Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–The White House offers more disaster assistance in West Virginia from the floods and tornadoes of the summer
–West Virginia makes a pitch to become the home of the new U.S. Space Academy
–State legislative leaders continue to lament the rejection of a nuclear energy hub as a big mistake
–In Sports: WVU prepares for the Arizona Wildcats
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — President Donald Trump has approved federal individual assistance funding for Fayette, Harrison, and Kanawha counties following the devastating storms in mid-August.
Gov. Patrick Morrisey
Gov. Patrick Morrisey had announced that West Virginia submitted a federal disaster declaration request in September. In those three counties, 624 homes had some kind of impact from the high water between August 14 and August 18. Twenty-two homes were destroyed, 60 sustained major damage,

RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. — Constellium’s plant in Jackson County has won a statewide award.
The West Virginia Manufacturers Association (WVMA) announced Wednesday that the aluminum plates, created at the Constellium Ravenswood plant and used in NASA’s Artemis II spacecraft, have been selected as the inaugural Coolest Thing Made in West Virginia winner. October is National Manufacturing Month.
Bill Bissett
“Congratulations to everyone at Constellium for their involvement in the Artemis II spacecraft as

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Public Service Commission is making comments on an application by Verizon to overhaul copper-based landline telephone services in West Virginia and other states in the region.
Verizon’s subsidiary Frontier has submitted an application to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), stating that it plans to discontinue providing copper-based service in a multiple-state footprint. In the copper-based service’s place, Verizon plans to switch to fiber and other “modern

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — A member of the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office has been arrested for domestic battery.
Morgan County Sheriff Johnnie Walters announced in a news release that Deputy Christopher Roper was arrested Wednesday morning after state police responded to a disturbance. Roper, a corporal within the county sheriff’s office, was charged with one count of domestic battery. The sheriff’s office placed him on administrative leave following his arrest.
Roper is in custody on $5,000 PR