BARBOUR COUNTY, W.Va. — Officials at the Barbour County 911 Center report an aircraft went down at the Philippi-Barbour County Regional Airport Thursday afternoon.
First responders were called to the scene at 12:34 p.m.
No information about injuries or the type of aircraft were provided.
The Philippi Fire Department and Philippi Police Department were on the scene as of 3:30 p.m.
This is a developing story.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Highways has a safety engineer on a Wheeling jobsite a day after a bridge collapse left three construction workers injured.
The Washington Avenue Bridge dropped into Wheeling Creek as crews were dismantling the span to make way for a new bridge. An excavator and dump truck were on the bridge when it collapsed and much of the bridge already had the concrete deck removed.
“Our state safety officer is meeting with the contractor to review the event,

HANSFORD, W.Va. — A fatal wreck in eastern Kanawha County is a second major tragedy in the lives of two young girls in recent days.
When Sharon Williams of Hansford was killed in a car wreck on U.S. Route 60 Wednesday night, it left her two elementary age daughters with nobody. Williams’ husband, the girls’ father, died of illness just before Christmas.
Jackie Hersch is the Principal at Pratt Elementary School where the girls are in first and second grade. She said Williams was the kind of

LONDON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department has released more information about a fatal accident in eastern Kanawha County.
According to deputies Sharon Williams, 65, of Hansford, W.Va. died in the collision on U.S. Route 60 at Glasgow. The crash happened around 6 p.m. Wednesday evening.
Law enforcement officers said Williams had pulled off the right side of the highway while travelling west for a brief period of time. She attempted to make a U-Turn onto the roadway to go east and

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Fourteen prospective nurses are on their way to achieving their goals after signing to join the WVU Medicine Aspiring Nurse Program.
WVU Thomas Hospitals welcomed the students from BridgeValley Community & Technical College with a celebration on Thursday. BridgeValley President Dr. Casey Sacks believes this program is a significant aid to its students.
“We’re just so thrilled to have them, and we’re thrilled to be able to support them like this. The hospital pays them to

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–Three construction workers injured in Wheeling bridge collapse
–Capito gets classified briefing on Maduro capture and fully sports the action
–West Virginia Republicans debate whether to revisit opening primary back up to non-GOP voters
–In Sports: The first semi-final matchup of the college football playoff is tonight
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