MetroNews This Morning

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --Two Texas men are charged with murdering a West Virginia woman --The Justice Family businesses have reached a settlement with lender Carter Banks --Trump and Biden square off tonight in the first Presidential debate --In Sports: the West Virginia winners of the Johnny Bench Awards are recognized in Cincinnati 

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --Nicholas County is ready to get the final project started stemming from the 2016 flood --Secretary of Arts, Culture, and History Randall Reid-Smith defends the decision to include Babydog in the historical murals in the Capitol Rotunda --Some West Virginia auto dealers are impacted by a global software hack --In Sports: Summer workouts are in full swing for high...

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --A mother in Putnam County is charged in the death of her infant child --The U.S. Attorney for northern W.Va. says elder fraud continues to be a growing problem in the state --Governor Justice says he had nothing to do with the mural which seems to contain a rendering of Babydog --In Sports: Champions crowned in college baseball and the NHL

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --A study takes a look at the impact of last year's train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio  --Gas is flowing through the MVP and it's a milestone for the state's natural gas industry --A woman uses her daughter's tragic death to hopefully improve the lives of others --In Sports: WVU's new baseball coach addresses the media and the College World Series ends tonig...

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --Parents are charged in Lincoln County after a child drowns and a second is injured after wandering into a nearby pond --Plenty of West Virginia Day activities celebrated the state's 161st Anniversary on Thursday --A Calhoun County woman wins the state's hot dog sauce contest on an old receipe from her mom --In Sports: Joe Mazzulla and the Boston Celtics will cel...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A man is in custody from a weekend shooting in Mercer County which left four wounded, including a five-year old- -A former manufacturing site in Charleston is about to transform into a modern innovation center --Kanawha County has the state's first all electric school bus, produced in Kanawha County, ready to haul students in the fall --In Sports: A nailbiter to...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Plans to temporarily close Paden City High School draw fire from the community --Marshall's Memorial Fountain is nominated for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places --Money used for bond in a high profile Kanawha County case is now seized as prosecutors believe it may have been profits from human trafficking --In Sports: It's North-South All Star...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The death of Jerry West is felt from the deep hollows of southern West Virginia to Hollywood hills --A Beckley woman is charged in the overdose death of two-year old twins --The state Department of Education approves a plan of action for a troubled Berkeley County school --In Sports, Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics are poised to win an NBA title

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A new manufacturing site is taking shape in Jackson County --Lawmakers are looking at state run hospitals across the state --Students at a couple of Wetzel County schools will be impacted by environmental concerns --In Sports: Former Mountaineer Quincy Wilson will help resurrect a long dormant football program in Ohio

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A major honor for a West Virginia chef --Wheeling University has turned a corner and won't have to close --Natural Gas will soon flow through the Mountain Valley Pipeline --In Sports: WVU football gets two highly touted prospects and practice is ongoing for the North-South All Star Game

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The Third Grade Success Act crosses the one-year milestone --Governor Jim Justice talks about the need to tighten up on home school requirements in the wake of a teen's death in Boone County.  --A Charleston chef is up for a high honor nationally --In Sports:  A valiant effort by WVU baseball, but ultimately it was North Carolina who prevailed in the Super Region...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The Justice Administration lays out all of the information they have regarding a probe into the state's actions prior to the death of a Boone County teen --Another tornado touchdown confirmed in West Virginia, this time in the eastern panhandle --A milestone for Vandalia Health --In Sports: WVU faces North Carolina with a trip to the College World Series on the l...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A Justice Administration press conference over the state's handling of a case where a teen died will be allowed  --State Senator Chandler Swope files a formal challenge over the primary election results in Mingo County --It's the 80th Anniversary of the D-DAy invasion of Normandy, France --In Sports:  The Mountaineers have arrived in Chapel Hill in preparation fo...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The GOP is closing ranks after a rough and tumble primary for Governor --The Cabell County school board attempts to mend fences and retool their levy for another run.  --A grieving mother says somebody knows who murdered her son and she wants them to come forward --In Sports: Randy Mazey says the assignment for WVU Baseball is a tall one if they want to get to Om...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Senator Manchin says he's not running for anything, but also says he never rules anything out --An EMS unit in Harrison County is closed down --State revenues continue to soar above estimates --In Sports:  Chapel Hill, NC will be the setting for WVU Baseball's next step toward Omaha

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --FEMA to open a field office in Summersville to aid in tornado recovery --Two are dead after a weekend house explosion and fire in Ritchie County --Senator Manchin speaks about his reasons for leaving the Democratic Party --In Sports: The Mountaineer baseball team makes history winning the Tucson Regional

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A New York jury convicts Donald Trump on all 34 counts, West Virginia reacts --Bond remains at $250,000 for a Boone County woman charged in the neglect death of her teenage child --A group of Kanawha County students say goodbye to eight years in portable classrooms --In Sports: the state high school baseball tournament is underway

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Governor Jim Justice says he's withholding judgement until the investigation is done in the case of a 14 year old's death in Boone County --The WVU Board of Governors hires a national firm to help in the search for the next WVU President --Those record 15 confirmed tornadoes may have been higher according to NWS --IN Sports: the state high school baseball tournam...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A key figure in the state's beleaguered child welfare programs is leaving --Alumni of a small elementary school in Charleston about to close get one last walk through the halls --Those who met late basketball legend Bill Walton last fall in Charleston fondly remember him --In Sports: the West Virginia Amateur will wrap up today

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --2024 is now a record year for tornadoes in West Virginia, with now the 15th confirmed touchdown --West Virginians remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice on Memorial Day --The state works to pick up some of the slack from the disastrous FAFSA rollout --In Sports: WVU Baseball headed to the desert to begin play the postseason

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --It's Memorial Day and ceremonies are planned to honor those killed in service to the nation --The holiday is starting with thousands of power outages as a result of violent weekend weather --Governor Justice talks about the recent special session of the Legislature --In Sports; Mountaineer baseball finds out at noon what region they will draw to compete in the NC...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The death of a Boone County girl sparks more questions than answers --A school bus driver is charged with impaired driving with children on board --This weekend marks the 47th annual Vandalia Gathering at the Capitol --In Sports: Three champions are crowned in high school softball