Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–The Lottery Commission renews the Greenbrier’s casino license after a change in management
–West Virginia will share in that massive META settlement
–Morgantown residents continue to fight Flock cameras in Monongalia County
–In Sports: the first games for the high school football season is set for tonight
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The impact that the late country music star, philanthropist, and actress Dolly Parton had on West Virginia and the entire world is hard to measure.
Parton died Tuesday at 80 years old. Beyond her larger-than-life career as a singer-songwriter and movie star, the Tennessee native gave back to communities all around the world. Beginning in her rural hometown, she launched a program to provide books to young kids from birth until age 5 for free, regardless of socioeconomic

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Supreme Court has dismissed a case against Kanawha County Circuit Judge Maryclaire Akers stemming from her comments made on statewide radio in March 2025.
Judge Maryclaire Akers
Akers issued an administrative order last year for then-Department of Human Services Secretary Alex Mayer to come before her and discuss how housing was determined in the state’s foster care system. This came after she learned that children were being housed in hotels and 4-H camps.

POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — An emergency room in Point Pleasant is growing along with Mason County.
Marshall Health Network-Rivers Health cut the ribbon Wednesday on a new 12,000 square foot emergency department, which is more than twice the size of the previous ER at Rivers Health.
The project was financed in part by with $7 million that came from the state’s Rural Hospital Grant program that was established while current U.S. Senator Jim Justice was governor.
Justice told those at the ceremony

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The newest member of the House of Delegates took the oath of office Wednesday.
Bill Vest, R-Fayette, was sworn-in by House Clerk Jeff Pack during a brief ceremony in the House Chamber.
Vest, of Oak Hill, was appointed Tuesday by Gov. Patrick Morrisey. He replaces former Del. Elliott Pritt who resigned last month after being arrested by the FBI and charged with allegedly grooming a 15-year-old girl for a sexual relationship.
Vest has worked for more than four decades in public