ELKINS – A Randolph County man was arrested by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office deputies this week and is facing a lawsuit from the State Attorney General’s Office after allegedly committing fraudulent schemes.
Charles Blaine Simmons, 53, of Elkins, has been charged with four separate counts of fraudulent schemes in Randolph County. He is currently being held in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $7,500 cash-only bond set by Magistrate Mike Dyer.
Simmons has been sued by the State Attorney
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. –– Some past disasters on the West Virginia Turnpike paid dividends in a 12 car pileup.
The crash happened Tuesday night around 10 p.m. about two miles north of the Mossy exit. West Virginia Parkways Authority Executive Director Chuck Smith said almost immediately there was a line of communications open and everybody was responding to the situation.
“I think our team reacted positively, responded appropriately and in a timely manner and got things moving as quickly as possible.
by WV MetroNewsCHARLESTON, W.Va – A Charleston teenager will spend the rest of his life in prison, with the possibility of parole, after being sentenced for the murder of tobacco store clerk Caden Martin.
Barack Williams, 15, received the automatic sentence of life in prison with mercy, meaning he will be resentenced when he turns 18 and is eligible for parole in 15 years, at a hearing before Kanawha County Circuit Judge Maryclaire Akers on Wednesday.
Williams served as the lookout for a robbery that led to
by WV MetroNewsJUMPING BRANCH, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Girl Scout from Summers County has earned the prestigious Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest honor in Girl Scouting, for her project “Learning Math for a Better Future.”
Emma Angell, a member of Girl Scout Troop 32080 with the Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council, created and led a yearlong math club to help elementary school students strengthen foundational skills.
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by LootpressCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Senator Mike Stuart has resigned his seat in the state Senate.
Mike Stuart
Stuart’s resignation will take effect Thursday morning after he was confirmed Tuesday by the U.S. Senate to be the next general counsel for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services after being nominated by President Donald Trump.
Stuart, R-Kanawha, served as Senate Judiciary Committee chairman. Gov. Patrick Morrisey will appoint his replacement.
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by WV MetroNewsCHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County jury found a man not guilty Wednesday in connection with a gun fight near the Shawnee Sports Complex last year.
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Kaden Bowman was charged with two counts of wanton endangerment with a firearm.
The jury found him not guilty on both charges. The 12-member panel deliberated the case for about 90 minutes.
Two other men in the case, Antonio Jacobs and Zion Clark, pleaded guilty earlier this year and were sentenced to multiple years in prison.
by WV MetroNewsBOONE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Boone County Sheriff’s Office has reported a series of arrests made in September 2025.
Authorities caution that all individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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by LootpressMERCER COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A new initiative aimed at helping families in rural communities is coming to Mercer County.
The RISE Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) program will provide no-strings-attached cash payments to randomly selected residents to help support basic needs.
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by LootpressMORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The location for the 2025-26 warming shelter in Monongalia has been determined after a special meeting of Morgantown Community Resources Wednesday morning.
Jeff Arnett
MCR board member and Monongalia County Commissioner Jeff Arnett said the Nitor Suites facility on West Run Road, operated by the West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness, will be the primary location for the warming shelter this year.
“The first priority option will be the facility on West Run Road,” Arnett
by WV MetroNewsCHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Following his confirmation as US Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia this week, Jefferson County Prosecutor Matt Harvey has tendered his resignation.
Matt Harvey
In a letter dated Wednesday, October, Harvey said his resignation would be in effect as of that day, Harvey said, “It has been the greatest honor of my professional life to serve the citizens of Jefferson County as their elected Prosecuting Attorney,” Harvey said. “The trust this community placed in
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