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Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Broadband expansion may hinge on agreements over utility poles --The Council of Churches looks to a higher power over the present issue with prisons and jail staffing --Those who pay their property taxes will now ALL get the dollar-for-dollar tax credit on property taxes next year --In Sports, the latest from WVU pre-season camp

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Senator Manchin considers switching political affiliation from Democrat to Independent --A Chapmanville K-9 officer is missing and an Oceana K-9 Officer has died --Marshall fans Paint the Capital City Green --In Sports, the latest from WVU football pre-season practice

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A former K-9 handler with the Chapmanville Police is now a fugitive for failing to appear for a court date in Charleston --Governor Jim Justice and other state officials react to a federal lawsuit over jails and prisons in W.Va. --Senator Mike Caputo says his present term in the Legislature will be his last --In Sports: a no-hitter in Major League Baseball

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The special session ends with more than 40 bills passed in Charleston. --Lawmakers approve funding for Corrections, but it comes the same day the state is sued over prison and jail conditions --Marshall announces plans for a Cyber Security Center to be built on campus --In Sports: the latest from Marshall and WVU preseason drills

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A special session in Charleston will stretch into a third day --Weather causes problems in parts of West Virginia as a storm system passes --Gordon Gee says his recent contract extension will be his last as president of WVU --In Sports: pads start popping in spring drills at WVU

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The Pleasants Power Station is under new ownership and has a new lease on life today --A former teachers aide in Charleston is acquitted of allegations she failed to report abuse of special needs children --This weekend is a sales tax holiday for back to school shopping --In Sports, the Herd That run in the TBT comes to an end

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Other schools in West Virginia are offering a life line to students of the embattled Alderson Broaddus University --A troubled PSD in Fayette County is now under an emergency management arrangement with West Virginia American Water Company --Closing arguments today in the trial of a former teachers aide accused of witnessing student abuse in the classroom but fai...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Alderson Broaddus will close down following action by the HEPC --WVU President Gordon Gee gets a one year extension on his contract --Member of the West Virginia National Guard will deploy to Texas today ot help with border patrol --In Sports: High School Football practice for the 2023 season is now underway.

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Power restoration continues from destructive weekend storms in West Virginia --Alderson-Broaddus University's future very much in doubt with a meeting today --Senate President Craig Blair feels confidence in changes to get a tax advantage to those who pay property tax early --In Sports, Herd That moves to the Final Four of the TBT and high school football preseas...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Alderson-Broaddus Univeristy continues to hang on by a thread --SCOTUS Chief Justice John Roberts clears the way for completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline --The Boy Scouts National Jamboree ends today in Fayette County --In Sports, Herd That advances with a win and elimination of Best Virginia in the TBT

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The oppressive heat which has been broiling the nation is turning up in West Virginia this week --Senator Joe Manchin is involved in legislation aimed at bringing some order to NIL in college sports --Merit badges are a big part of scouting at the National Jamboree in Fayette County --In Sports, the TBT resumes tonight in Wheeling

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A man gets the maximum sentence after admitting to a Charelston murder --The W.Va. A-G seeks an intevention in the Mountain Valley Pipeline case by the SCOTUS Chief Justice --Boy Scouts help prepare for the next West Virginia flood recovery --In Sports, TBT hits Wheeling

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A tragic discovery of a murder-suicide in Harrison County --The state PSC gets an earful from Appalachian Power customers angered over yet another requested rate hike --Girls are enjoying scouting at the National Boy Scout Jamboree in Fayette County --In Sports, the TBT gets started in Wheeling today featuring Best Virginia and Herd That

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The PSC has a pair of public hearings today in W.Va. --State Police are making progress on a number of internal investigations --A Kanawha County man is charged with the murder of his aunt over the weekend --The National Boy Scout Jamboree continues in Fayette County this week

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Holding off on paying the second half of your property taxes could save you some money --Locals raise concerns about a proposed medical waste to fuel facility in Jackson County --Charleston leaders defend how allegations of misconduct against the police chief were handled last year --A $1 Million dollar Powerball ticket from Wednesday sold in Grant County

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --One of Governor Justice's first cabinet secretaries will retire --Changes made amid the ongoing investigation of misconduct in the State Police --Huntington Police release body cam footage of fatal officer involved shooting from earlier this month --The Billion dollar Powerball Jackpot is won in California, but one W.Va. ticket is worth $1 Million

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A deputy is acquitted of allegations of violating a man's civil rights during a 2018 arrest --Overnight storms leave thousands of West Virginians in the dark this morning --A new lease on life may have been found for the Pleasants Power Station --In Sports, two former Mountaineer pitchers were on the mound in Major League Baseball last night.

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --An Ohio man accused of shooting a West Virginia State Trooper is killed in a confrontation with officers looking for him --A Kanawha County woman is charged after a 2 year old she was babysitting died in here care --WVU President Gordon Gee says the university has moved on from Bob Huggins --In Sports: WVU baseball Coach Randy Mazey will spend one more season in...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The 2023 National Boy Scout Jamboree gets started this week in West Virginia --A worldwide band competition is also starting up in West Virginia this week --A tragedy in South Charleston results in a swimming lessons program for children and it's a hit --Sports: Best Virginia soars in a warmup game for the TBT.

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Some storm damage to be cleaned up today after violent thunderstorms which may continue into the weekend and next week in West Virginia --State Broadband leaders are talking about the plan to move ahead with implementation of broadband access statewide. --Students at West Virginia State University unearth some cool finds in an archeological dig in Kanawha County...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The new state Superintendent of Schools takes the oathe of office --The new Upshur County Superintendent of Schools says financial issues are only the "tip of the iceberg" --Alderson-Broaddus gets provisional approval to operate this fall --In Sports: the latest from Big XII media day

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A well known West Virginia lawyer says he's off the case of Bob Huggins v. WVU --WVU continues to review half its academic programs looking at ways to save money --A new police station in Wheeling is giving the operation a lot more room to work --In Sports, a strong 8th inning propels the NL to victory in the MLB All-Star Game

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Bob Huggins issues a statement through his attorney regarding an effort to retain his position as WVU basketball coach --WVU continues to work on a review of university programs to curb costs --The University of Charleston unveils a new innovation hub --Sports: The MLB All-Star game is set for tonight.