CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia National Guard has finished the mission of flood relief in Boone County. Governor Patrick Morrisey activated the Guard Monday to perform debris removal in the areas of Boone County where high water caused major damage.
“We were all throughout Bob White, Wharton, and Van, but it was all spread out. Pretty much along Route 85 and Route 17 were the main areas,” said Captain Michael Garcia of the National Guard.
The detail consisted of about 30 guard members

ELKINS, W.Va. — Police Chief Travis Bennett has resigned.
City council voted to accept the resignation Thursday night.
Elkins Mayor Jerry Marco praised Bennett in a news release.
“Chief Bennett leaves this department stronger than he found it; not just in numbers, but in his character and capabilities,” the statement said. “We are incredibly thankful for his years of tireless service and the solid foundation he has built for our city’s future.”
Marco said Bennett was more than a police chief–he

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — An 18-year old suspect in an Ohio rape case has been arrested in Harrison County.
Javon Watkins
U.S. Marshals arrested Javon Watkins, of Canton, acting on a tip received from sources in northern Ohio at a residence on West Pike Street in Adamston Friday morning.
Officials from the Canton Police Department said Watkins is wanted in connection with the rape of a juvenile in November of 2025.
The U.S. Marshals made the arrest with the assistance of officers from the Clarksburg

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The fired J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital doctor accused a of hiding cameras in staff bathrooms has been arrested.
Dr. Lance Parks
Lance Parks, 47, was arrested in Wood County. No details about the apprehension have been released.
Parks has been charged with eight misdemeanor counts of criminal invasion of privacy and one count of felony count of distribution and exhibition of computer generated child pornography.
Parks was terminated from his job last week.
Wood County

SISSONVILLE, W.Va. — The beer distribution company involved in an ongoing labor dispute with 49 striking workers has released more details about contract negotiations.
The Beverage Market is based in Sissonville and distributes products to 31 counties and 1,900 customers in West Virginia. The striking workers are members of the Teamsters Local 175 union.
The most recent contract between the company and union expired May 2. Ten days later, the workers went on strike. They’ve been on the picket

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–A West Virginia man is now charged in the plot to kill government leaders at the White House UFC event
–The man charged with shooting two members of the West Virginia National Guard is hospitalized
–A response to the School Board intervention in Harrison County
–In Sports: Joe Broacato has begun his tour of high school football off-season camps
Listen to “MetroNews This Morning 7-10-26” on Spreaker.

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is ordering Peoples Cartage to develop and implement a detailed cleanup and remediation plan for its Wood County warehouse following this week’s fire.
The fire at the company’s warehouse on Camden Avenue in Parkersburg was first reported Sunday morning.
Local fire crews, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency responded to the scene. The fire was extinguished

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Southern West Virginia resident has become the eighth individual arrested in connection with a plot against government officials during the recent UFC event at the White House.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced in a release Thursday Chandler D. Scaggs, 21, of Chapmanville, W.Va. was arrested for his role in the plot.
According to investigators Scaggs was allegedly to be one of the snipers in the planned June 14th attack on the UFC Freedom 250 event.
Scaggs allegedly

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A South Carolina woman pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated identity theft.
Della Palestino, 60, of Lexington, South Carolina admitted in court that she conducted four fraudulent transactions and withdrew a total of $37,645 from the bank accounts of four individuals.
According to a release from U.S. Attorney Moore Capito, between August 23, 2024 and September 26, 2024, Palestino had visited four financial institutions in the Southern District of West Virginia where she had