HURRICANE, W.Va. –  The demand for housing in Putnam County continues to grow, and with recent announcements about projects coming to the area, businesses are already starting to pop up.
One of the most significant plans underway is a development of multi-family homes on former farmland in Hurricane. The project is getting closer and closer to its start.
“400 to 450 houses will be located on 70 acres on the Woodworth farm, and it’ll be called ‘Woodworth Farms.’ We look for that to start

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–There are breaks in some key hit and run accidents around the state
–More tax trouble for U.S. Senator Jim Justice
–In Sports it will be the Dodgers and Blue Jays in the World Series
Listen to “MetroNews This Morning 10-21-25” on Spreaker.

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ELKINS, W. Va. –West Virginia State Police have identified the woman’s whose body was found in the road in Randolph County on Saturday.
The woman was identified as Amber N. Shreve, 43, of Mill Creek. Shreve’s body was found in the Mill Creek area. Troopers say Shreve was struck by a vehicle while on Back Road.
An investigation into the cause and the circumstances surrounding the incident is still under investigation.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the WVSP, Elkins Detachment at

FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. — A man is in custody in connection with a deadly hit-and-run on the West Virginia Turnpike from earlier this month.
Anthony Hay (Photo: WVDCR)
Anthony W. Hay, 60, of Huntington was arrested and is charged with hit-and-run resulting in death. Hay was arrested after a nearly three-week investigation.
Hay allegedly was driving a tractor-trailer and fatally struck Jack Walter, 63, of Middlesex, N.C., near mile marker 63 on October 3. Family said that Walter was changing a tire

WASHINGTON D.C. — Ben Beakes, president of the Metallurgical Coal Producers Association (MCPA) says he had a profitable trip to Washington D.C. last week for the World Steel General Assembly.
Ben Beakes
The assembly brought out some of the world’s largest steel producers, economists, executives, and others to have discussions and sessions about steel production and the trends and challenges around the world right now.
“It was an opportunity for central Appalachia metallurgical coal producers to

FAIRMONT, W.Va — A 59-year-old Fairmont woman has been arrested after backing over a man at a local establishment following a verbal disagreement.
Donna Batson (WVRJA photo)
Employees of the Bellview Bar & Grill on Pennsylvania Avenue told police they asked Donna Batson and the man to leave Sunday evening after the two got into an argument.
Fairmont police responded to the location around 11:40 p.m. and found emergency workers rendering aid to the victim. While on the scene a witness told

WESTON, W.Va. — The case against the wife of a former youth pastor accused of sexual misconduct with several juvenile females has been continued in Lewis County.
Kathy Radcliff, the wife of John Radcliff II, entered a motion to be continued until February. The same time frame for her husband’s case to move forward after new statements from the victim to police were found.
John was indicted in July for sexually abusing multiple young girls from 1987 through 2003. The girls were 3 to 4 years old