MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Last month, West Virginia University President Michael T. Benson announced during his first State of the University address his intention to pursue membership for WVU in the Association of American Universities.
The AAU is a group of 71 universities leading in research, innovation, economic development, and other academic areas. Following Benson’s monthly report to the WVU Board of Governors last week, board chairman Rusty Hutson and member Bray Cary raised questions about

CHARLESTON, W.Va – A moment to recognize those that served the United States in the military comes back to Charleston on Tuesday, with American Legion John Brawley Post 20 holding its 84th annual Veterans Day parade.
The parade begins in downtown Charleston at 11am Tuesday, a date and time that are both meaningful.
“The 11th day, the 11th hour, we commemorate Veterans Day every November, and this is their 84th consecutive parade and ceremony,” Post 20 member and combat veteran Mara Boggs said on

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Police said a Huntington man is in custody after being charged with causing a teenager’s drug death.
Tony Lee (HPD)
Investigators allege Tony Lee Jr. of Huntington sold meth to a 15 year-old boy–who used it and then suffered a heart attack on July 19 that claimed his life.
“The WV State Medical Examiner’s Office completed the autopsy and determined the cause of death to be methamphetamine intoxication,” Huntington Police Chief Phil Watkins said. “The investigation revealed

CHERRY GROVE, W.Va. — Firefighters are starting to get the upper hand on a forest fire in the Monongahela National Forest in Pendleton County which has been burning since last week.
Precipitation helped dampen the forest floor on the Woodside Fire near Cherry Grove and crews were able to increase containment to 75 percent over the weekend. Officials say because of that effort put in by firefighters over the weekend and the expected weather today, there’s a low probability of the fire spreading

STAR CITY, W.Va. — One person is dead after a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 79 north near the Star City exit in Monongalia County.
The wreck occurred at around 8 a.m. Monday.
The northbound lanes have been closed. Traffic is backed up for several miles.

Vehicle Crash on I-79N at Mile Marker 155.0. The northbound road is closed.
Monongalia County, continue to expect delays due to a multi vehicle crash. https://t.co/9Qq9buueXd pic.twitter.com/KfqPZuZXbX
— West Virginia 511 (@WV511) November

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–A search and rescue operation continues for a missing worker in a flooded Nicholas County coal mine
–A major fire is burning in an old warehouse type building in downtown Charleston
–We appear much closer to an end to the ongoing Government Shutdown
–In Sports: High school teams know who and when they’ll play in the first round of the high school football playoffs
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The U.S. Senate has taken the first step toward ending the longest-ever federal shutdown.
The Senate voted 60-40 late Sunday to move forward with a stopgap funding bill to reopen the government through Jan. 30.
Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice, both Republicans of West Virginia, were yes votes. 
Shelley Moore Capito
“West Virginians don’t want political games,” Capito said in a Saturday floor speech, ahead of the vote.
“They want their government open, they want their benefits

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Fire crews are using a large ladder truck this morning to battle a fire in an abandoned industrial-type building on Charleston’s West Side.
Flames are shooting through the windows at the corner of Virginia Street and 7th Avenue when fire crews arrived on the scene.
Firefighters said two people were pulled out of windows to safety.
The fire was reported at around 4 a.m.
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A court hearing culminates Monday over whether Gov. Patrick Morrisey is operating within his authority to deploy the West Virginia National Guard to patrol Washington, D.C.
Kanawha Circuit Judge Richard Lindsay heard about two hours of testimony Nov. 3, but delayed making a final ruling until another hearing that he set for 2 p.m. this Monday. The judge already heard about an hour of testimony Oct. 24.
On August 11, President Donald Trump declared a “crime emergency” for the District of