ST. ALBANS, W.Va. — A man is recovering from a gunshot wound to the face in St. Albans.
Kanawha County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a home in the 12000 block of Coal River Road just after 9 p.m. Monday. They found the victim conscious, alert, and able to speak. He was also able to walk to the ambulance according to investigators. The victim’s condition is not known.
Authorities said the suspect fled the scene before they arrived. Although deputies canvassed the area in a search, so far

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–Hancock County begins the RIF and transfer process among school employees
–Berkeley County hands out discipline to more than 200 students who walked out of class in protest of ICE
–Family members of troubled children tell horror stories to lawmakers about problems with CPS in West Virginia
–In Sports: WVU and Marshall have important basketball games tonight
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KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –A crash has shut down Interstate South Monday evening in Kanawha County.
The closure was reported near the 16 mile marker in Clendenin.
First responders say an SUV rolled over and a secondary crash that involved a tractor trailer was reported shortly after 5 p.m.
A man was hospitalized for injuries suffered in the crash, but his condition is not known. The tractor trailer was hauling steel coils and had its front wall ripped off.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill intended to address Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s goal of bringing foster children who have been placed in out-of-state treatment facilities back to West Virginia.
Senate Bill 399 would create what the governor has called the “Bring Them Home Fund.” The Senate Judiciary Committee discussed the bill for about an hour on Monday afternoon before advancing it.
The bill now goes to the Senate Finance Committee for consideration. A similar bill, House Bill

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The case of a now-former Berkeley County custodian who was discovered hiding inside the closet of a girls’ locker room by more than a dozen high school basketball players has been bound over to circuit court.
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During a preliminary hearing Monday, Berkeley County Magistrate Sandra Hamilton also denied the defense attorney’s request to reduce the bond or the charges for William Howard Shoup, 25, who faces 13 felony charges related to the attempt to film