CHARLESTON, W.Va. — CAMC/Vandalia Health is expanding its footprint in the Capital City with a new $50 million rehabilitation hospital.
The organization is collaborating with Michigan-based Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation for the project, a partnership launched in January last year. Local leaders joined Vandalia Health and Mary Free Bed officials on Wednesday to officially break ground on the project at the corner of Washington Street and Morris Street in Charleston. The site is located just across

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Attorney for Southern West Virginia Moore Capito has learned a lot through his first year in the position.
Moore Capito
Capito was confirmed into office on October 7, 2025, following four terms in the West Virginia House of Delegates. Capito reflected on his first 365 days in office during an appearance Wednesday on MetroNews “Talkline.”
“‘Is it everything that you lived it up to be? Is it what you expected?'” Capito said. “Actually, the answer is yes, because

Howard Adkins
A Mercer County native who died at Pearl Harbor will be buried with full military honors in Hawaii.
Howard Adkins was born in Nemours, West Virginia and lived in Goodwill, West Virginia when he shipped out for the Navy in September of 1940. Adkins was a Fireman First Class Aboard the USS California which was stationed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
According to U.S. Navy accounts, during the attack a bomb penetrated the ship’s deck, ricocheted off the second deck and

WESTON, W.Va  – West Virginia University Extension wants to know why the state’s volunteer fire departments are struggling to recruit and support firefighters.
WVU Extension launched its new West Virginia Volunteer Firefighter Service Survey to try to get to the bottom of the issue.
“Volunteering levels have been going down over the last 20 years or so, so we are trying to get a grip on why people are not signing up to volunteer,” WVU State Fire Training Academy training director Mark Lambert

GRANT COUNTY, W.Va. — Grant County Sheriff Steven Wratchford confirmed a local man died in a helicopter crash in Grant County.
The chopper went down during the early evening hours of Tuesday in the community of Medley, West Virginia.
“We had a local gentleman there who has his pilot’s license and is a very good pilot. He was flying his helicopter around and for some reason, his helicopter went down and in the crash he was pronounced dead on the scene,” said the Sheriff.
Wratchford did not

CLAY, W.Va – The Clay County Commission supports action to force Black Diamond Power to sell to Appalachian Power Company.
The commission filed a letter with the Public Service Commission on September 30 voicing its concern that BDP is attempting to change course on a potential sale. The PSC ordered Black Diamond and APCo to set a timeline for sale at a hearing on September 21.
“The Clay County Commission wants to make its position absolutely clear. We strongly support and urge the Public

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — An ongoing evaluation of positions that are currently vacant at West Virginia University is now looking at positions that may not be filled in the near future.
Beverly Wendland
WVU Provost Beverly Wendland addressed the WVU Faculty Senate Monday. She said an academic review of vacant positions from the more than two dozen university departments will not result in a full hiring freeze.
“Given that some searches are moving forward, it should be clear that we are not in a hiring

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–Some hope West Virginia hasn’t black balled itself against futrue nuclear energy operations
–WVU is examining all vacant positions and evaluating if they should be filled
–A 10-year consolidation plan in Fayette County is finally complete
–In Sports; WVU’s Rich Rodriguez and Marshall’s Tony Gibson evaluate what needs to be improved for their teams heading into the weekend
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