursday morning.
The derailment was reported near Terra Alta.
Preston County Office of Emergency Management Director Duane Hamilton said 13 cars derailed in the Salt Lick Road-Bridge Street area.
“None of them are haz-mat, all of the haz-mat cars are intact,” Hamilton said.
A drone was used to get a closer look at the derailment. There were no injuries, Hamilton said.
CSX and local emergency crews were still on the
by WV MetroNewsToday on MetroNews This Morning:
–A Fayette County Judge has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the state Supreme Court
–The state is waiting on another wavier for the SNAP benefits in West Virginia–this time adding items to what can be purchased
–Opponents of high voltage transmission lines passing through the state are elevating their voices
–In Sports: the latest form WVU preseason football camp and an update on the lawsuit of four Mountaineer players against the NCAA
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — In each of the last four seasons, West Virginia’s top large-school programs in Huntington and Martinsburg have shared the field in the latter stages of the playoffs. The Highlanders were one play away from possibly defeating the Bulldogs in the semifinal round last December before falling by a single point. Their season ended with an 11-2 mark with both losses coming at MHS.
“We played really good football
by WV MetroNewsWest Virginia courts and public policy leaders continue to haggle over the state’s mandatory vaccination law. State Code 16-3-4 requires that children be immunized before admission to public, private and parochial schools. The law allows for a medical exemption, but not a religious one.
Earlier this year, the state Legislature failed to pass a bill that would have significantly expanded the exemptions to include religious or philosophical reasons. Governor Morrisey continues to try to block the
by WV MetroNewsCHARLESTON, W.Va. –West Virginia representative for the Democratic National Committee Sam Petsonk says former presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is coming to West Virginia to voice his frustrations with the Democratic Party and encourage change.
“Bernie has taken to traveling the whole country to voice his frustrations and demand change, and I think he wants to see that change in West Virginia like a lot of us do, so he’s here to try to lift up those concerns and give
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