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Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–Changes are coming for those who get Medicaid coverage in West Virginia
–A public swearing in for the newest member of the state Supreme Court
–A drive-by shooting trial in Charleston continues today
–In Sports: The latest MetroNews Power Poll in high school football is out
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University Global Health Program, WVU Health Sciences, welcomed Dr. Rahul Gupta to deliver keynote remarks Monday for Global Health Week 2025, “Health Without Borders: Innovation, Access, and the Future of Global Health.”
Dr. Rahul Gupta
Gupta, the former West Virginia health officer, is currently president of a $5 billion AI-driven technology company. From 2021 to 2025, he was the first medical doctor to be selected to lead the White House Office of

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A man is dead after an officer-involved shooting Berkeley County.
Deputies say David Andrew Browne, 29, of Martinsburg, was shot and killed Sunday by deputies after he attacked one of the deputies with a hatchet.
Investigators said Browne had attacked a woman in her driveway early Sunday morning. He then returned home on Jenny Wren Drive where he was destroying property in his own home that he shared with his mother.
Deputies said Browne was naked at both locations.
Deputies

BURNSVILLE, W.Va. — A Huntington man is dead after wrecking his motorcycle on Interstate 79 in Braxton County.
State police said Chad Carpenter, 50, was traveling alone Sunday afternoon when he lost control of his bike southbound between the Burnsville and Flatwood exits at around 4:30 p.m.
Carpenter’s bike went off the western edge of the interstate and slammed into a guardrail. Troopers said died at the scene of the wreck.
The investigation into the wreck is ongoing.
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SUTTON, W.Va. — State police are investigating the discovery of a man’s body in the Elk River.
Fishermen spotted the body in the water near near Shiloh Church.
The state Medical Examiner’s Office performed an autopsy Monday.
Troopers said the focus of their investigation was the positive identification of the victim.
Anyone with information related to this case is urged to contact the West Virginia State Police Sutton Detachment at 304-765-2101.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — New state Supreme Court Justice Thomas Ewing says he considers himself a frog on a fence post. He says many have helped him get where he is today.
Justice Thomas Ewing
Ewing was formally sworn-in Monday afternoon during an investiture ceremony in the Supreme Court courtroom at the state capitol.
Ewing, previously a circuit judge in Fayette County, said he decided to get out of his comfort zone earlier this year when former Justice Beth Walker retired.
“I had a guaranteed

CHARLESTON, W.Va – The trial is underway for one of the men charged in connection with a 2024 shooting near the Shawnee Sports Complex in Dunbar that left families fleeing in fear.
Kaden Bowman appeared before Kanawha County Circuit Judge Maryclaire Akers on Monday, charged with wanton endangerment involving a firearm after he allegedly was part of a drive-by shooting on Smoot Avenue in Dunbar.
During opening statements, Kanawha County assistant prosecuting attorney Madison Tuck argued that

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Despite the federal government shutdown, the Canyon Rim and Sandstone visitors centers within the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve are open today. Governor Patrick Morrisey and state Tourism Secretary Chelsea Ruby last week announced the state would cover the costs of keeping those facilities open as the government is halted in Washington D.C.
The announcement was a huge boost to the Friends of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. Executive Director Boog