CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Several workers at a Charleston car dealership were exposed to tear gas Friday.
Workers said someone bumped into an old safe at Downtown Ford at the Patrick Street Plaza, setting off tear gas that was used to protect the safe.
Charleston firefighters and police officers were on the scene shortly after the call came in to Metro 911 at about 9:35 a.m.
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by WV MetroNewsMOOREFIELD, W.Va. — State Police aren’t saying much about an incident at a Hardy County gentleman’s club which left a man dead.
According to troopers the Hardy County 911 center was called in reference to a male who was intoxicated and becoming belligerent at the Paradise City Gentleman’s Club in Mathias, W.Va. in the early morning hours of January 3rd. According to witnesses the man left the club, but returned a short time later and got into a fight with the staff of the club.
“The Hardy County
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Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–The West Virginia GOP may reconsider closing their primary to non-Republican voters
–Longtime state Senator Donna Boley retires
–Putnam County rallies around a popular student-athlete diagnosed with cancer
–In Sports: Miami advances to the College Football National Championship
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Listen to “Commentary – TJ Meadows” on Spreaker.
Data that crossed my desk this week stopped me cold… the kind of information that could stop a team of oxen in its tracks.
Some of West Virginia’s county school systems are well run and financially sound. Others? It’s not unfair to say they’re driving straight toward a cliff, the danger plainly visible, foot pressed firmly on the accelerator instead of the brake.
Three county systems — Boone, Hancock, and Wood — have failed to submit financial
by WV MetroNewsCHARLESTON, W.Va. — In a rematch of last year’s Mountain State Athletic Conference championship game, George Washington held onto a double-digit lead for the final three quarters in a 65-48 win over Spring Valley.
Wright State signee Noah Lewis led all scorers with 29 points while Dominic Sprouse added a dozen points. In his first high school start, freshman Braydon Browning scored 11 of his 13 points in the first quarter. Browning connected on a trio of three-pointers in the first five minutes
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