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National Weather Service posts winter storm watch with ‘growing confidence’ of significant winter storm

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There’s now a winter storm watch posted for West Virginia associated with the storm everyone is talking about.
The Winter Storm Watch begins Saturday morning. (NWS image)
The National Weather Service issued the watch Wednesday afternoon for a the storm that’s expected to arrive this weekend, according to NWS Meteorologist Joe Curtis.
“There’s increasing potential for a significant winter storm this weekend,” Curtis told MetroNews.
The watch is for Saturday morning through



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Senator urges faster consideration of emergency school finance legislation

A state senator whose district covers the financially troubled Hancock County school system objected to the Senate’s deliberately paced process in considering legislation for emergency school funding.
Laura Wakim Chapman
“This is outrageous,” said Senator Laura Wakim Chapman, R-Ohio, in floor remarks.
The House of Delegates on Monday moved fast to suspend rules and pass bills that would establish an emergency fund for distressed county school boards while appropriating $8 million, all in


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Settlement finalized in ‘Babydog’ mural lawsuit, public meeting on the horizon

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A settlement is nearly complete in the lawsuit regarding a mural inside the state capitol that appears to depict US Senator Jim Justice’s pet.
Kanawha County Circuit Judge Dave Hardy held a final hearing on Wednesday to address the settlement agreement in the suit against the West Virginia Capitol Building Commission that alleges the mural, which appears to show Justice’s dog “Babydog” sitting amid state landmarks, was approved without adequate public comment or oversight.
As

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WVU football to play eight straight before bye week in 2026

West Virginia’s 2026 football schedule does not require the Mountaineers to play away from home in consecutive weeks, but has the team playing eight straight weeks before its lone bye, as released Wednesday by the Big 12 Conference.
WVU has four true road games, including its regular season finale at Utah that will mark the seventh time over the last eight years the Mountaineers have wrapped up the regular season with an away game (the 2025 finale against Texas Tech is the exception).
The

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Kroger announces Kroger Marketplace in South Charleston will open in June

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kroger has announced it will open the Kroger Marketplace at Park Place in South Charleston in early June.
At 122,000 square feet, the Marketplace will be the largest Kroger in West Virginia.
“The first Kroger store in West Virginia opened in 1926, and there is no better way to celebrate 100 years of service in the state than opening a brand-new Kroger Marketplace,” said Kate Mora, Kroger Mid-Atlantic Division President in a Wednesday news release. “This new Marketplace

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In search of first win away from home, Mountaineers set to face Sun Devils

Having won three of its last four games, West Virginia has kept its season afloat early into Big 12 play, while displaying progress since failing to record a notable non-conference win.
The Mountaineers, however, remain without a victory outside Morgantown in six tries, something they’ll need to change in the near future to continue heading in the right direction.
The first opportunity comes Wednesday at 9 p.m. with a matchup against Arizona State at Desert Financial Arena that can be seen on

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Taylor County grand jury indicts stepmother in child murder case less than a week after charges filed

GRAFTON, W.Va. — A Taylor County grand jury has indicted a Grafton woman for allegedly allowing an 11-year-old girl to die in her care.
Shannon Robinson (WVRJA)
Shannon Robinson, 51, was indicted on Tuesday for one count of murder of a child by a guardian or custodian for the failure to supply the necessities of life after an investigation by the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office that began back in February 2025.
The indictment comes less than a week after Robinson’s arrest.
According to court



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MetroNews This Morning 1-21-26

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–Arrests in Morgantown during an ICE protest
–An indictment in Taylor County after a child starved to death
–State School Superintendent Michelle Blatt explains the emergency funding bill sought for struggling schools
–In Sports: WVU prepares to face Arizona State on the road
Listen to “MetroNews This Morning 1-21-26” on Spreaker.




 
 
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Six charged with trespassing after ICE-related protests in Morgantown

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Six people face trespassing charges after a pair of anti-ICE protests in Morgantown.
Danielle Trumble
The arrests came near the Donley Street regional office of U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito Tuesday afternoon after the protesters refused to move. The second protest was a march from the WVU campus into downtown Morgantown.
Morgantown Mayor Danielle Trumble spoke in favor of those expressing their views at Tuesday night’s city council meeting.
“I’m certainly in favor of



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Williamstown pulls away to top St. Marys, 47-31

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