BECKLEY, W.Va. — One man has been arrested and police are searching for another in connection to a metal theft in Raleigh County.
David Linkswiler (WVRJA)
Beckley police said the West Virginia Heating and Cooling business along Central Avenue was robbed on June 26. Two men are accused of breaking in, stealing over $4,500 worth of metals, including copper, and driving off in a U-Haul truck.
Police said David Linkswiler, 42, has already been brought into custody and charged with breaking and

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — State Attorney General J.B. McCuskey says his office will continue its fight against a lawsuit that takes aim at the state’s foster care system.
J.B. McCuskey
The foster care lawsuit was filed in 2019 on behalf of thousands of children.
The lawsuit alleged rampant issues with institutionalization for children, placement outside of West Virginia, too few available community-based mental health services and overextended caseworkers.
The case was dismissed last year on the basis

POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Engineers and consultants for Nscale spent the day Monday at the Monarch Compute Campus construction site north of Point Pleasant trying to figure out ways to keep mud and water from going into the Meadowlands Estates subdivision after the second messy event in less than two months.
Jason Bechtle
Heavy rain Saturday sent mud into the crawl spaces of two residences while mud impacted the lawn of a third residence. The damage was more widespread during a storm that occurred

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The trial for a former Musselman Middle School teacher accused of multiple counts of sexual assault against a student has been set for Nov. 17.
Luke Seno (WVRJA)
Luke Young Seno, 47, appeared Berkeley County Circuit Judge Michael Lorensen Monday in orange West Virginia Division of Correction and Rehabilitation clothing. Both his hands and feet were shackled for the duration of the hearing.
He has been held on $1.5 million cash only bond since May 31, 2025.
An indictment

BURNSVILLE, W.Va. — Two popular swimming beaches in Braxton County remain closed after testing by the local health department revealed higher than acceptable levels of coliform.
The tests were done by the Braxton County Health Department last week. The results prompted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to close down the swimming areas as a precaution on both bodies of water.
“They test all of our designated swimming areas both at Burnsville and Sutton Lakes,” said Burnsville Dam Project Manager