MetroNews This Morning
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This quick, easy-to-digest newscast brings you the top headlines daily from West Virginia’s most trusted news team. Just 15 minutes a day keeps you informed of all the latest developments in the stories that shape our state and the nation. MetroNews is the only true statewide medium. We are West Virginia’s only news, talk and sports network providing you the ability to reach nearly all of West Virginia through a single source. MetroNews and wvmetronews.com is where West Virginians tune for compelling news and information, statewide talk programming, high school sports, Mountaineer sports and much more.
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MetroNews This Morning 11-6-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A plea hearing state is scheduled in federal cour for former lawmaker Elliot Pritt --Attorney General J-B McCuskey files suit agaisnt SnapChat for failing to protect its users --Devlopers of the Valley North project start their second round of public meetings on...
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MetroNews This Morning 11-4-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A blue wave sweeps over the nation and Dems make a few gains in West Virginia --Republicans maintained a super majority in both chambers of the Legislature despite Democrat gains --Former Delegate Elliot Pritt indicates he will plead guilty to charges --In…
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MetroNews This Morning 11-3-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --It's Election Day as Republicans look to hold onto power and Democrats are confident they have the upper hand in the mid-term vote --A fugitive teenager is apprehended in Harrison County --The Mountain View Mine in Tucker County appears on track to reopen in the...
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MetroNews This Morning 11-2-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning; --It's the eve of the 2026 election and Democrats feel strong about their chances of cutting into the GOP supermajority in Charleston --The state asks the Supreme Court to delay ruling on a case involving the school aid formula --The PSC has a big decision ahead...
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MetroNews This Morning 10-30-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A federal judge temorarily blocks an investigation into an environmental group by the state Attorney General --PEIA rates to increase although the hike is lower than most expected --Just in time for Halloween, some of the state's legendary folk tales are now...
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MetroNews This Morning 10-29-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A Princeton police officer faces arson charges --Four arrested in McDowell and Wyoming County in a child exploitation sting --South Charleston fire department acts quickly in a chemical emergency --In Sports: They're celebrating in Milwaukee this morning
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MetroNews This Morning 10-28-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --WVU Police investating claims of hazing at two seprate organizations --Nicholas County Schools may lose two schools from their ranks this year --The head of the grid testifies in the MARL transmission project hearing before the PSC --In Sports, Marshall prepares...
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MetroNews This Morning 10-27-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Law enforcement from all over join a procession for a fallen Logan County deputy --Former lawmaker and teacher Elliot Pritt is seeking release to attend a V-A healthcare program --Those who will be impacted by the MARL project question developers before the PSC...
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MetroNews This Morning 10-26-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --An accident claims the life of a Logan County deputy --A lengthy evidentiary hearing on the controversial MARL transmission line begins today --Nicholas County Schools will examine closing two small schools --In Sports: WVU heads into the off week on the…
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MetroNews This Morning 10-16-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Two are killed in yet another crash at the I-77/64 split in Charleston --Grim testimony continues in the trial of Donna Stone in Boone County over the starvation of her granddaugher --Education leaders evaluate the proposed plan from the State Department of...
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MetroNews This Morning 10-15-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The state Board of Education has made a couple of key moves regarding the school funding formula --A Boone County jury hears some grim facts regarding a teen's starvation death in an ongoing trial --A student from Cincinnati dies while hiking in the West…
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MetroNews This Morning 10-14-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --An emotional Taylor County School Board meeting for those with ties to Flemington Elementary --Democrats are pushing again for a lowering of the gasoline tax --A new name for Charelston's top sports and entertainment venue --In Sports: Rich Rod says he's never...
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MetroNews This Morning 10-13-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --One lawmaker wants to make sure rural schools are not forgotten in discussion about state aid funding --Trial to start today on Boone County for grandmother of a starvation victim --Continuing to remember the late Hall of Fame broadcaster Frank Giardina --In...
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MetroNews This Morning 10-12-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Well known sports broadcaster and administator Frank Giardina has died --So far so good at the new Harman School under private leadership --Senator Capito touts her permitting reform bill --In Sports: The misery continues for Mountaineer football and Marshall...
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MetroNews This Morning 10-9-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Three Boone County schools will officially close at the end of the academic year --Health officials have identified that rash breakout in Wyoming County schools --A former WVU basketball player pleads guilty to fraud --In Sports: It's a football Friday with some...
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MetroNews This Morning 10-8-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The White House offers more disaster assistance in West Virginia from the floods and tornadoes of the summer --West Virginia makes a pitch to become the home of the new U.S. Space Academy --State legislative leaders continue to lament the rejection of a nuclear...
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MetroNews This Morning 10-7-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Some hope West Virginia hasn't black balled itself against futrue nuclear energy operations --WVU is examining all vacant positions and evaluating if they should be filled --A 10-year consolidation plan in Fayette County is finally complete --In Sports; WVU's…
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MetroNews This Morning 10-6-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The Supreme Court will hear oral arguements over the vaccination controversey --Marshall get two wins over Pitt in the courtroom --The future of Charlesotn's Town Center Mall is up in the air --In Sports: an Indiana tragedy claims the life of a highly touted...
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MetroNews This Morning 10-5-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Senator Capito is confident in a plan to reform permitting for construction work --Lawmakers believe the coming legislative session will include a lot of work on education funding --A groups fighting the Valley Link North project are using new opinion research…
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MetroNews This Morning 10-2-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Shock and sadness in the Marshall County commuity after a double-homicide --Those connected to Whitesville Elementary are emotional at a school closing hearing --A missing West Virginia man is found in Lake Erie --In Sports: It's a football Friday in West Virginia
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MetroNews This Morning 10-1-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --West Virginia has withdrawn from consideration for location of a nuclear energy hub --Senator Capito hails an agreement to achieve permitting reform --An officer involved shooting overnight in Parkersburg is under investigation --In Sports: A court victory for a...
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MetroNews This Morning 9-30-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Flood recovery continues in Upshur County with long-term plans --US Senator Shelley Moore Capito talks about permitting reform and nuclear waste --Boone County schools looks at the difficult decisioin to close Van High School --In Sports: the latest SSAC poll is...
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MetroNews This Morning 9-29-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Governor Patrick Morrisey denies West Virginia is open to dump nuclear waste --Democrats say they are ready to make gains in the House and Senate when election day arrives --The PSC hears comments on the future mis of power generation in West Virginia --In…
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MetroNews This Morning 9-28-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Jury in the Overstreet trial will decide if he deserves mercy --Black Diamond and Appalachian Power are due to have a schedule of negotiations before the PSC this week --Antiquated tracking systems are cost counties a bundle on their jail bills --In Sports: WVU...
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MetroNews This Morning 9-25-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --WVU Police prepare for a night game in Morgantown --Toyota celebrates 30-years in West Virginia --Boone County residents cleaning up from flooding.....again --In Sports: It's a football Friday with high school and college games set for the weekend
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MetroNews This Morning 9-24-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A Harper's Ferry woman has been charged with killing her family after a year long invesitgation --A Summers County grand jury handed up an incidement charging a man with close to 400 violent foffenses against nearly 60 women --Governor Morrisey declares yet...
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MetroNews This Morning 9-23-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A tragic construction accident on I-79 leaves one dead and two hurt --Two big cases are argued before the Supreme Court involving the Legislature and it's authority --There is more controversy involving the 91st Delegate District in Berkeley County --In Sports:...
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MetroNews This Morning 9-22-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --PSC wants a deal worked out between Appalachian Power and Black Diamond Power --The trial of a man accused of killing his infant daughter is underway in Huntington --US Senator Joe Manchin warns federal lawmakers about he dangers of the crippling national debt...
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MetroNews This Morning 9-21-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The MOU between the US DOE and West Virginia is out, but doesn't give a lot of details about potential nuclear energy production in W.Va. --A man dies after being hit by a train in Charleston --A Monongalia County Deputy is recognized for saving a life --In...
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MetroNews This Morning 9-18-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --An overdose at a high school is under investigation --The U.S. Education Secretary visits Cabell County --Emergency Radio coverage in Pendleton and Pocahontas County is woefully low --In Sports: high school football tonight and WVU and Marshall have games tomorrow
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MetroNews This Morning 9-17-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --There's a settlement to a Class Action lawsuit agaisnt the West Virginia State Police --Wheeling Mayor defends city's MOU with data center developer --What would a nuclear hub in West Virginia look like? --In Sports: Saturday's game in Charlotte will be a...
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MetroNews This Morning 9-16-26
Today on Metronews This Morning: --Power companies say coal fired power is secure for many years to come amid rising demand --West Virginia leaders are energized by a rollback in Biden era greenhouse gas rules on coal fired plants --Chambers of Commerce in W.Va., Ohio, and Pa. looks to market the...
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MetroNews This Morning 9-15-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The Brooke High School principal has been fired --Huntington votes to implement guardrails, but advances plans to use Flock cameras --Lawmakers are going to take another look at Raylee's Law --In Sports: The latest MetroNews Power Rankings in high school…
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MetroNews This Morning 9-14-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --More flooding in West Virginia even as the most recent high water is also getting attention --A Hall of Fame Mountianeers faces charges of strangulation --A severe blow to the chances of the MARL transmission line --In Sports; WVU prepares to face the Wahoos in...
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MetroNews This Morning 9-11-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Remembering 9/11 in West Virginia --Fred Persinger thunbnails key games in high school football for Friday night --WVU and Marshall prepare for game two
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MetroNews This Morning 9-10-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A Clay County dad is in jail, charged with a DUI which left his two sons dead --Governor Morrisey announces another wrinkle of the Ascent WV program --Students at Rober L. Bland Middle School in Lewis County settle into new digs --In Sports: WVU and Marshall...
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MetroNews This Morning 9-9-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Recognition for major players in West Virginia education on Tuesday night --West Virginia is now considered a potential site for future nuclear energy development --The Greenbrier back in good standing with tax officials --In Sports: Coach Rod says WVU has…
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MetroNews This Morning 9-8-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Senator Capito believes permit reform is very close to approval in Washington --Leaders of Green Power Motors are due in court this week over alleged violation of court orders --WVU Medicine continues to expand --In Sports: a new top team in high school football
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MetroNews This Morning 9-7-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --A class action lawsuit is filed over the discoery of cameras in the girls dressing rooms at Brooke High School --Gilmer County Sheriff Smokey Belin says he's grateful for an outpouring of support over his cancer diagnosis --Tragedy marrs the holiday at Bluefield...
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MetroNews This Morning 9-4-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The Principal at Brooke High School faces serious allegations --Another multi BILLION dollar investment is announced for Mason County --The top man at Appalachian Power says there's a rapid change coming in West Virginia --In Sports: It's a Football Friday and...
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MetroNews This Morning 9-3-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --We hear from the new Head of the Greenbrier Resort's operating board --WVU and Marshall talk about the two school's impact on the state's economy --Scary moments at the Supreme Court as a Justice loses conciousness in the middle of arguements --In Sports: WVU...
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MetroNews This Morning 9-2-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --State Treasurer Larry Pack gives a balanced analysis on the impact of data centers in W.Va. --Members of the House from Putnam County seek a safety review of U.S. Route 35 --The PSC examines the proposed sale of Bluefield's sewer system to WV American Water --In...
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MetroNews This Morning 9-1-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --The controversial MARL transmission may be heading toward a delay --Monongalia County Sheriff Todd Forbes says a recent kidnapping is an example of how they use Flock cameras --U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito is helping recruit industry for a new shell…
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MetroNews This Morning 8-31-26
Today on Metronews This Morning: --The Kanawha County Commission explores a federal flood buyout program --State championships from Logan County's all black high school during the days of segregation are recognized --A Virginia man dies in a fall while hiking in Pendleton County --In Sports: It's...
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MetroNews This Morning 8-28-26
Today on MetroNews This Morning: --Flooding again in West Virginia, this time in the eastern panhandle --The President of Bluefield State is abruptly fired --An eviction reversal in Huntington --In Sports: The 2026 high school football season is underway.
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This quick, easy-to-digest newscast brings you the top headlines daily from West Virginia’s most trusted news team. Just 15 minutes a day keeps you informed of all the latest developments in the stories that shape our state and the nation.
MetroNews is the only true statewide medium. We are West Virginia’s only news, talk and sports network providing you the ability to reach nearly all of West Virginia through a single source. MetroNews and wvmetronews.com is where West Virginians tune for compelling news and information, statewide talk programming, high school sports, Mountaineer sports and much more.
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