A family asserting deeply held beliefs to decline school vaccination requirements did not appear for a scheduled hearing in Kanawha Circuit Court today, leaving the judge who was already in a confusing situation in even more of an awkward spot.
In the short term, Kanawha Circuit Judge Richard Lindsay reset the temporary injunction hearing that was originally scheduled for today to 9 a.m. Friday instead.
The case in Kanawha County was filed on behalf of the family of an elementary school student,

ELKINS, W.Va. — Sex crime charges against an Elkins pastor are heading to a grand jury for consideration.
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A Randolph County magistrate decided Tuesday there’s enough evidence to forward the charges against Kevin Curtis Jones, 33, of Elkins.
Jones has been in jail since Oct. 2 when he was charged with allegedly using a computer to solicit an underage girl. Authorities said Jones, at that time the pastor at Summit Church, used a phone to seek a “clandestine relationship“

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Wednesday morning edition of MetroNews This Morning gets you caught up with what’s going on across West Virginia.
Listen to today’s edition here. 
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WASHINGTON, D.C.  –The federal government shutdown continues, and there doesn’t appear to be any progress expected this week.
The House passed a clean continuing resolution, which was then sent to the Senate. On Tuesday, the resolution failed for the eighth time. This follows the government shutdown that began in October, after lawmakers failed to allocate funding for 438 government agencies.
Senate Democrats want to ensure that Medicaid cuts are reversed and that Affordable Care Act insurance

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Community members in Charleston were able to get a preview of the upcoming Terminal Development Pre-Security Project at West Virginia International Yeager Airport.

Airport officials held a community open house Tuesday afternoon and evening, where attendees were shown renderings, design concepts, and planned upgrades.
“This is about showing the community our upcoming plans for upcoming renovations for the airport, so this is phase one, this will be our pre-security renovations,