MetroNews This Morning

Today on the West Virginia Morning News: --Nucor Steel is already bringing West Virginians home for good jobs --Pushback is coming on a proposed consolidation plan for Harrison County schools --Gordon Gee delivers his State of the University address later today at WVU --In Sports, Martinsburg native Tyson Bagent starts his first NFL game and shines in victory

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Groundbreaking today on the highly anticipated Nucor Steel plant in Mason County --PEIA is proposing a 10 percent increase in premiums for next July --Governor Jim Justice suggests Alex Mooney will probably get out of the race for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate --In Sports: It's a football Friday with high school football tonight, WVU vs. OSU tomorrow, and Ma...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A grand jury hands up misdemeanor indictments against Berkeley County Sheriff Nathan Harmon --Donald Trump gives his endorsement in the U.S. Senate race next year to Governor Jim Justice --Fayette County prepares for Bridge Day on Saturday --In Sports WVU hands Marshall soccer its first loss and it's gameday for the Thundering Herd football team

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Growing pressure on those charged with handling abuse and neglect cases to explain their handling of those matters --The incoming Secretary of DHHR addresses lawmakers over staffing issues at CPS --AFL-CIO says they're working to make sure West Virginia can meet the labor needs for the regional hydrogen hub --In Sports: #1 Marshall and #5 WVU in soccer tonight

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A fugitive wanted in Monroe County is dead after an encounter with State Police --U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm visits Morgantown to discuss new Appalachian hydrogen hub --Child welfare remains a top concern by state lawmakers addressing the measure in their interim meetings in Charleston --In Sports: WVU Coach Neal Brown had some positive news with pla...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A wild crime spree in Nicholas County results in one death, several injuries, and numerous wrecks --State lawmakers continue their interim committee meetings today at the state capitol --There's some opposition to West Virginia becoming one of a handful of hydrogen storage hubs in the nation. --In Sports: Marshall has now lost two in a row and faces a tough test...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A former Chapmanville Police Officer pleads guilty to misdemeanors over his missing police dog --The case of a Kanawha County couple accused of misdemeanor child neglect are bound over to the grand jury --Nicholas County School Board lays out a plan to finally move forward on new schools lost in the 2016 flood --In Sports: A heartbreaker in Houston for the Mounta...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Mary Lou Retton continues to battle for life in a Texas hospital amid a rare form of pneumonia --South Charleston parts plant Gestamp announces plans to invest in E-V production technology --Marshall enrollment is finally making a turn for the better --In Sports: It's Gameday for WVU and Houston

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Attorney fees for those who worked on the Opioid Litigation move forward, but the Attorney General raises objections --More reaction in West Virginia to the Hamas attacks on Israel --Olympic Gold Medalist and Fairmont native Mary Lou Retton is fighting for her life suffering from a rare form of pneumonia --In Sports: Mountaineers hope to get the passing attack mo...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --West Virginia's Jewish community is in shock and sadness amid the newly created war in Israel and Gaza --Lawyers for Donald Trump seek to dismiss a suit aimed at keeping his name off the W.Va. election ballot --The other shoe is dropping as layoff notices are going out for many at WVU amid budget cuts --In Sports: WVU prepares to face former head coach Dana Holgo...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --West Virginia elected leaders react to weekend attacks on Israel --U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito responds to Biden Adminsitration's reversal to now support construction of a border wall --GOP candidates for West Virginia Governor gather in Morgantown --In Sports: a well known member of the Mountaineer Football family has died suddenly

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A Charleston Police Officer is charged with domestic battery --A semi crashed into a construction site on Route 33 in Pendleton County --Congressman Alex Mooney says he will back Jim Jordon of Ohio for the next House Speaker --In sports: it's a football Friday with high school football tonight and tomorrow Marshall travels to N.C. State

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A jury has acquitted a man of charges he murdered his brother on Christmas Day of last year --Kanawha County Deputies were called to a home where two children were found locked in a shed on two previous occasions --Senator Capito talks about her late colleague Senator Dianne Feinstein --In Sports, the wildcard games advance in Major League Baseball

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A Kanawha County couple is jailed after their adopted children were found to be held in deplorable conditions --W.Va. Congressional Representatives back Kevin McCarthy as he's ousted from his job as House Speaker --An old hospital in Wheeling is coming down to make way for a new facility --In Sports, high school football rankings for the week are out for the week

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The State Police "whistle blower" is due for formal arraignment on criminal charges today --A Gold Star monument is unveiled in Huntington on what would have been Woody Williams' 100th birthday --Revenues for September were ahead of estimate including income taxes despite a tax cut --In Sports: Neal Brown addressed reporters Monday and the MLB playoffs get starte...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Governor Jim Justice comments on his financial disclosure form showing a lot of assets, but few making any money --Protestors rally in Coonskin Park against a potential plan for a runway extension for WV International Yeager Airport --A short line railroad in central West Virginia will benefit from the US DOT grant --In Sports, a beat up, but 4-1, Mountaineer foo...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The nation is barrelling toward a federal government shutdown this weekend --CWA and Frontier have ratified a new contract agreement --A judge grants a motion in the lawsuits against the West Virginia State Police over a camera in the women's locker room --It's Football Friday with high school football along with WVU and Marshall in action this weekend

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A federal government shutdown continues to look likely, and we'll talk about some of the impact in West Virginia --Congressman Alex Mooney talks about the debate centering around the possible closure of the government this weekend --A lawsuit seeks to kick Donald Trump off the election ballot in West Virginia --In Sports, WVU will retire the number of another foo...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Kanawha County Deputies identify a man killed in an officer involved shooting --Parkersburg city council puts a ban on camping in public places aimed at curbing homeless issues --Huntington's waste water treatment plant may be the filter for water from East Palestine, OH before it goes back into the Ohio River. --In Sports, Josh Eilert is ready to begin his tenur...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Jim Justice reveals his financial picture in his required U.S. Senate campaign finance report --The UAW strike extends to the GM Parts plant in Martinsburg --Senator Capito weighs in on the potential for a government shutdown --In Sports, WVU and Marshall prepare for the next game up on their schedules

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A man is dead after a fight at a Charleston soup kitchen --A wanted man in Kanawha County dies in a gunfight with deputies --Senator Shelley Moore Capito weighs in on the dress code dust up in the U.S. Senate --In Sports wins for both WVU and Marshall from the weekend and now sites turn to the next game

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A fire truck is involved in a fatal accident in Kanawha County --Bond denied for a suspended deputy charged with child pornography --Senator Capito worries about a deadlock in the House over a way forward on spending bills with government shutdown looming --In Sports it's a football Friday with high school games tonight--and big matchups for WVU and Marshall Satu...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --More cuts at WVU, this time into student services --A long anticipated bridge over the Ohio River opens to traffic today in the northern panhandle --More discussion over the new state high school transfer rule and its impact on sports --In Sports: Marshall ready to welcome Virginia Tech to Huntington

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A Brooke County man admits to charges of threatening members of a Pittsburgh jury hearing the case of the Synagogue Shooter --Congressman Alex Mooney says there is a path to heading off a federal government shutdown, but it involves spending restraint and depends on the U.S. Senate --Excitement builds in Kanawha County as school leaders get a look at the new Clen...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A man in Wheeling pleads guilty to a gruesome double murder --More cuts, although non-academic, may be coming to WVU --CAMC completes its first ever living donor chain of kidney transplants for three people --In Sports, it would appear Nicco will be at the controls for WVU vs. Texas Tech on Saturday