Jennifer Smith
MARTINSBURG, W.Va – With businesses around the world feeling the effects of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, one West Virginia county is looking toward a future that benefits from the White House’s America First Trade Policy.
Berkeley County is one of the state’s fastest-growing counties in terms of business development and one of its only growing counties in terms of population. According to Berkeley County Development Authority executive director Jennifer Smith, her

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — WVU Medicine officials fulfilled a promise to their colleagues and patients in the Eastern Panhandle Tuesday with the groundbreaking for a $200 million patient tower at Berkeley Medical Center.
Albert Wright
WVU Health System President and CEO Albert Wright was on hand and talked to the Panhandle News Network.
“The bed tower is a very large building that will sit right in front of Berkeley Medical Center,” he said.
The project will add 450 additional parking spaces first,

CHARLESTON, W.Va – The United Way of Central West Virginia’s annual Day of Caring brings thousands of volunteers together for local service projects, and this year’s event holds a special meaning as it celebrates its 20th anniversary.
United Way president Margaret O’Neal beamed with excitement as things kicked off on Wednesday.
“You can see great companies that have been with us for all 20 years; great volunteers that have showed up every year, and it really makes a connection between our

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–A Raleigh County judge wants to hear from the state’s Chief Medical Officer in the ongoing vaccination controversy
–Senator Capito says the Charlie Kirk murder is causing a reevaluation of public appearances and campaigning
–A massive monetary gift for Marshall University
–In Sports: WVU Coach Rich Rodriguez and Marshall Coach Tony Gibson address the media about this weekend’s games
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GRANTSVILLE, W.Va. — There are now two members of the three-member Calhoun County Commission that face criminal charges.
Commission President Craig Arthur faces seven counts of failing to pay taxes or file returns or reports, according to a criminal investigator with the West Virginia Tax Division on Aug, 21.
Court documents, first obtained by WCHS-TV, show the misdemeanor charges related to a business partnership in a local monument company.
Arthur, 39, of Creston, becomes the second member of

Karl Myers
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — A Greenbrier County man is behind bars facing charges of child pornography and drug distribution.
Greenbrier County Sheriff Bart Baker said his department assisted the Drug and Violent Crime Task Force last week as they executed an arrest warrant at the home of Karl Myers, 44, in White Sulphur Springs late last week. The arrest was on charges of exhibition of child pornography which had been discovered in an ongoing drug investigation.
According to

A Raleigh County judge handling a high-profile case about religious exemptions to mandatory school vaccinations has filed an order for West Virginia’s newly named acting state health officer to testify next month.
Michael Froble
Judge Michael Froble entered the subpoena this week for Dr. Mark McDaniel, who was named acting state health officer less than a month ago.
The parties to the case did not request the testimony of McDaniel. The judge entered this order on his own.
Froble has been

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The consequences of the Charlie Kirk assassination could include seeing state and federal politicians in parades or at your local fair or festival.
Shelley Moore Capito
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito said the forward-facing portion of her work as a senator is currently under review. As a result, outside events with large crowds could become a thing of the past for elected officials.
“I probably can’t go on parades,” Capito said Tuesday on WAJR’s “Talk of the Town.” “So no

FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Detectives with the Fairmont Police Department have arrested the suspect in an early Monday shooting and filed attempted murder charges against him.
Antonio Evans, 29, was taken into custody Tuesday morning, according to police.
Evans has been charged with attempted murder for the Monday incident and arson, destruction of property related to a vehicle fire last month.
Evans is in the North Central Regional Jail on a $1 million bond.
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