MILTON, W.Va. — Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced a grant to support a Cabell County nonprofit organization during his visit to the 41st annual West Virginia Pumpkin Festival on Thursday.
With a rich history dating back to 1986, the four-day event continues through Sunday in Milton. The governor announced the state is supporting Green Acres Regional Center located in Lesage. A division of Green Acres, LeSage Natural, employs 40 people with disabilities and distributes water from Lesage wells to 22

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Just before 10 a.m. Thursday the Morgantown High School was placed on a working lockdown due to a threat directed at the school.
At 9:48 a.m. this morning school officials sent the following message to parents and guardians:
Dear Morgantown High School Families, Morgantown High School has received an unsubstantiated anonymous threat directed toward the school. As a precautionary measure, the school is currently in a working lockdown while law enforcement conducts a thorough

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The restricted burning season is now in effect in West Virginia. During the months of October, November, and December in West Virginia burning must be confined to the hours of 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. due to the increased risk of forest fires.
“If you do decide to burn after 5 p.m. you have to stay with the fire and we recommend you have a hose and tools on hand. You’re required to have a 10 foot ring of barren soil around the fire and it has to be out by 7 a.m. the next morning,”

CHARLESTON, W.Va – Cybersecurity is the focus in Capital City this weekend, with “Charleston Zero Day” returning to the University of Charleston for two days of discussion on the biggest topics in the industry.
The conference’s name comes from “zero-day vulnerability,” a concept in cybersecurity that organizers want to give more awareness.
“It’s a vulnerability that nobody knows exists until it’s presented and actually attacked, so that’s what we’re trying to do with the presentation. We’re

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Board of Public Works, which is made up of Gov. Patrick Morrisey and other statewide elected officials along with state School Superintendent Michele Blatt, is getting a look at tentative 2027 property tax assessment numbers for utilities.
Matt Irby
The board met Thursday morning at the state capitol.
State Tax Commissioner Matt Irby said the tentative assessed value of public service business property for Tax Year 2027 is $17.4 billion, an increase of $1.2 billion

MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department reports a double-homicide and a fatal officer involved shooting from early this morning near Moundsville.
Sheriff Mike Dougherty said in a press release his deputies were dispatched around 1:40 a.m. Thursday to a home on Middle Grave Creek Road. Authorities said the call came into the 911 center, but nobody was talking on the other end of the line.
Deputies responded to investigate and were met by a man with a handgun who fired on the

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–West Virginia has withdrawn from consideration for location of a nuclear energy hub
–Senator Capito hails an agreement to achieve permitting reform
–An officer involved shooting overnight in Parkersburg is under investigation
–In Sports: A court victory for a four WVU athletes seeking another year of elegiblity
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