HUNTINGTON, W.Va – Marshall University celebrates its alumni this weekend with Homecoming on campus.
This year’s theme is “80s Echoes: Come Back Curious,” which celebrates the homecoming parade’s grand marshal, actor and Marshall alum Joe Chrest, who starred in the Netflix hit “Stranger Things.”
Melanie Pagliaro, president of the MU Kanawha Valley Alumni Association, expects a big crowd on hand.
“It goes back to, I think, your time at school there and fond memories and getting to see people you

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Saturday night Big 12 matchup between the Mountaineers and Oklahoma State will be the first night contest of the season and police are asking motorists to be vigilant. Fans are asked to be Mountaineer ambassadors and treat the visiting fans and players with respect.
Sherry St. Clair
The undefeated start to the season and recent upset win over Virginia have increased fan excitement, and University Police Chief Sherry St. Clair is preparing to see that Saturday night. The

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–WVU Police prepare for a night game in Morgantown
–Toyota celebrates 30-years in West Virginia
–Boone County residents cleaning up from flooding…..again
–In Sports: It’s a football Friday with high school and college games set for the weekend
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SHINNSTON, W.Va. — A three-vehicle collision that included a school bus in Shinnston Thursday afternoon caused a young child to be hospitalized.
Harrison County sheriff’s deputies said accident happened at around 4:15 p.m. on Route 19, close to the Dawson Mine Road intersection. According to deputies, the bus rear-ended one vehicle, leading to that car crashing into a third. Authorities said the child was in the third vehicle and was hospitalized out of caution.
The school bus was reportedly

WELLSBURG, W.Va. — Former Brooke County High School Principal Eric James has posted bond and is now on home confinement.
Eric James
James, 53, was arrested in early September for allegedly planting hidden cameras in girls’ dressing rooms at the school. The discovery led to his termination by the Brooke County Board of Education ten days ago.
James is charged with three counts of wiretapping and one count of breaking and entering a non-residence.
James appeared in Brooke County Circuit Court on

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Cabell County man accused of killing his infant daughter testified during the fourth day of his criminal trial.
Shannon Overstreet (WVRJA)
Shannon Overstreet, 53, of Huntington, took the stand in Cabell County Circuit Court on Thursday. He’s charged with murdering his three-month-old daughter, Angel, in 2021. He faces three criminal charges in the case: death of a child by parent, guardian or custodian or other persons by child abuse, murder, and concealment of a human

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An airplane heading from Tennessee to Washington, D.C. made an unexpected stop in the Capital City on Thursday.
A plane carrying several dozen passengers had taken off from Knoxville, Tennessee, but was diverted to the West Virginia International Yeager Airport after reports of smoke in the cockpit. The plane made an emergency landing at around 12:30 p.m. Upon landing the plane, airport officials said no smoke was found.
There were no injuries. Heading into Thursday evening,

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. —  The Monongalia County Health Department and Quick Response Team passed out free naloxone at 10 locations across the county Thursday as part of Save a Life Day.
John Dower
Naloxone is used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Fentanyl test strips were also handed out.
The West Virginia Association of Addiction and Prevention Professionals Jonathan Dower said Thursday’s goal was to save the lives of people who will ultimately pick recovery. The QRT and volunteers were