MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A drug trafficking and money laundering organization based in Detroit and operating in five states, including West Virginia, has been shut down after a lengthy investigation.
Matt Harvey
U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia Matt Harvey said tips led them to the organization that had satellites in Morgantown, Parkersburg, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Mississippi.
Harvey said at a news conference in Morgantown Thursday a total of 28 people face 114

Staff for the West Virginia Public Service Commission has raised concerns over recently proposed route changes for the Mid-Atlantic Resiliency Link Project, a high-voltage electrical line across several states.
They are concerned that five proposed changes to the route have come after a public hearing period and just weeks ahead of an evidentiary hearing.
Their objections could result in a delay or in dismissal of the application.
The Mid-Atlantic Resiliency Link, often shorted to MARL, is a

 
Adam Hamm
FAIRLEA, W.Va. — A Nicholas County man is behind bars facing charges of online solicitation of a minor.
Deputies this week arrested Adam Hamm of Summersville on two charges. One count of employment or use of a minor to produce obscene matter or assist in sexually explicit conduct and another charge of soliciting a minor via computer.
According to investigators, Hamm met the juvenile victim at the 2025 State Fair in Greenbrier County. Their contact continued through texting and

DUNBAR, W.Va. — A man wanted for a shooting death in Florida is in custody in West Virginia.
Matthew Waggle (WVRJA)
The U.S. Marshal Service said its CUFFED Task Force arrested Matthew Waggle, 33, at the Super 8 Motel in Dunbar Wednesday night.
Authorities have been looking for Waggle in connection with last Sunday’s shooting of a woman near a residence outside of Vero Beach, Florida.
The woman’s body was found in a roadway. She later died at a hospital.
The U.S. Marshal Service in Florida said

AUBURN, W.Va. — A large number of the residents of the Ritchie County town of Auburn are eligible for FEMA grants to help cover at least some of the cost of their losses in the July flooding. However, many have been reluctant to applying for the funding.
“I know there’s more people in the area that need the assistance, but they are intimidated a little bit by coming to apply. Well, applying doesn’t mean your obligated,” said Sheriff Bryan Davis.
He and other county leaders, have been trying to

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A well-known Morgantown obstetrician is dead after a vehicle crash east of Morgantown.
The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office said Dr. William Hamilton lost control of his car on state Route 7 near Dry Run Road and struck a tree at about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday.
Hamilton died at the scene.
WVU Medicine released the following statement:
“We are deeply saddened by the tragic passing of Dr. William Hamilton, who served our Hospital and community as an obstetrician, providing care

CHARLESTON, W.Va –The United Way of Central West Virginia is one of the numerous groups around the Kanawha Valley that sprung into action following this past weekend’s flooding.
All it took was one phone call from Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin to bring the United Way onboard to help coordinate relief.
Margaret O’Neal
“We were certainly concerned like everybody else on Sunday as we continued to get reports, and Mayor Goodwin got in touch with us and touched base with us on Monday morning,