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Today on the MetroNews This Morning podcast: --Plea hearings for two people charged with espionage in West Virginia --Inflation will stifle new school construction West Virginia this year --Governor Justice campaigns against Amendment 2 --In Sports: College basketball practice gets started.

Today's MetroNews This Morning Podcast top stories: --Three band students from Princeton Senior HS recover from injuries in a weekend wreck --A 12 year old boy has drowned in the Ohio River at Huntington --Business leaders puzzled by Governor Jim Justice's opposition to Amendment 2 --This year's flu season could be the worst in years --In Sports: WVU and Texas will play in a night game in Austin

Today on the MetroNews This Morning podcast : --WVU takes down Virginia Tech 33-10 --Woman who killed her adoptive parents in Wood County gets prison time --One of those charged in the killing of notorious crime boss Whitey Bulger to appear in court today --It's Football Friday and we'll preview tonight's top game.

Today on the MetroNews This Morning podcast: --U.S.Senator Joe Manchin unveils text of his energy permitting bill --W.Va. Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston testifies on Capitol Hill --A trial date is set for a man facing charges in a fatal boating accident last summer at Stonewall Jackson Lake --Sports: The battle for the Black Diamond Trophy is tonight at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Va.

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The state reaches a settlement to opioid lawsuits with Wal-Mart and CVS --Senator Manchin touts his bill to finish the Mountain Valley Pipeline --An inmate dies at the Southern Regional Jail --In Sports, it's the eve of game day for WVU and Virginia Tech

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Governor Justice disagrees with President Biden on the status of the pandemic --Secretary of State Mac Warner addresses voter discrepancy from the primary in Morgan County --Another opioid trial, this time against national chain pharmacies, is delayed. --WVU believes the pandemic has negatively impacted student retention. --IN Sports: Neal Brown talks about this...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Governor Jim Justice prepares to unveil a statewide school safety plan --A trial starts today in Ohio in the murder of a standout West Virginia football player --Randolph County prepares for visitors to see the fall leaf change --in Sports, WVU prepares for Virginia Tech.

On today's MetroNews This Morning Podcast: --WV doctors continue to react to abortion legislation ---Treasurer Riley Moore will fight a scheme to track credit card purchases of guns and ammo --Senators Capito and Manchin talk about efforts on Capitol Hill to craft regulatory reform and finish the Mountain Valley Pipeline --IN Sports: It's a Football Friday, we have previews of West Virginia high s...

MetroNews This Morning top stories: --Women's Health Center will halt abortions --Senate President Craig Blair tries to forge peace with WV Board of Education --Report finds 22 West Virginia schools in need of assistance ---A new job for former Congressman and Supreme Court Justice Evan Jenkins --Sports: Marshal readies for Bowling Green and three high school football games set for tonight.

Today in the MetroNews This Morning Podcast --Legislature passes an abortion bill --Berkshire Hathaway announces a major industrial investment in Jackson County --U.S. Education Secretary to visit Morgantown --Meet the 2022 Teacher and School Service Personnel of the Year --Sport: Neal Brown talks about the WVU mindset.

Lawmakers approved a measure in special session Monday clearing the way for what's expected to be another major jobs announcement--this one in Jackson County which is expected to be unveiled this morning. Lawmakers get a look at electric vehicles and how they work with an EV Car Show at the Capitol. Natural Gas rates are expected to sky rocket this winter--so much the PSC has told gas companies to...

State lawmakers go into special session today dealing with a couple of matters--including transferring money into the state's road fund. The state is in the home stretch of rebuilding houses destroyed in the 2016 flood. Lawmakers are also learning there are a lot of state jobs which have been funded for years--but nobody has ever been hired for the position. Also on the Capitol Grounds today--an E...

Reaction from around the world and here in West Virginia to the passing of Queen Elizabeth of Britain. There is push-back in Washington the deal cut by Senator Manchin to complete the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Frontier Communications says problems with copper theft to their systems have become substantially worse in the last two years. It's Football Friday, Fred Persinger thumbnails the biggest ga...

The rate of fatal overdoses in West Virginia has dropped slightly. Federal officials say a drug investigation in southern West Virginia sent 19 individuals to prison and resulted in the seizure of a sizeable amount of drugs--including 47 pounds of fentanyl. A search is underway for a man in Monroe County from an overnight incident, policy say he's considered armed and dangerous. A case of monkey p...

There's new leadership at West Virginia's largest airport. House Speaker Roger Hanshaw sheds more light on his calling members back into special session next week. Dr. Ayne Amjad is leaving her position as the state's Chief Health Officer. State leaders say more people have gone back to work since the pandemic and electric school buses will roll in West Virginia for the first time today. Berkeley...

A special meeting of the West Virginia International Yeager Airport board is set for today amid the resignation of the airport director from the weekend. Another booster against the Omicron variant of Covid is now available in West Virginia. An update on plans for the Nucor Steel operation in Mason County. A couple of monuments unveiled over the weekend tell the story of the largest labor uprising...

Labor Day activities are set for today all across the state of West Virginia. There is the possibility of flash flooding just about everywhere in the state today. A huge infusion of federal money into West Virginia is aimed at workforce development. The Director of Yeager Airport steps down, no reason given. The Morgantown Police Department works on recruiting. In sports, WVU puts Pitt behind them...

After 11 years, the Backyard Brawl lived up to its billing last night--but ultimately it was a heart breaker for Mountaineer fans, Kyle Wiggs will recap the WVU loss in Pittsburgh. Elsewhere, a tragic accident has claimed the life of a student at Herbert Hoover High School in Kanawha County. Law enforcement says goodby to a four-legged hero in Charleston. Governor Jim Justice delivers money to Mon...

Another economic development announcement for West Virginia as a west coast company announces plans to build electric pontoon boats in the Mountain State. There will be a leadership challenge in the state Senate in the coming year. A funeral for a Charleston Police K-9 killed on duty will be held today in Charleston, and after 11 years, and the Backyard Brawl rivalry is set to resume tonight. Kyle...

Charleston has had a third fatal shooting since Friday. A canine officer in Charleston killed in the line of duty will be remembered in a public memorial tomorrow. Green Power Motor Company cuts the ribbon on its West Virginia operation to manufacture electric powered school buses. More economic development announcements are expected today at the West Virginia Business Summit at the Greenbrier. In...

A funeral is planned for a Charleston police dog killed in the line of duty and city police say Axel likely saved the lives of two fellow officers with his action. Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin expands on her frustration of repeated violent crime in the Capital city. Beckley Police remember the loss of an officer on the 16th Anniversary of the tragedy. There's another resignation from the state Boa...

Flags in Charleston are at half-staff after the weekend death of a K-9 with the Charleston Police department shot in the line of duty--officers killed the suspect who shot the police dog. A man wanted for a Friday murder in Charleston has turned himself into police. Van Elementary in Boone County reopens today after a Covid shutdown last week, meanwhile several counties are touting enhanced securi...

The Turnpike is back open today--and the driver who lost control of his rig causing a nearly 20 hour shutdown of the highway faces a charge of DUI. The NTSB issues a preliminary report on the plane crash in Marion County which claimed three lives. Several thousand West Virginians would benefit from the Presidents student loan forgiveness program. Trial is set for a Monongalia County deputy who den...

Officials with the city of Charleston and the Kanawha County Commission unveil plans to construct the state's largest sports complex in a former anchor store location of the Charleston Town Center Mall. The National Guard is now working on flood cleanup in Fayette County as officials there continue to assess damage from last week's high water. A frightening discovery for law enforcement in norther...

Governor Jim Justice takes a look at flood damage in Kanawha County from last week. It's been the wettest summer on record for the Charleston area. College students are helping out with the staffing shortages in Monongalia County schools. Work on a new fire station in Wheeling gets started. Senator Capito will be in Wheeling today talking more about expansion of broadband access in West Virginia....