GRANTSVILLE, W.Va. — A former Calhoun County commissioner and elementary school teacher pleaded not guilty to hundreds of alleged sex crimes against a child.
Jacob McCumbers
Jacob McCumbers, 39, of Arnoldsburg was in Calhoun County court Tuesday. He pleaded not guilty to 172 counts of first-degree sexual abuse and 86 counts of sexual abuse by parent or guardian.
A Calhoun County grand jury last week indicted McCumbers on those charges.
McCumbers had been free on bond, but his bail was raised to

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The Wood County grand jury has returned an indictment against a Parkersburg man over the deaths of two people in a side-by-side crash last year.
Edward McComas III
Edward McComas III of Parkersburg was arrested Monday evening by Wood County Deputies. The indictment charged him with driving while in an impaired state causing death.
Investigators believe he was operating the UTV which crashed February 10, 2025 in the Mineral Wells area. Deputies were called to the crash site

CHARLESTON, W.Va – Planning continues on the MidAtlantic Resiliency Link, the 500-kV transmission line planned to run through West Virginia as it connects from Pennsylvania to Maryland and Virginia.
The project, mapped out by NextEra Energy to service the PJM Interconnection, is still in the permitting phase but the company remains steadfast in finishing plans that it says will make significant improvements to the energy grid in the region.
“West Virginia growth for rate payers is 2-3 times more

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston Police believe road rage may be at the heart of a shooting which left one individual dead.
Police were called to Greenbrier Street at the entrance to North Gate Business Park around 10:20 p.m. Monday. Deputy Chief Tony Hazelett said officers arrived to find an individual laying in the road beside his vehicle.
“He was transported to a local hospital. He had sustained a gunshot wound and was pronounced deceased at the hospital,” said Hazelett
Police have a man who

WINFIELD, W.Va. — Putnam County School Superintendent John Hudson has announced his retirement.
John Hudson
The announcement came during Monday night’s Putnam County Board of Education meeting.
Hudson has spent 42 years in education, the last 10 as Putnam County school chief.
In the past decade, Putnam County voters have approved a pair of excess levies and voted in favor of a $50 million school construction bond. The state School Building Authority has already the county nearly $30 million for

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–A Mingo County jury wastes no time in convicting a man of killing a trooper
–Parkersburg residents turn out to remember a murder victim
–Delegates debate the openness of data center developers
–In Sports: WVU baseball in a good place heading into the post season
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CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. –A canvass of primary election results in Cabell County has confirmed that Aaron Holley is the winner for the seat in District 22 for the West Virginia House of Delegates.
The primary election results showed that Holley had edged out incumbent Daniel Linville by only two points. Holley had 648 votes, while Linville had 646.
However, Monday the Cabell County Board of Commissioners went through provisional ballots and determined that Holley officially won with 650 votes, while