HURRICANE, W.Va. — A Hurricane man is dead after he was trucked under his pickup truck.
According to Hurricane Mayor Scott Edwards the victim was working on the truck at a home on Virginia Avenue in the city just before 5 p.m. Thursday. The truck fell on the man, leaving him trapped underneath.
Despite a quick response from local police, fire, and EMS crews, the victim was dead when they arrived from his injuries.
The victim’s name was not released.
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by WV MetroNewsPARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A Wood County woman is dead after a colission at an intersection of U.S. Route 50.
Wood County deputies ay Ashley Perry, 42, of Parkersburg was killed when her car was struck by an oncoming vehicle as she attempted to make a turn from Murphytown Road onto U.S. Route 50.
The fatal wreck happened around 7:30 p.m. New Years Eve.
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Listen to “What a Difference a Year Makes” on Spreaker.
Next week marks one year since Dave Wilson and I inherited MetroNews Talkline. It still feels a little unreal.
Flash back to the year 2000. I cracked a mic a time or two at West Virginia Radio Charleston on what was then 98.7 The Beat with Woody Woods. College brought me to Morgantown, and a few folks in the Charleston office reached out on my behalf to the late Lacy Neff — longtime WVAQ program director (PD) and multiple Marconi Award
by WV MetroNewsSOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. –West Virginia University at Parkersburg assistant biology professor Joel Farkas discussed the impact of artificial intelligence on students and faculty during a recent state Higher Education Policy Commission meeting.
Farkas, who also serves as chair of the state Advisory Council of Faculty, delivered a report to the commission on how students are using artificial intelligence in their coursework.
He said early versions of artificial intelligence were primarily used to
by WV MetroNewsKANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –An Elkview woman who had been reported missing is dead.
According to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, Cynthia Sue Holley, 63, was found dead in Catlettsburg, Kentucky Thursday afternoon. KCSO said that right now no foul play is suspected and her death appears to be self-inflicted.
She was reported missing after she was last seen leaving her house on Ruffner Branch Road around 5:50 p.m. Wednesday.
The investigation is being handled by the Boyd County Sheriff’s Office.
by WV MetroNewsFAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. –The Fayette County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a crash that occurred on Christmas Eve.
According to a release from the Fayette County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, a driver lost control while they were traveling on Gatewood Road, outside of Oak Hill. The vehicle left the roadway, struck a utility pole, and then ended up striking a residence causing significant damage.
The driver of the vehicle suffered serious injuries, after being ejected from the vehicle,
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Former state Delegate Margaret Staggers died on New Years Day.
Staggers, a Democrat, served in the House of Delegates from 2006 to 2014 and then from 2018 to 2020, representing communities in Fayette County. During her first go-round, she served as an assistant majority whip.
Staggers, 80, also was an emergency physician at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. And she served as the medical director of multiple emergency medical services and emergency operations centers in Fayette, Wyoming,
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