MetroNews This Morning

MetroNews This Morning

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.

Episodes

March 28, 2024 16 mins
Today on MetroNews This Morning:
--Governor Jim Justice vetoes the anti-vaccination legislation
--A shift in focus for future plans at West Virginia International Airport in Charleston
--Concern in Pocahontas County over teacher cuts which led to a student walkout
--In Sports: Darian Devries meets Mountaineer Nation today and it's opening day in MLB
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Today on MetroNews This Morning:
--The Justice Administration has ordered all state workers back to the office and off "remote status"
--U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito reacts to the collapse of the massive bridge in Baltimore
--The future of the coal industry under discussion at the annual West Virginia Mining Symposium in Charleston
--In Sports: We're learning more about the contract for WVU basketball Coach Darian Devries
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March 26, 2024 15 mins
Today on MetroNews This Morning: 
--A major bridge in Baltimore has collapsed this morning
--There is a coordinated effort to get Governor Justice to veto anti-vaccine legislation
--Marshall men's basketball Coach Dan D'Antoni is out after a decade at the helm
--WVU's women put a scare into Iowa, but ultimately fell to the Hawkeyes in the second round of the NCAA Tourney
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March 25, 2024 15 mins
Today on MetroNews This Morning: 
--WVU has it's next basketball coach
--Weekend rain helped tamp down forest fires in the Potomac Highlands
--An inspirational speaker talks about learning to deal with his captivity in Vietnam
--In Sports: WVU will be the last home game for Iowa's legendary Caitlin Clark in Round 2 of the Women's NCAA Tourney tonight. 
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March 22, 2024 15 mins
Today on MetroNews This Morning: 
--A state of emergency as forest fires burn in the Potomac Highlands, but rain is on the way
--A double-homicide in Cabell County overnight and there were two domestic related shootings in Upshur County 
--Senator Capito isn't buying the EPA's new rules aimed at spurring the purchase of electric vehicles
--In Sports: Marshall will face Va. Tech today in the opening of the Women's NCAA Tourney and Tech ...
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March 21, 2024 15 mins
Today on MetroNews This Morning:
--Governor Jim Justice says he's mulling over the vaccination bill and plans for a special session
--The Governor tells MetroNews he was unaware of seven liens filed against his Greenbrier Resort for unpaid sales taxes
--The remarkable story of Charlie Plumb, shot down and held prisoner in Vietnam
--In Sports: Major League Baseball underway and in college baseball WVU tops Marshall
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March 20, 2024 15 mins
Today on MetroNews This Morning: 
--Bob Huggins tells KDKA he's NOT an alcoholic
--The PSC looks to make sure that fire hydrant on your street will work when you need it most
--Tornadoes are rare, but not out of the question in West Virginia, the NWS is hoping to make us more aware
--In Sports:  March Madness about to hit a higher gear as the NCAA tournament gets underway with the First Four
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March 19, 2024 16 mins
Today on MetroNews This Morning: 
--A federal appeals court is asking a certified question in the case of the appeal of an opioid lawsuit in Huntington
--The search for the next President of WVU is underway
--Advocates lament the failure of a bill aimed at curbing hunger on campus in West Virginia during the last hours of the Legislative Session
--In Sports: Individual post season honors roll in for boys high school basketball 
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March 18, 2024 16 mins
Today on MetroNews This Morning: 
--Catholic schools in WV will stick with current vaccination requirements regardless of legislative changes
--One dead and another charged after a dispute in Barbour County from Friday
--Hancock County leaders hope the White House will offer help to avert a shutdown at Cleveland Cliffs
--In Sports:  The WVU and Marshall women now know where their NCAA runs will begin
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March 15, 2024 13 mins
Today on MetroNews This Morning: 
--Charges refiled and refined against a now fired school bus driver in Calhoun County at the controls when his bus flipped
--A Lewis County family is grieving and looking for answers after that massive fatal fire this week
--Congressman Alex Mooney has a lot of questions about the sudden rush to ban Tik-Tok in U.S. 
--In Sports, the brackets of the boys state basketball tournament are filling up today
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March 14, 2024 15 mins
Today on MetroNews This Morning:
--An aircraft with the West Virginia air guard forced to declare an in-flight emergency
--The Supreme Court hears arguments at Herbert Hoover High School
--Strong words from WVU benefactor Ken Kendrick on Bob Huggins' consideration of a return as Mountaineer basketball coach.
--In Sports: a thriller to end day two of the boys state basketball tournament in Charleston
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March 13, 2024 15 mins
Today on MetroNews This Morning: 
--A conviction in a Monongalia County murder trial involving a drug related killing
--Authorities in Lewis County discover a fifth body tied to a deadly fire from early Monday morning
--A health leader is asking the Governor to veto legislation which allows parents to opt out of immunizing their children
--The Mountaineer basketball season comes to an end with a loss in the Big XII Tournament and it's ...
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March 12, 2024 15 mins
Today on MetroNews This Morning: 
--Multiple fatalities on the West Virginia Turnpike after a firey crash at a toll plaza
--Four are dead after a suspicious fire in Lewis County and a person of interest takes their own life in the case
--House Speaker Roger Hanshaw expects there will need to be a special session in May to deal with missed matters from the regular session
--In Sports, the Marshall women's basketball team is headed to th...
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March 11, 2024 17 mins
Today on MetroNews This Morning: 
--The Legislative session comes to a close, we'll look at what was passed and what high profile bills failed in the final hours
--A murder investigation in Kanawha County for a man also accused of animal cruelty
--A murder trial continues today in Morgantown
--In Sports:  March Madness is underway in West Virginia
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March 8, 2024 14 mins
Today on MetroNews This Morning:
--A number of high profile bills are moving in the final hours of the regular legislative session in Charleston
--A former Nicholas County deputy pleads guilty to child porn charges
--The West Virginia Air Guard is imploring unique recruiting efforts to boost numbers
--In Sports: the latest from the girls state high school basketball tournament and WVU and Marshall with action on the baseball diamond
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March 7, 2024 16 mins
Today on MetroNews This Morning:
--An overnight shooting in Kanawha County results in an arrest in Cabell County
--A murder trial underway in Morgantown
--At the Capitol the Legislative session is winding out and the fate of high profile legislation is starting to play out
--In Sports: WVU finishes the home season in men's basketball and the latest from the girls state high school basketball tournament in Charleston
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March 6, 2024 12 mins
Today on MetroNews This Morning:
--A couple of high profile bills moving at the Capitol have been folded into one
--More on that bus wreck in Calhoun County which injured 19 students
--Workers at Cleveland Cliffs plan a protest while laid of workers at AWP look for new jobs
--In Sports: Neal Brown gets a contract extension and the girls state hs basketball tourney enters day 2
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March 5, 2024 14 mins
Today on MetroNews This Morning:
--The final week of the Legislative session means a lot of much talked about legislation is front and center at the State Capitol
--A school bus driver faces charges of DUI after an accident which left multiple children injured in Calhoun County
--West Virginia student show their thought process in science and engineering in a major event in Charleston
--In Sports, the girls state high school basketbal...
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March 4, 2024 15 mins
Today on MetroNews This Morning:
--Two imates are dead after a weekend incident at the Hazelton Federal Prison
--The final week of the regular session of the West Virginia Legislature gets started this morning
--Today marks the 75th anniversary of the most deadly day in the history of the Charleston Fire Department
--In Sports: March Madness gets underway this week in Wheeling and Charleston with the MEC and Girls state high school ba...
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March 1, 2024 13 mins
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