CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The day after Christmas edition of the podcast “MetroNews This Morning” includes a MetroNews update, sports, a look at the weather, commentary from T.J. Meadows and a special backgrounder from MetroNews Statewide Correspondent Brad McElhinny.
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News broke late Tuesday of a federal court injunction issued in Charleston that temporarily halts West Virginia’s proposed ban on foods containing certain artificial coloring dyes.
U.S. District Judge Irene Berger of the Southern District of West Virginia issued a 30-page preliminary injunction after finding serious constitutional flaws in the statute. The law was challenged by the International Association of Color Manufacturers, which argued the legislation invited arbitrary enforcement
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Former state Senator Larry Edgell died on Christmas Eve.
Edgell, a Democrat from New Martinsville, served in the Senate from 1998 to 2014. He was the president pro tem of the Senate, a leadership position. He was also a retired teacher and a veteran of the United States Navy.
Edgell had continued to live in New Martinsville with his wife, Cecilia. Their daughter and son are Eva and Josh.
“It is with profound sadness to hear that my dear friend and colleague, Senator Larry J. Edgell passed away
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