CHESAPEAKE, W.Va – The first dollars are flowing out from West Virginia’s Rural Health Transformation Program, with Gov. Patrick Morrisey announcing three grants in Chesapeake on Friday.
Spotted Owl Health and Chesapeake Healthcare Center, CAMC/Vandalia Health, and the Cabell Huntington Hospital Foundation are the first recipients of the program’s funds.
“The goal behind these dollars is to not only expand these workforce clinics, but to make sure that we are improving outcomes for people that

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Morgantown tradition continues Friday evening.
The 19th Annual Jim Dunn Run gets started on the Morgantown Waterfront 6 p.m. with registration at the Wharf Street Parking Garage.
Jim Dunn was a former WVU track and field sprinter and local Morgantown community leader who died unexpectedly in 2007.
The event, a 5-mile run, was established shortly after his death by his wife, Darlene Dunn, as a way to support high school athletes who have committed to track and field at the

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Detectives with the Morgantown Police Department are investigating a hit-and-run involving a pedestrian that happened early Friday morning in the downtown area.
Police responded to the intersection of University Ave. and Beechurst Ave. at around 1:30 a.m. and found a man identified as Anthony Li, 23, lying in the roadway.
Witnesses told officers on the scene a sliver or light gray 1990s model Buick LeSabre hit Li.
Li was transported to Ruby Memorial Hospital for treatment of

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It’s expected to be a busy Labor Day weekend on the West Virginia Turnpike.
West Virginia Parkways Authority officials said they anticipate around 420,500 toll booth transactions over the four-day holiday weekend from Friday through Monday.
The busiest day on the highway is anticipated to be Friday, with officials expecting 141,000 transactions on that day alone. On Monday, officials say they anticipate around 107,000 transactions.
The authority suggested Saturday and Sunday

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–The Principal at Brooke High School faces serious allegations
–Another multi BILLION dollar investment is announced for Mason County
–The top man at Appalachian Power says there’s a rapid change coming in West Virginia
–In Sports: It’s a Football Friday and we’re getting set for the season openers for Marshall and WVU
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FOLLANSBEE, W.Va. — The principal at Brooke High School was arrested Thursday after hidden cameras were found in the school.
Eric James
Eric James, 53, faces one count of intentionally intercepting electronic communications and two counts of breaking and entering a non-residence.
Brooke County Sheriff Richard Beatty said at a Thursday afternoon news conference the cameras were found in the girls PE locker room and a room where members of the dance team dress.
Beatty said the investigation is

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. —  As residents and business owners in Martinsburg recover from last week’s record flooding event, city leaders are urging residents to complete a disaster survey.
Erin Gibbons
Officials said the survey takes about 5 minutes or less and applies to any resident whose home, business or property was damaged by the Aug. 27 event where more than 5 inches of rain fair in a section of the city in less than an hour.
“In order to get funding for this flooding effort from FEMA, we’ve