MetroNews This Morning 3-19-24
Summary of West Virginia news, sports, weather for Tuesday, March 19, 2024
One injured in Wood County helicopter crash
The person was taken to the hospital by a medical helicopter.
Man charged in woman’s death in Pocahontas County
Police said suspect and victim were "covered in blood."
WVU officials work to help students recover following The Lofts blaze
Blaze occurred Friday morning.
Person found dead in car at Beckley Elementary School parking lot
Beckley police are investigating.
Berkeley County deputies arrest man and woman tied to armed robbery from early February
The pair allegedly robbed a Walgreen's in Inwood.
Pennsylvania man arrested in connection with fiery I-79 crash
Jan. 3 crash claimed 2 lives.
Delegates bewildered over veto of state financial support for groundbreaking research
The $2 million was meant to provide support for medical research into using ultrasound technology to treat eating disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder.
The deadline to register for FEMA disaster assistance is Monday, April 1
Morgan County teen found okay after search
Search party worked Sunday and Monday.
Monroe County Sheriff Jeff Jones resigns
Embattled lawman leaves us before three-judge panel considers removing him.
WVU BOG zeros in on search process, timeline for next president
Gordon Gee set to leave in June 2025.
Long-term care patient’s death from scalding whirlpool raises more oversight questions
The man was left for 47 minutes, unattended in a whirlpool with water temperature of at least 134 degrees, according to Disability Rights West Virginia.
Hunger-Free Campus Act didn’t pass but efforts will continue
Marshall's Student Body President Walker Tatum gave his reaction to MetroNews after the bill passed in the State Senate but not in the House.
Appeals court wants WV Supreme Court to answer certified question.
Detroit man’s Kanawha County murder trial set for next month
Tyran Gray was in court Monday.
State Supreme Court releases full opinion on Cabell BOE excess levy case
Justices reversed a lower court decision last month to stop funding Cabell County libraries and parks.
Kanawha man pleads guilty to fatal DUI crash that claimed 2 lives
Andrew Wyrick, 27, admitted to the charges Monday for the Oct. 2022 wreck.
More information released in Barbour County homicide
Investigators claim suspect laid in wait for victim as he left work and attacked him when the two pulled over in Philippi. An affair is blamed as the motive for the incident.
MetroNews This Morning 3-18-24
Summary of West Virginia's news, sports, and weather for Monday, March 18, 2024