TERRE ALTA, W.Va. –– A Preston County man faces multiple charges after allegedly fighting with his mother and police during.
State police responded after receiving a report from a woman saying her son was trying to kill her.
The alleged victim told police she said she didn’t know where her son, Shane Sager, 35, of Terra Alta, was because she had been choked her until she passed out in the yard of her home.
Troopers then went to Sager’s home to find what happened, but he refused to cooperate or

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Health Department has confirmed rabies in a raccoon that was caught in a trap in the New Hill Community off Route 7 near the Meadow Ponds development Thursday.
Dr. Brian Huggins
Rabies is a viral disease found only in mammals that attacks the brain and nervous system and can cause death. Mammals, including people, can be infected via the saliva of a rabid animal through a bite or a scratch.
Monongalia County Health Officer Dr. Brian Huggins said pet

HAMLIN, W.Va. — A Lincoln County couple has copped a plea agreement in connection with the death of one child and the near death of another.
Jack Parsons Jr. and Tara Adkins this week entered guilty pleas to one count of child neglect resulting in death and a second count of child neglect resulting in serious bodily injury. The pair allowed their two children to wander away from their home near Hamlin in June 2024. The children, a boy age 3 and a girl age 2, wound up in a nearby pond. When the

West Virginia ended the last fiscal year with a healthy budget surplus and started the new fiscal year with a decent cushion.
State officials made announcements about both fiscal milemarkers on Friday.
The State of West Virginia closed fiscal 2025 with a total year-end surplus of $338.5 million, according to an announcement by the Morrisey administration.
The administration described an effort toward responsible fiscal management to contribute to the state’s financial performance.
Gov. Patrick

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–A Kanawha County deputy is charged with forcing a female inmate into a sexual encounter
–A West Virginian is in Hawaii and shares the fearful experience of tsunami warnings this week
–A Logan County school has structural problems and won’t house kids in the coming school year
–In Sports; WVU football coach Rich Rodriguez displeased with the practice performance of his team at practice and the Best Virginia run in the TBT ends in the semi-finals
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Education has named its finalists for the 2026 Teacher of the Year.
The finalists this year are as follows:

Tiffany Barnes — Wheeling Middle School (Ohio County)
Brooke Davis — Buffalo High School (Putnam County)
Amber Hibbard — Capon Bridge Middle School (Hampshire County)
Renee Powell — Big Elm Elementary School (Harrison County)
Nicole Pratt — East Lynn Elementary School (Wayne County)

Barnes, a two-time Iraq veteran, serves as a special

VERDUNVILLE, W.Va. — The students of Verdunville Elementary School in Logan County will have to get accustomed to a new atmosphere this fall.
In a Thursday evening meeting, Logan County Schools Superintendent George Aulenbacher recommended that Verdunville close down indefinitely because damage the building sustained after an April rockslide.
A recent evaluation showed that heavy rains from April 8 led to the rockslide, which closed the school through spring break.
The students at Verdunville

PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. –A Putnam County teacher says he’s thankful he didn’t experience a major tsunami during his stay in Hawaii.
Seth Skiles, a teacher at Rock Branch Elementary and the 2025 Teacher of the Year award winner, is currently vacationing on Oahu, just outside Honolulu.
He said that on Tuesday while he was headed to the North Shore to watch surfers, warnings began coming through on the radio and phones that a tsunami was expected to hit the island and urging them to move to higher