GLENVILLE, W.Va. — Glenville State University’s new stadium will be dedicated tonight as the Pioneer football team begins their 2026 home schedule.
The Ike and Sue Morris Stadium is the new home for the Pioneers, who face Millersville University at 6 p.m. Glenville State dropped its season opener last week, 42-7, to Elon. New head coach Jake Casteel will also make his home coaching debut Thursday night.
Mark Manchin
Glenville State President Dr. Mark Manchin said the new stadium represents a

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–We hear from the new Head of the Greenbrier Resort’s operating board
–WVU and Marshall talk about the two school’s impact on the state’s economy
–Scary moments at the Supreme Court as a Justice loses conciousness in the middle of arguements
–In Sports: WVU prepares to retire #5 on Saturday
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal inmate who murdered his wife has now pleaded guilty to defrauding the government.
Zachary Dawson, 38, entered a guilty plea Wednesday to theft of public money. He remains incarcerated at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex in Beckley. The U.S. Attorney for Southern West Virginia’s office said that Dawson ran an eight-year scheme, claiming that he had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following his service in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan.
According to the U.S.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — West Virginia University and Marshall University officials were among panelists on the opening day of the 2026 West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Business Summit at The Greenbrier Resort.
WVU President Michael Benson, WVU Athletics Director Wren Baker, and WVU Medicine President and CEO Albert Wright joined Mountaineer radio play-by-play broadcaster Tony Caridi to highlight the latest developments in Morgantown: academically, athletically, and within the WVU

MASON, W.Va. — State police say a Point Pleasant man was found dead in the back seat of a spare police cruiser in the town of Mason Tuesday.
A state police news release said Gregory Roush, 55, drove to the Mason Police Department on Sunday, got out of his vehicle and into the parked Chevy Tahoe belonging to Mason PD.
A family friend spotted Roush’s vehicle in the parking lot on Tuesday. Mason Police Chief Colton McKinney checked surveillance video and it showed Roush getting into the cruiser.

SISTERSVILLE, W.Va. –– The Sistersville Ferry Board is waiting on the check from the state to get the operation back in gear. Mayor Bill Rice said they old ferry, which was damaged when it was taken out of the water last fall, is now in a dry dock in Bellaire, Ohio. A salvage company purchased it from the insurance company.
Rice said the replacement boat is ready to be delivered, but needs to be fully paid for. He said one lawmaker has delivered a check for $10,000 of state money to the town,