FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A Rivesville man is facing multiple charges after police allege he shot at a car full of people at Palatine Park in Fairmont.
Investigators said Joshua Smith, 21, fired a gun into a vehicle that had five people in it.
Police said a fresh 9mm round, and four spent 9mm casings were found at the scene. Police also reported a bullet hole in the side of the vehicle at chest level the victims had been in.
One of the victims told officers they felt that if they had not sped away they

KEYSER, W.Va. — Residents of a Keyser nursing home have all been placed in temporary quarters after a fire caused more than 100 to be evacuated over the weekend. Those patients were removed when the fire was reported at the Keyser Healthcare Center. It started with a Saturday night fire alarm, which initially was believed to be a false alarm since there was no indication of a fire.
However, Mineral County Commissioner Dutch Staggs said the alarm wouldn’t stop and eventually smoke started to emit

 
William Stephenson
CLAY, W.Va. — A Clay County man is lodged in the Central Regional Jail on charges he set fire to a Clay County church on Sunday.
State Troopers filed those charges Monday against William Stephenson, 78, of Clay. He’s charged with first degree arson for a fire that caused major damage to the old Hartland Church.
Troopers were headed to a home Sunday to follow up on a complaint about a possible arson. On they way, the woman who reported the complaint was contacted by phone.

NITRO, W.Va. — Kanawha and Putnam county fire crews responded to an early morning blaze on 40th St in Nitro Monday.
Fire crews said they found the basement at the house located at 137 40th Street fully-involved and flames coming out of the first floor windows. The house was unoccupied at the time of the blaze. It took 30 minutes to bring the fire under control.
There was extensive damage to the inside of the house. There were no injuries reported.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–Four people are found dead after a wreck in Marshall County
–Residents of a Keyser healthcare center had to be evacuated during a weekend fire
–The state finishes the fiscal year with a surplus
–In Sports: The 2025 West Virginia high school football season started early this morning for several teams who held a midnight first practice
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