CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Appalachian Power Company is seeking its first base rate increase since 2019 but a group representing its largest customers says rates have gone up significantly in other ways since then.
Aaron Walker
The state Public Service Commission began an evidentiary hearing Tuesday in Charleston on Appalachian Power’s request for a $250.5 million increase in rates on its 461,000 customers in West Virginia.
More specifically the case, which was initially filed last November, seeks a
by WV MetroNewsHINTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) — A Summers County man is facing charges after he was found unresponsive inside a vehicle with three young children nearby, including an infant left inside the hot van for an extended period of time.
According to Hinton Police Chief J.J. Crawford, the incident occurred on Friday, June 6, around 4:04 p.m., when dispatchers received a call about an unresponsive man in a van, with small children present. The vehicle was parked in Hinton, West Virginia.
When Chief Crawford
by LootpressLOGAN COUNTY, W.Va. –A former Logan County coffee shop owner will be sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to three criminal charges in April.
Michael Cline
Michael Dean Cline, 49, pleaded guilty to three felony crimes connected to solicitation and taking sexually explicit photos of two underaged teenage girls.
In February 2023, the West Virginia State Police raided Cline’s Hot Cup Coffee Shop. He was arrested and originally charged with one count each of first-degree and second-degree
by WV MetroNewsHUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Huntington man and former gymnastics coach will be going to prison for dozens of years after he abused multiple minors across several years.
Lance Spencer (WVRJA)
Lance C. Spencer, 56, of Huntington, previously pled guilty to multiple counts of sexual abuse by a guardian and possession of child pornography.
On Tuesday, Spencer was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison for sexual abuse and five to 15 years for a lesser sexual abuse charge. Spencer was also sentenced to two
by WV MetroNewsSOUTH CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Two incarcerated individuals died within days of each other at the South Central Regional Jail, according to a statement from the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Darrell Crowder, 33, was found unresponsive by staff conducting routine checks on the evening of Thursday, June 12, 2025.
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by LootpressNEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez arrived at a federal prison on Tuesday to begin serving an 11-year sentence for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt. The New Jersey Democrat has been mocked for the crimes as “Gold Bar Bob,” according to his own lawyer.
The federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed that Menendez was in custody at the Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill in Minersville, Pennsylvania. The facility has a medium-security prison and a
A judge has set a Nov. 12 trial date for the adult son of former state Senator Sondra Lucht over allegations that he picked her up and threw her across the room into a wall, causing injuries that led to her death.
Carl Lucht
The trial date for Carl Lucht, 59, of Martinsburg was set by Circuit Judge Debra McLaughlin of Berkeley County.
A grand jury on May 20 determined that Carl Lucht should be indicted on felony murder and 1st degree robbery charges, concluding there was reason to believe he
by WV MetroNewsWHEELING, W.Va. — Mark Brennan, Bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, is asking all Catholic parishes and missions within the Diocese to conduct special collections for flood victims and recovery efforts.
Wheeling, Elm Grove, and Triadelphia were hit with historic flash-flooding on Saturday night, which has caused widespread devastation and the deaths of at least eight people.
Bishop Mark Brennan
Brennan, in a statement shared on Wednesday, said God will reveal himself through the caring
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