CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Kanawha County Commission wants to help the county’s volunteer fire departments improve, pledging to pay for training for any firefighter attending the Sissonville Fire and Rescue School this spring.
Commissioner Lance Wheeler announced that financial commitment Tuesday and sees a significant need for training in local fire departments.
“What I’ve learned is that there’s not a lot of fire schools going on in this valley and these are necessary for promotions. Let’s say

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — With about five months on the job WVU Vice President of Enrollment Management Fabrizio D’Alosio is working toward impressive numbers for the 2026-27 academic year.
Fabrizio D’Aloisio
“I want to meet students where they are,” D’Alosio said recently WAJR’s “Talk of the Town.’ “I don’t want to about the generics the university offers; I want to learn what they want to do, and I want to show them how we can accomplish what they want to get done.”
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Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–ICE and the West Virginia State Police continue an operational agreement
–Revenue Secretary Eric Nelson talks to lawmakers about Governor’s tax cut proposal
–Legislation moves in Charleston to help beleaguered Hancock County Schools’ financial mess
–In Sports: The Hoosiers make history in Miami
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Deputies with the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a fatal single-vehicle accident on I-79 northbound from Monday night.
First responders were called to the crash scene about one-quarter mile south of the Goshen Road exit at around 8 p.m. Investigators believe the northbound vehicle entered a construction equipment staging area on the right side of the roadway just before the Tom’s Run bridge and hit a stationary excavator.
One person was killed.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Lawmakers heard discussion Monday on a bill that would create a Bring Them Home Fund to help return foster children placed out of state to West Virginia.
Curtis Capehart
House Bill 4021 was introduced last week on behalf of Governor Patrick Morrisey, who said bringing those children home would be a focus this legislative session.
Currently, 401 children are living out of state. These placements occur because West Virginia faces a shortage of local foster homes or specialized