Fairmont, WV

East Fairmont High choir director in jail. The post State police arrest Marion County teacher child sexual abuse case appeared first on WV MetroNews.

FAIRMONT, W.Va. — East Fairmont High School’s Choir Director has been arrested and has been accused of charges related to child sexual abuse material (CSAM). West Virginia Division of Corrections data shows that Michael Carpenter, 43, who is the choral director at East Fairmont High School, has been arrested and charged with one count of…

FAIRMONT, W.Va. – Community members are invited to attend a new series of open houses this November to learn more about the Valley North Project and provide feedback as the project continues through the route development process in West Virginia, Maryland and Virginia. The open houses are an opportunity for community members and landowners to […]

Adkins, Allan D. 75, of Fairmont, WV, Oct. 11, 2026. ...

Allan D. Adkins "Al", 75, of Fairmont, WV passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at Ruby Memorial Hospital following a ...

THOMAS, W.Va. — A Fairmont man died in a single-vehicle wreck Sunday afternoon in Tucker County. State police said Ralph Mullenax, 83, lost control of his vehicle on U.S. Route 219 heading south at around 3:45 p.m. Troopers said Mullenax’s vehicle went off the roadway near the Kempton Road intersection and wrecked. Mullenax died at…

State police said Ralph Mullenax, 83, of Fairmont, died Sunday afternoon when he lost control of his vehicle. The post Man dies in Tucker County crash appeared first on WV MetroNews.

Christopher Guinup was indicted by a Marion County grand jury. The post Former Fairmont policeman indicted for sexual misconduct appeared first on WV MetroNews.

FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A grand jury indicted two Marion County residents in connection with the accidental shooting death of an 11-year old boy. The indictment said Tammy Lee, 54, and James Smock, 56, left an unsupervised firearm in their Powell Road home earlier this year. In the early morning hours of July 20, the 11-year…

FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A grand jury indicted a 60-year old Marion County woman in connection with a fatal hit-and-run outside a Fairmont bar last October. Donna Batson (WVRJA photo) Investigators allege Donna Batson backed over a man outside the Bellview Bar and Grill last October after an argumant. She’s further accused of leaving the scene…