Today on MetroNews This Morning: 
--Governor Morrisey defends the state's plan to sell four nursing homes to a private company
--A couple of counties are fighting push back on newly installed fees
--Kanawha County school security has a significant upgrade as students return to school
--In Sports: the NFL facing a significant discrimination lawsuit 

Today on MetroNews This Morning: 
--The WVBOE and the state's Charter School Board are at odds over vaccination policy
--State Board President Paul Hardesty is calling for a truce between the BOE and Morrisey Administration on disagreements over vax policy
--West Virginia Troopers, Guard member, and Corrections Officers will train to aid ICE on West Virginia operations
--In Sports: Depth is quickly becoming a big issue for Mountaineer Coach Rich Rodriguez

Today on MetroNews This Morning: 
--The state is getting out of the long-term care business
--The state Board of Education meets today in Charleston
--It's move-in week on the Marshall University campus in Huntington
--In Sports: The WV SSAC talks about high school NIL in West Virginia 

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
--The PSC considers a proposed rate hike for Wheeling and Appalachian Power while customers rage against another increase
--A Trump executive order could impact West Virginia elections next year
--Charges against a Kanawha County Deputy are bound over to the grand jury
--In Sports: WVU pre-season workouts continues and the Mountaineer basketball team will return to Cleveland

Today on MetroNews This Morning: 
--The PSC to hear rate cases today for Wheeling and American Electric Power 
--More opposition to the MARL line project
--The Supreme Court defends a successful program which is in danger of being shut down
--In Sports: Rich Rod talks about the weekend WVU football scrimmage

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
--One dead after an officer involved shooting in the CAMC General Emergency Room this morning
--The victim in an alleged sexual assault inside the Kanawha County Judicial Building has filed a civil lawsuit.
--Another increase in those taking advantage of the Hope Scholarship for the coming school year
--In Sports: Mountaineer Coach Rich Rodriguez says they are alarmingly low on running backs in preseason camp

Today on MetroNews This Morning: 
--A Fayette County Judge has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the state Supreme Court
--The state is waiting on another wavier for the SNAP benefits in West Virginia--this time adding items to what can be purchased
--Opponents of high voltage transmission lines passing through the state are elevating their voices
--In Sports: the latest form WVU preseason football camp and an update on the lawsuit of four Mountaineer players against the NCAA

Today on MetroNews This Morning: 
--Some northern West Virginia residents are angered by the idea of a power line to be built literally in their back yard
--Retail groups are pushing back on a wavier which would disallow the purchase of sugary drinks with SNAP benefits in West Virginia
--Marshall enrollment grows for a third straight year
--In Sports: Coach Rod continues to agonize over the lack of a "hard edge" 

Today on MetroNews This Morning: 
--GreenPower Motors believes it still has a way forward despite financial struggles
--SNAP benefits in W.Va. can no longer be used to buy sugary drinks
--A member of the W.Va. Air Guard talks about being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for action in the final days of the Afghanistan withdrawl 
--In Sports:  Joe Brocato is visiting with teams and coaches statewide in their preseaosn football drills 

Today on MetroNews This Morning: 
--Four people are found dead after a wreck in Marshall County
--Residents of a Keyser healthcare center had to be evacuated during a weekend fire
--The state finishes the fiscal year with a surplus
--In Sports: The 2025 West Virginia high school football season started early this morning for several teams who held a midnight first practice