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CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Governor Patrick Morrisey announcing Friday he has appointed Gregory A. Watt to represent the 48th District in the West Virginia House of Delegates.
Watts, who is from Hacker Valley, is a retired U.S. Army officer who served 28 years of active-duty service and more than 16 years in defense contracting and program management. He currently serves as Director of Programmatic Solutions Architecture for JANUS Research Group. In this role her supports military modernization and

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A Charleston teenager who is accused in connection with a deadly gas station shooting entering a not guilty plea in court on Friday morning.
Jacob Fields, 18, pleaded not guilty to the murder of Tiffany Clorenia Adkins, 42, of Marmet.
Fields was arrested and charged with murder two days after Adkins was shot in the parking lot of a Sheetz convenience store.
Originally, Fields told police he was cleaning his gun when it accidentally discharged, fatally striking Adkins.
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LANSING, W.Va. — Governor Patrick Morrisey, state Tourism Secretary Chelsea Ruby and others celebrated the state’s two national parks staying open during a Friday press conference at the New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center.
On Thursday, Morrisey announced a donation agreement to keep the visitor services for NRG and Harpers Ferry open. The agreement includes the state paying $97,986.56 to keep everything functional.
“Not only is West Virginia open in terms of its national parks, we

FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. — Authorities say a person died after being struck by a vehicle on the West Virginia Turnpike.
The state DOH confirmed that a pedestrian died after being hit in northbound lanes near mile marker 63 in between Mossy and Mahan in Fayette County.
All lanes are now open.
No further information has been made available.
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VAN, W.Va. — A Boone County man is charged with striking a pedestrian with his vehicle and then leaving the scene.
Calvin Buckner, 49, of Van, was arrested Thursday after police received a tip about damage to his vehicle.
A teenager was on the side of Route 85 near Van Community Park when he’s was hit by the vehicle. State police said the victim suffered serious injuries and is hospitalized.
Buckner told troopers he thought he hit a bird flying across the highway.
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