MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University Health System, WVU Medicine and Independence Health System have signed a definitive agreement that will lead to the acquisition by the WVU Health System. Pending regulatory approvals the transaction is expected to close in the fall of 2026.
Albert Wright
Since preliminary plans were announced last fall, WVU Health System officials have worked the leadership of the Independence Health System and their five hospitals to meet regulatory requirements

ELEANOR, W.Va. — The head of the Putnam Career and Technical Center says he’s excited about jobs created by the Google data center planned for property near Buffalo.
PCTC Principal CD Caldwell was a guest recently on MetroNews “Midday” and said he’s done research on how many jobs that data centers bring to communities. Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced in late March that Google acquired 1,700 acres of land on both sides of Route 62 to construct a data center.
Several residents of Putnam County

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Cabell County Grand Jury has handed up a murder indictment against a man who is no stranger to the charge.
Carson Jeffers was already convicted of second degree murder and has now been indicted on a first degree murder charge in a separate case. The grand jury indicted him this week in connection with the August 2025 death of Michael Christian. The shooting happened last August on the city’s 6th Avenue.
Jeffers had previously been convicted on the charge of second degree

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Police in Maryland have arrested a man who was suspected by West Virginia police for carjacking a family at gunpoint on Sunday.
The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as Jordan Larine Redfern, 30, of Martinsburg.
He allegedly carjacked a family who was putting air in a tire at a gas station off Shepherdstown Rd. on Sunday then drove that vehicle to Maryland and abandoned it.
Redfern than reportedly carjacked another vehicle at gunpoint. Police in

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–The Mountaineers walk-off Kentucky and secure a pot in the Super Regional in college baseball
–State Revenues for May were again ahead of estimates
–Teamsters Local 175 claims guards roughed up a picketing worker
–In Sports: Along with Mountaineer baseball, the state softball tourney resumes today
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Quota Club of Morgantown is celebrating its 100th anniversary. A non-profit organization that focuses on empowering women, children and people with hearing and speech difficulties established in 1926, Quota Club of Morgantown provides automated external defibrillators (AED) to schools and venues in the area.
President Denise Palmer says five businesswomen founded the club in 1919 before it was established seven years later.
“They formed the club with the local leaders in the