Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–More job losses at NIOSH and worries MSHA offices look to be next
–Get ready to show a Real ID if you’re flying
–Senator Justice rips Governor’s claim of a $400 Million budget hole
–In Sports; The baseball edition of the Backyard Brawl tonight
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Charleston Police Department has sent out a warning regarding a phone scam going around.
According to a release from the department, the scammers are impersonating CPD officers and falsely claiming to citizens that they have outstanding warrants or have missed jury duty. The scammers then tell them they must purchase prepaid gift cards and provide card information over the phone in order to avoid arrest.
CPD encourages anyone receiving similar calls to hang up immediately

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. –A man allegedly connected to a Huntington robbery has turned himself in to police.
Messiah Peddie (HPD)
According to Huntington Police Chief Phil Watkins, Messiah Peddie, 19, of Washington, DC, turned himself in at the Cabell County Courthouse Monday. Peddie, along with Tayvon Nelson, 19, of Staten Island, NY, were wanted on first degree robbery charges from an April 27 incident on Collis Avenue. Nelson, a former football player for Marshall University, was arrested on

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Teachers across the state being celebrated Monday evening while also being surprised with an all-expense paid trip to Atlanta to get to experience the Ron Clark Academy this summer.
Educators from Kanawha, Wayne, and Harrison County Schools, among others, gathered at the Clay Center in Charleston Monday evening for the Ignite the Classroom event put on by Huntington Bank in partnership with Ron Clark, a world-renowned teacher from North Carolina. Teachers will get the chance

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Wednesday marks the last day you can get your REAL ID.
The REAL ID is a heightened security measure following the Real ID Enforcement Act of 2005– being put into place two decades later– and it’s required for passengers to board domestic flights at airports or enter some government buildings.
Everett Frazier, Commissioner for the WV DMV
The West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles is encouraging everyone who hasn’t already done so to make their way to their local DMV by