MetroNews This Morning

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree all the way from West Virginia to Washington D.C. is lit up for the world to enjoy --Another cold start to the day in West Virginia, but the conditions are far better for some than 24 hours ago --There are concerns about the future of a U.S. Postal facility in Kanawha County --In Sports: Neal Brown says he expects to keep his job a...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The west side of Charleston remains in turmoil as gas service is slowly restored --It's the busiest travel day of the year --Lots of folks are getting ready for the big Thanksgiving feast --In Sports: Marshall falls in their holiday tourney and WVU prepares for the Wahoos

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Travel is expected to pickup in West Virginia roads today as the holiday travel period gets underway --The weather is making a change from dry to rain, and maybe some ice in the higher elevations --The effort to restore gas service on Charleston's west side continues to be a mountain to climb --In Sports, both WVU and Marshall's men's basketball teams were in act...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --It's the opening day of Buck Season in West Virginia --Mountaineer Gas continues to make good progress in restoring lost service in Charleston --An investigation into the state's corrections is ambiguous on focus --In Sports, WVU and Marshall soccer teams advance in NCAA Tourney

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Gas service is slowly coming back on line for customers on Charleston west side, but the full restoration will be sometime next week. --Governor Jim Justice is quick to blame the water company for the gas outage --Rainfall is returning to West Virginia today and should help with forest fire conditions --In Sports, Round 2 of the high school football playoffs star...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The W.Va. National Guard is now involved in the recovery from a major gas outage on Charleston west side --Department of Education says 37 of 55 county school systems in West Virginia have mishandled pandemic relief funds --Joe Manchin discusses his decision to not seek reelection and whether he'd consider a run for President next year --In Sports: Mountaineers p...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Bond is denied for a Mingo County man charged with the murder of a W.Va. State Trooper --Mountaineer Gas continues to work to restore service to more than a thousand customers in Charleston, but full restoration will be slow --A second high profile Christmas Tree in the nation's capital will come from West Virginia's Monongahela National Forest --In Sports, WVU B...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --More than 1,100 customers of Mountaineer Gas are still out of service in Charleston and repairs to a water main break aren't going to be fast --The state School Building Authority continues to hear proposals for school construction projects seeking funding --Companies owned by the family of Governor Jim Justice have field a federal lawsuit against lender Carter B...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The SBA begins hearing pitches for school construction today --The Legislature continues interims in Wheeling today --The DHHR has vast vacancies and half the staff is on the verge of retirement --In Sports, Marshall defeats WVU for the Sunbelt Conference Soccer Championship

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --U.S. Senator Joe Manchin makes his decision and will NOT seek reelection --A settlement between the state and inmates of the Southern Regional Jail in a class action lawsuit over jail conditions --It's Veterans Day--although most Vets will tell you it is actually tomorrow. --In Sports: Football Friday with the high school playoffs kicking off and Marshall and WVU...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Nicholas County gets the green light on creating new schools lost in the 2016 flood --Governor Justice calls for a probe into alleged cover-up of conditions at the Southern Regional Jail --Hampshire County's special education programs have fallen under the scrutiny of the state Board of Education --In Sports: A rematch between Marshall and WVU in the Sunbelt Conf...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree arrives at West Virginia's State Capitol --State workers tell PEIA they cannot afford what the insurance carrier is asking in premium hikes --The newly appointed chairman of the West Virginia First Foundation has high hopes for the group --In Sports: WVU Women's Basketball Coach Mark Kellogg gets his first head coaching win in Morg...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Forest fires are burning all across the state this morning with conditions worsening with no rain --The West Virginia First Foundation organizes to begin the process of allocating a Billion dollars in opioid settlement money --Jewish leaders and West Virginia law enforcement are briefed on the sharp increase of anti-semitism across the country --In Sports, Mounta...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The organization created to guide the spending of a Billion dollars in opioid settlement money in W.Va. holds its first meeting today --A dispute on the Jefferson County Commission continues to roadblock any activity by the commission --A mother who lost her son at the Southern Regional Jail hopes her son's death shines a light on mistreatment in the jail system...

Today on the West Virginia Morning News: --The mother of a murdered jail inmate reacts to guilty pleas by two jail employees in his death --Evidence thought lost in a lawsuit against corrections has been located and recovered. --Folks are furious over another rate hike request by West Virginia American Water --In Sports: It's the final Friday of the regular season in high school football and WVU a...

Today on the West Virginia Morning News: --The Justice Administration addresses allegations evidence in the civil lawsuit over jail and prison conditions was "deliberately" destroyed --Two former corrections officers set to plead guilty over an inmate's death --Neighboring Kentucky authorities continue to search for a missing worker in the collapse of an Eastern Kentucky coal preparation plant --I...

Today on the West Virginia Morning News: --It's the first day of November, and it's coming with a strong change in the temperature --A top leader at WVU has announced he'll be leaving --Senators Manchin and Capito raise questions about Biden Administration's aid package for Ukraine and Israel --In Sports, the regular season of soccer is over and WVU and Marshall move on to post-season play

Today on the West Virginia Morning News: --A big change in the weather this week from fall to almost winter-like --New evidence introduced in high profile case of Sissonville child neglect --West Virginia native Ken Kendrick talks about Neal Brown and the state of WVU sports --In Sports, WVU readies for BYU with some positives

Today on the West Virginia Morning News: --Green Power Motors ready to start rolling out it's NanoBeast electric school buses --The mother of a child killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in a school shooting addresses W.Va. education leaders --Two noted West Virginia timbermen are selected to cut the National Christmas Tree in W.Va. this week --In Sports, Martinsburg's Tyson Bagent starts his se...

Today on the West Virginia Morning News: --The West Virginia School Safety Conference wraps up today --A second member of law enforcement in Monroe County has been arrested --Huntington Mayor Steve Williams files pre-candidacy papers to run for Governor --It's a football Friday with previews of WVU, Marshall, and high school football

Today on the West Virginia Morning News: --Nucor Steel plans to use some non-traditional paths to hire 800 workers at its Mason County operation --A new House Speaker is on board in Washington --A school safety conference gets started today in Charleston --In sports: Both WVU and Marshall will try to snap losing streaks this weekend

Today on the West Virginia Morning News: --A murder charges is added to the long list facing a Nicholas County man from last week's crime spree near Summersville --The Health Plan preparing to give back to the needy in West Virginia --Raleigh County authorities gain indictments in four separate cold cases --In Sports, the Attorney General's office is getting involved in a case of eligibility for a...

Today on the West Virginia Morning News: --WVU President Gordon Gee gives the state of the University --SBA considers changes to help deal with inflation and school construction costs --Mary Lou Retton is out of ICU and on a long road to recovery from pneumonia --In Sports, the Rangers are in the World Series and Neal Brown addresses the media ahead of Saturday's UCF game