Jefferson, WV

BOLIVAR, W.Va. (August 27, 2026) — A man convicted in a random violent attack on a woman in Bolivar has been sentenced. The Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday Isai Osmar Chinchilla-Guerra was sentenced to an indeterminate term of not less than 37 years or more than 160 years for 14 felony convictions following…

RIPPON, W.Va. (August 27, 2026) — With ongoing work to improve US Rt. 340 in Jefferson County, The West Virginia Division of Highways has announced a road closure that could last two weeks. Lewisville Road will be closed to through traffic beginning Wednesday, September 2, 2026, for construction of the new road to tie into…

Isai Osmar Chinchilla-Guerra sentenced to a maximum of 160 years in prison. The post Man sentenced in violent Jefferson County attack appeared first on WV MetroNews.

BOLIVAR, W.Va. (August 26, 2026) — A man convicted in a random, violent attack on a woman in Bolivar has been sentenced. The Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that Isai Osmar Chinchilla-Guerra was sentenced to an indeterminate term of not less than 37 years nor more than 160 years for 14 felony convictions…

Since the 1950s, the Jefferson County Fair in West Virginia has been serving up prize pigs, hefty heifers and fried everything for a citizenry that st...

Article by Metronews Reporter Jack Carlson CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The State Election Commission delivered rulings Tuesday on disqualification requests in three different General Election races in West Virginia. West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner announced the commission met again to discuss the candidacy of Tyler Bowen for the House of Delegates District 27 seat,…

The announcements were made by the West Virginia Secretary of State's Office Tuesday. The post State Election Commission disqualifies House District 27 candidate, dismisses letters over Jefferson, Ritchie county commission disputes appeared first on WV MetroNews.

Snyder died Monday at the age of 72. The post Flags flying at half-staff in Charleston, Jefferson County to honor late State Senator Herb Snyder appeared first on WV MetroNews.

Single-engine plane made emergency landing July 23. The post NTSB releases more information on recent plane crash in Jefferson County appeared first on WV MetroNews.

KEARNEYSVILLE, W.Va. (August 7, 2026) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released more information about a single-engine plane crash near Middleway first reported by the Panhandle News Network the afternoon it happened. A report from the NTSB lays out the details: On July 23, 2026, at 1440 eastern daylight time, an American AA-1,…