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Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A somber weekend for law enforcement in West Virginia with the death of a trooper and a Morgantown police officer --Nicholas County Schools may ask FEMA for another crack at flood recovery funding --West Virginia National Guard prepares for deployment to the U.S./Mexico Border in Texas --In Sports, the WVU baseball season comes to an end and three champions are c...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A grim discovery in Kanawha County where a man was living with a corpse for six months --Potentially new life for the Pleasants Power Station --Two major utilities seek rate hikes from the PSC --In Sports, an extra inning affair at the state baseball tourney and WVU prepares to open play in the NCAA Baseball Tournament

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Governor Justice will send 50 volunteers of the West Virginia National Guard to Texas to help protect the U.S. border --Debt ceiling deal passes in the House, W.Va. Congresswoman Carol Miller votes in favor but Congressman Alex Mooney is a "no" vote. --The embattled Boone County prosecutor has resigned --In Sports, the state high school baseball tournament begins...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --West Virginia elected leaders like the debt ceiling deal with the fast track to finish the Mountain Valley Pipeline --Nicholas County picks a new school superintendent --The Federal ATF brings high tech ballistics help to West Virginia law enforcement --In Sports, teams are headed to Charleston to get the 2023 high school baseball tourney started

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Heavy rain caused flash flooding on Memorial Day in Bluefield --A shooting in Grafton is under investigation --Title IX changes are necessary for Mingo County Schools --In Sports, the Mountaineers open play in the NCAA baseball tourney on Friday in Lexington, Ky.

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Millions are hitting the road for a holiday destination as Memorial Day 2023 gets underway --The clock is ticking on the fate of the Pleasants Power Station --The family of a missing Parkersburg woman ups the reward for information on her whereabouts --In Sports: three state champs are crowned in high school softball and the Big XII tournament is over for WVU bas...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A child is charged in a Jackson County arson case --Governor Justice says he has no involvement in running his family businesses --Senator Shelley Moore Capito talks about the debt ceiling negotiations with the White House --In Sports, WVU stumbles at the Big XII tourney and updates on post season for high school baseball and softball

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Remembering fallen West Virginia law enforcement officers --A lawsuit over a fire which was made worse by a lack of water pressure --The U.S. Attorney says a child porn case in Huntington was as bad as it gets --In Sports, post season honors for the WVU baseball team as the Big XII Tourney begins

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A shooting death in Rand is determined to be self defense --Money allocated for a new health and wellness center in Boone County --Congressman Alex Mooney talks about the looming debt ceiling deadline --In Sports, the state high school softball tournament is ready to go in South Charleston

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Boone County deputies investigate a grim discovery --There's another big, national acknowledgement of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve --Kanawha County Commissioner Ben Salango says he's considering another run for the Democratic nomination for Governor --In Sports, despite a rough weekend to close the regular season in Texas, WVU baseball claims a...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A daycare worker in Charleston is arrested on child abuse charges --There is both support and opposition to finishing the Mountain Valley Pipeline as the project is back in the news --WVU begins making the difficult decisions to trim $45 Million dollars from the school's operating budget --In Sports, Mountaineer baseball has a rough night in Austin.

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --West Virginia teacher pay is almost the lowest in the nation --WVU Board of Governors examines how best to deal with a projected $45 Million shortfall --Check yourself for ticks... --In Sports, WVU baseball is in Austin for an important three game stand with the Texas Longhorns

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A Nicholas County man will stand trial in August on charges of murdering a county deputy --A new Sheriff is appointed for Calhoun County --UMWA President Cecil Roberts has serious concerns about newly proposed EPA rules --In Sports, high school baseball sectionals and softball regionals are winding down

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --WVU's Board of Governors prepares to examine where to cut the budget amid a projected shortfall --Wood County says no to West Virginia American Water's proposed takeover of the local water systems in their county --A National Political reporters say U.S. Senator Joe Manchin could shakeup next year's Presidential race --In Sports, WVU baseball soars in the nationa...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --WVU gradautes 4500 students over the weekend --Governor Jim Justice is again pushing to find a solution to the critical shortage of staffing in W.Va. jails and prisons --Operators of a Berkeley County graveyard attempt to make repairs from recent vandalism --In Sports, Mountaineer baseball takes two out of three in their weekend series with Texas Tech.

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A former Cabell County Deputy will face no charges in the death of a 13 year old girl from last year --Kanawha County School Board members vehemently defend against criticism over an LGBTQ flag in a school --Senator Manchin says permitting reform is essential to meeting future U.S. energy needs, and the EPA issues new rules which could have a major negative impac...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --WVU Coach Bob Huggins will keep his job, but pay a steep price for a slur made on a radio show this week --U.S. Senator Joe Manchin battles the EPA over new emission standards for coal and gas fired power --Teamster drivers for Coca Cola in West Virginia are back to work this morning after a two day grievance strike --In Sports, Mountaineer baseball sweeps the Ba...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --State Lawmakers are engaged in their May interim meetings on the Marshall campus in Huntington --The fate of the Fort Martin Power Plan near Morgantown may hang in the balance --Covid is downgraded as a public health emergency, Dr. Clay Marsh talks about the status --In sports, the Victory Awards dinner recognizes some of the state's top high school athletes and...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The state settles the final lawsuit over the opioid epidemic --Senators Manchin and Capito say Congress needs to avoid the political games on the debt ceiling issue --A Nicholas County school principal talks about coming face to face with a bear in his school's dumpster --In Sports, the WVU baseball team prepares for a big weekend series with Oklahoma

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Seven West Virginia first responders honored in the inaugural Medal of Valor Awards ceremony --State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey will have more news today on opioid lawsuits --Worries about jail staffing continue to be an issue for lawmakers and the Governor --In Sports: Mountaineer baseball keeps rolling and whips Pitt in 7 innings

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --State Senator Mike Stuart says he's in the race for Attorney General --Senator Shelley Moore Capito talks about the situation with the debt ceiling --A parole hearing is coming up for one of the two serving prison time for killing a friend in Morgantown in a high profile murder case --In Sports, another baseball edition of the Backyard Brawl is set this evening a...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Both your light and water bill would be going up with requests made to increase rates to the PSC --A new record surplus for the state's revenue collections --A rare May snowfall is dumping heavy snow on the highest elevations in West Virginia, the rest of the state is just wet and cold --In Sports, new polls in high school baseball and softball and MetroNews visi...