CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The House of Delegates passed a three percent pay raise for state troopers, teachers and school service personnel Thursday.
Sean Hornbuckle
The pay raise under HB 4765 will average about $1800 for those three groups of workers including about $1500 for teachers and $900 for school service personnel.
State law requires lawmakers to pass bills for pay raises for those three groups of workers because their salary schedules are in state code.
The House provides three percent

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – City and county officials are ready to take the next steps toward construction of the Capital Sports Center after the announcement of $7 million in congressionally directed spending to help jumpstart the project.
Kanawha County Commission President Ben Salango said that money won’t fund everything, but it does get the process moving.
Ben Salango
“That’s going to be between 10 and 15 percent, and then the rest will be funded through—hopefully, we can get some additional

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Appalachian Power Company says it does not have a deal in place to purchase Black Diamond Power, nearly one week after Black Diamond’s president announced his intention to sell the company.
APCo released a statement on Thursday specifying that while the utility is in discussions to purchase Black Diamond, it is still evaluating its options and that there is no assurance an agreement can be reached.
Black Diamond Power is currently the subject of a state Public Service

WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. — A state-to-state truck driver is in jail in West Virginia after he allegedly had an ongoing sexual relationship with a 16-year-old Wood County girl he met online.
William Santos (WVRJA)
It’s alleged William Santos, 38, of Webb City, Missouri, met the girl several months ago and would park at the West Virginia Welcome Center off of Interstate 77 near Williamstown when driving his 18- wheeler through the area. Willamstown police said Santos would unload his car that he was

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–Changes may be coming to the Hope Scholarship
–Governor Morrisey signs agreement for the state to regulate mining on federal lands in W.Va.
–A Missouri trucker is arrested for sex crimes in West Virginia
–In Sports: Mountaineers start slow, but this time can’t come all the way back against Utah
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The House Education Committee began discussion Wednesday on legislation that would require a wearable panic alert system, known as Alyssa’s Law, in schools across all 55 counties.
Will Hosaflook
House Bill 4798 would require all teachers to wear a mobile alert button for emergency situations.
Some districts, including Jackson County Schools, are already piloting the alert buttons.
Jackson County Schools Superintendent Will Hosaflook, who also leads the county school