MetroNews This Morning

Today on MetroNews This Morning --National Guard troops spend the weekend helping distribute food to those who have lost benefits due to the government shutdown --A Kanawha County Judge will continue hearing evidence in a challenge to the deployment of West Virginia guard troops to DC --Barbour County School Board due to vote on a proposal to close the county's three middle schools --In Sports: A...

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --The Government shutdown hits day 31 and many West Virginians are due to lose benefits tomorrow --The sale of four state hospials to the private sector will go forwad today --A dispute between one of the state's largest ambulance companies and one of the state's largest insurance companies ---In Spots:  It's a football Friday in West Virginia with high school foo...

Today on MetroNews This Morning --New leadership at the United Mine Workers Union --Concerns abound in West Virginia over the potential of SNAP benefits not being available come Saturday --Parents push back on school consolidation --In Sports: It's Gameday for Marshall and Toronto takes the lead in the World Series

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --A federal appeals court reverses the suit filed by Cabell County and Huntington against the Big 3 Opioid Distributors --The deal to sell four state-owned hospitals is a go on Friday --Governor Morrisey creates a fundraiser to be matched by the state in response to potential loss of SNAP benefits.  --In Sports: Rich Rodriguez talks about his young quarterback 

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --There are grave concerns about how West Virginia will deal with a loss of SNAP benefits amid federal government shutdown --PSC is confident Verizon is a different company than when they sold Frontier 15 years ago --A trucker who caused a fatal crash in Morgantown is sentenced --In Sports: A World Series classic 18 inning affair on Monday night 

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --Another vaccine case may be headed to the Supreme Court --A trial for a 2021 murder case gets started this morning in Charleston --A new book takes a look at families of one of West Virginia's worst industrial tragedies --In Sports: It's cross over season for college football and basketball 

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --A private citizen group is challenging the Governor's authority to send W.Va. Guard troops to D.C. --The Government Shutdown hits 24 days --Jim Justice reacts to Tax Liens form IRS --In Sports: WVU preapares for TCU, high school football matchups, and the World Series begins tonight 

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --Wood County investigators never gave up on a murder case after 11 years  --More tax trouble for U.S. Senator Jim Justice and his family of companies --Yeager Airport officials report FAA and TSA workers have been showing up without fail despite no paycheck --In Sports: Coverage of WVU at the Big XII basketball media day 

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --An officer involved shooting in Harrison County leaves a suspect dead --State Police and ICE team up for a busy weekend in the Mountain State --An arrest and indictment in an 11 year old murder case in Wood County.  --In Sports: quarterback woes continue for the Mountaineers

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --There are breaks in some key hit and run accidents around the state --More tax trouble for U.S. Senator Jim Justice --In Sports it will be the Dodgers and Blue Jays in the World Series 

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --State Police need the public's help in identifying a body found on a rural roadway  --No Kings rallies large and small were held in West Virginia Saturday --It's week three of the Government Shutdown --IN Sports:  It's back to the drawing board for the Mountaineers as they try to right the ship 

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --It could be a few weeks before a Raleigh County judge rules in an ongoing challenge to childhood vaccination requirements --Senator Capito says Democrats shoulder the blame for the federal government shutdown, now on day 10 --It's Black Walnut Festival time in Spencer --In Sports: some big games tonight in high school football and Marshall prepares to face Old D...

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --More testimony today in the Raleigh County court case over required vaccinations for children vs. religious exemptions --A Charleston teen is headed to prison for life for his role in the death of another and a Kanawha County jury has acquitted a man of involvement in a shooting that incited panic at a youth soccer tournament --The Berkeley County sheriff defens...

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --An overnight pileup on the West Virginia Turnpike is cleared up --Updates to lawmakers on flood recovery --The state's Bureau of Risk and Insurance Management takes a major hit over claims in the Miracle Meadows case --In Sports the WVSSAC playoff rankings for the week are posted 

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --Changes are coming for those who get Medicaid coverage in West Virginia --A public swearing in for the newest member of the state Supreme Court --A drive-by shooting trial in Charleston continues today --In Sports: The latest MetroNews Power Poll in high school football is out 

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --Hospitals are worried about the potential increase in cost for the H-1B visas in the recruitment of foreign doctors --State lawmakers are in Charleston for interim meetings --Senator Capito says the threat of federal job losses is real as the government shutdown continues --In Sports: WVU Coach Rich Rodriguez says each member of the Mountaineer family needs to l...

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --Governor Patrick Morrisey says WV will help keep open a couple of National Park Service units duuring the federal government shutdown --Two more vaccination lawsuits are filed in West Virginia courts --A bust in Mercer County is the biggest haul of illegal drugs ever in West Virginia  --In Sports: the high school football season hits the halfway point and WVU pl...

Today on MetroNews This Morning: --It's day two of the Government shutdown and a number of West Virginians who work for the feds are impacted --A plane had to make an emergency landing in Monongalia County --State Board of Education President Paul Hardesty pulls no punches in his criticism of lawmakers and the state of public education --In Sports: The Reds' season is over and WVU prepares for a l...

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --The federal government is partially shutdown this morning  --Two people are dead and three hurt in a fire in Jefferson County --A Putnam County plant is looking for additional workers fast as demand grows for their product  --In Sports: Football coaches address the media and the MLB Wildcard Games are underway 

Today on MetroNews This Morning:  --Counties where the MVP runs will reap significant tax benefits from the gas line --The coal industry hails a big boost from President Donald Trump --A West Virginia fisherman got more than he expected on the back of his boat --In Sports: Hope Gas leaders talk about buying the naming rights to Hope Coliseum at WVU