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Metronews This Morning 5-18-26
4+ hour, 5+ min ago (65+ words) WV Metro News "Two are dead after an officer involved shooting in Parkersburg "A Preston High School student dies in a wreck "Briefs are into the Supreme Court for a challenge to the state's vaccination law "In Sports: WVU prepares…...
Republican Party Exec Committee Control Part of Primary Election
16+ hour, 21+ min ago (472+ words) Listen to "Republican Party Control was Part of Primary Election" on Spreaker. Each election, we see names on the ballot most voters know little about. Often, voters may not even understand the office being sought. These candidates usually don't line…...
Sabins confident that WVU hasn't yet played final home game
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (650+ words) GRANVILLE, W. Va. " Shortly after the Mountaineers defeated TCU, 6-4 in their regular season finale to complete a run of eight wins in their last nine Big 12 games, WVU's second-year head coach Steve Sabins was asked how many wins in the conference…...
Families seeking vaccination exemptions tell Supreme Court religious freedoms law provides sweeping protections
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (539+ words) West Virginia's Supreme Court justices are reviewing a case about whether West Virginia's religious freedoms law passed in 2023 directly affects the longstanding mandatory vaccinations law for the public school system. Attorneys for the families seeking religious exemptions to West Virginia's…...
Big 12 Baseball Tournament Schedule
1+ day ago (185+ words) 2026 Big 12 Baseball Tournament presented by Allstate Bracket Announced next stop " Surprise, AZ " " Big 12 Conference (@Big12 Conference) May 17, 2026 (Note: All games will be played at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Ariz. All times listed are EST) Game 1: No. 9 BYU vs. No. 12 Texas Tech,…...
Marshall backs into Sun Belt Tournament after being swept by Bobcats
1+ day, 17+ min ago (678+ words) " By David Walsh Marshall's baseball team didn't get the win it wanted Saturday, but fortunately for the Thundering Herd, neither did Arkansas State or UL Monroe. As a result, Marshall has qualified for the Sun Belt Conference Tournament starting Tuesday…...
Run For The Wall returns to West Virginia later this week with stop scheduled in Nitro
3+ day, 47+ min ago (323+ words) NITRO, W. Va " Hundreds of motorcycles will rumble through the Kanawha Valley later this week as the 38th Run For The Wall passes through Nitro on the way to Washington, D. C. . Run For the Wall will arrive at Nitro Living Memorial Park on…...
Parkersburg police say 2 found dead after gunfire exchange
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (148+ words) PARKERSBURG, W. Va." Two people are dead after a standoff that happened in Parkersburg Saturday night. According to Parkersburg police, officers were called to investigate an unknown problem at an apartment in the 3400 block of 25th Street at just before 10 p. m. When officers…...
Democrats to call for suspension of statewide gas tax during House talks in Charleston
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (1082+ words) CHARLESTON, W. Va. " Democrats want to advance discussion over the statewide gas tax as members of the House gather at the state Capitol for informal discussions Monday. House Minority Leader Sean Hornbuckle, D-Cabell, and Jason Pizatella, CEO of the Contractors Association…...
Former Morgantown elected official to face Capito in the fall
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (482+ words) MORGANTOWN, W. Va. " Former Morgantown city councilor and deputy mayor, Democrat Rachel Fetty Anderson will face incumbent Republican U. S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito in the fall. Anderson won 33 percent of the statewide primary vote in a five-way race for the nomination. On…...