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TodayApril 25, 2025

Commentary: Age Caps on Federal Offices?

Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois is calling it quits. The longtime Democrat announced Wednesday he will not seek re-election to the United States Senate. First elected to the U.S. House in 1983, Durbin—now 80—will retire in January 2027, capping a 30-year Senate career. “The decision of whether to run for re-election has not been easy,”

YesterdayApril 24, 2025

WVU student files lawsuit over threatened immigration status, says he’s no criminal

A 25-year-old computer science student at West Virginia University set to graduate in a couple of weeks is fighting in federal court to remain in the United States. “I am a good student from a good family, and I don’t deserve this,” Sajawal Ali Sohail, who goes by Ali, said in a news release distributed

One dead, another injured in Logan County crash

Crash was reported on Route 10.

Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston mourns passing of Pope Francis

Catholics in West Virginia hold daily mass services to honor the Holy Father

Fuel shortage may have played a role in Mason County plane crash

Pilot indicated to a deputy he was trying to move fuel from one side of the plane to the other

Kanawha County remains identified

Remains are those of a missing Michigan man

Wednesday night Wreck on I-81 Claims Mississippi Woman’s Life

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Wednesday night crash on I-81 claimed the life of a Mississippi woman whose SUV ran into the rear of a tractor trailer. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office tells Metronews they were dispatched to the crash around 8 p.m.  at the 9 mile marker of northbound I-81. Initial evidence indicates the tractor

National Guard member gets appointed as new Executive Director of VOAD

Evan Conley takes on the leadership role at VOAD

MetroNews This Morning 4-24-25

Summary of West Virginia news, sports, and weather for Thursday, April 24, 2025

WednesdayApril 23, 2025

Judge halts deportation of Marshall University student just weeks before graduation

The court ordered the government to restore the graduate student's status and prohibited his arrest or deportation pending a further hearing.

Pilot alive after small plane crash in Mason County

Plane crashed near Vernon Church Road.

Kanawha County man sentenced to prison in double murder case

Markus Guy was sentenced Wednesday afternoon

Authorities arrest three in Logan County on drug charges

Logan County woman and two Ohio residents arrested.

Yeager Airport has a few reminders for passengers as summer travel season approaches

CRW says they anticipate a busy summer travel season ahead