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Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Father of a teenage murder victim in Morgantown plans to testify when one of his daughter's killers has a parole hearing this month. --Lawsuit seeks damages from Clarksburg Water Board over lead contamination in the water --Senator Shelley Moore Capito says permitting reform needed to complete the Mountain Valley Pipeline --In Sports: WVU baseball gets another sw...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Governor Jim Justice makes it official, he'll be a candidate for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate next year --Senator Joe Manchin isn't tipping his hand, but some think a cryptic statement from him on Thursday means he's considering a run for President. --The state opens the West Virginia Trade Office in Taiwan --In Sports: Mountaineer baseball heads to Waco fo...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Governor Jim Justice is expected to make it official today he'll run for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate --West Virginia's drivers license is getting a facelift --Today is the 45th anniversary of one of West Virginia's worst tragedies --In Sports: Huggs gets another one from the portal and a high school baseball showdown

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The state unveils plans to prepare high school students for thousands of tourism jobs in West Virginia --Teamsters are on strike against Coca Cola today in Logan and Charleston --CAMC and CORE mark National Donate Life Month --In Sports, WVU's bats rattled a lot against Penn State and Marshall softball knocks off a ranked Virginia Tech team

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A cold start to the day in West Virginia could be trouble if you haven't covered your garden plants --Negotiations to continue on the future of the Pleasants Power Station --West Virginia's first methanol production facility is now open --In Sports: the latest MetroNews rankings for high school baseball and softball are out and WVU baseball prepares for Penn Stat...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Teamsters Local 175 vote to authorize a strike against Coca-Cola --U.S. Military spends several days at Fola in Clay County training and testing new technology --Governor Jim Justice is ready to announce his campaign for U.S. Senate. --In Sports: The Mountaineers crush TCU in a weekend baseball series

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Friends and family remember a Nitro teen whose life was cut short in a tragic accident --Co-workers and family also pay final respects to a state forester killed in the line of duty --Charges are dismissed against a former Beckley pharmacist charged with killing her husband --In Sports, WVU and Marshall getting set for their spring football scrimmages this weeken...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Funeral services today for a state forester killed last week battling a forest fire --A process to remove the Calhoun County Sheriff is getting started --Our own Tony Caridi is inducted into WAER Hall of Fame at his alma mater Syracuse University --In Sports, a big turnout for Marshall's game with Alabama, but the Herd fell to the Tide.

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Governor Jim Justice issues a ban on all outdoor burning in West Virginia amid dry conditions --The new leader of the West Virginia State Police briefs lawmakers on his efforts to clean up problems with the agency --Bond rating agencies are rewarding West Virginia for tax cuts and increased revenue --In Sports: The new high school baseball and softball polls are...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A state forestor is killed while fighting a forest fire in Fayette County --A body is found in a waste tank at a Martinsburg water treatment plant --Broadband will bring expanded opportunities to many in the Mountain State --Sports: a promising member of the WVU football team suffers a season ending injury

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --U.S. Senator Joe Manchin and country singer Brad Paisley take a trip to Ukraine to visit with the President of the war torn nation. --A South Korean maker of insulin will put down roots in Morgantown --A longtime deputy in Upshur County becomes the new sheriff there in the wake of the death of Virgil Miller --In Sports some top ranked teams matched up Wednesday i...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: ] --The PSC wants to hear from the public about a surcharge to keep the Pleasants Power Station operational --Five are charged in connection with a Mingo County murder case --Governor Jim Justice says he'll have another economic development announcement today --In Sports, one bad play blew the lead for the Mountaineers and cost them the game at Penn State

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A man is charged in the murder of his brother in Tucker County --Juul and the W.Va. Attorney General settle a lawsuit over unfair marketing tactics --Senator Ryan Weld will run for Attorney General next year --In Sports, WVU returns to the practice field for spring football drills and the latest high school softball poll is out.

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --West Virginia prepares for the end of the federal healthcare emergency for Covid --Applications continue for the West Virginia Homeowners Rescue Program --State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey calls a SCOTUS ruling on transgender sports participation a temporary setback --In sports, WVU baseball wins on Sunday and there's a first time winner at the Masters.

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --SCOTUS issues a ruling allowing a transgender girl in Harrison County to continue participating in girls sports --More troubling revelations from the State Police internal investigation with claims of another woman sexually assaulted by a trooper and told not to file charges --Governor Jim Justice announces more funding to address the state's nursing shortage --I...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A former A-B professor gets jail time for a fatal boating accident --Governor Jim Justice reacts to the charges against former President Donald Trump --Memorials held in Raleigh County for those killed at UBB 13 years ago. --In sports, a big crowd for last night's WVU-Marshall baseball game in Charleston and Huggs gets a big one out of the portal.

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Today is the 13th anniversary of the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster --A Wheeling Attorney talks more about possible lawsuits from women she represents in the case involving a hidden camera in the women's locker room at the State Police Academy --Patrick Morrisey says he's in for the 2024 West Virginia Governor's race. --In Sports the WVSSAC Board of Control agree...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --W.Va. elected leaders talk about today's planned arraignment of Donald Trump in Manhattan --A-G Patrick Morrisey is expected to announce a run for Governor today --The New River Gorge National Park and Preserve grows by just over 900 more acres --In Sports, UConn stands atop college basketball and WVU has its next women's basketball coach

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Another windy weekend meant another weekend with no electric service for a number of West Virginians --A new abortion clinic will open in Cumberland, Md. just across the West Virginia state line --WVU is having to make adjustments to fewer potential students and working to attract more of them to Morgantown. --In Sports: LSU takes the women's NCAA basketball cham...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --High winds are in the forecast with the possibility of more power outages in W.Va. this weekend --PEIA Finance Board agrees to a 24 percent increase for state worker health insurance premiums --The West Virginia SSAC is trying to comb through the complicated new law allowing for transfers without penalty for high school student athletes. --In Sports: we'll have m...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Governor Justice takes action at the deadline on a number of bills approved by lawmakers --A busy first week on the job for new State Police Superintendent Jack Chambers --An eastern panhandle superintendent weighs in on the local impact of a Nashville school shooting --In sports, it's opening day of Major League Baseball

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --PEIA will hold one more hearing with policy holders before making a decision on an increase in premiums or out of pocket cost --Breeze Airlines will become the newest discount carrier at West Virginia International Yeager Airport --An argument over a dog leads to a murder investigation in Randolph County --In Sports, WVU outslugs Marshall in college baseball.

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --PEIA begins to lay out the bitter pill state employees will be asked to swallow --Governor Justice is expected to announce a new airline partnership for Yeager Airport --WVU President Gordon Gee says the university needs to reposition some finances --In Sports: Marshall hires Kim Stephens as its new women's basketball coach