MetroNews This Morning 2-19-20

California based Alecto announces plans to close Fairmont Regional Medical Center which brings a firestorm of concern and criticism, at the State Capitol foster care legislation clears the House of Delegates and the House produces its own version of a “Tim Tebow Bill.” Over in the Senate a fund which props up dog racing appears

Another community hospital closure in WV

During a recent appearance on Talkline, West Virginia Hospital Association President and CEO Joe Letnaunchyn predicted more hospital closings were ahead, and he was right. Just days after that interview, Fairmont Regional Medical Center notified its employees that it’s closing within weeks. The hospital is owned by the same company—California-based Alecto Healthcare—which just a few

Cabell County man pleads guilty to taking funds from church

Robert Dale Adkins, 75, pleaded guilty to mail fraud on Tuesday.