West Virginia MetroNews

West Virginia MetroNews is a radio network that broadcasts across various stations in West Virginia. It is owned by the West Virginia Radio Corporation and features a combination of news and talk programming. Previously, the network had the rights to provide live coverage of West Virginia University Mountaineers sports events, branding it as the "Mountaineer Sports Network," but these rights ended after the 2012-13 basketball season. Additionally, West Virginia MetroNews covers certain high school football and basketball games throughout the state.

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Reigning Miss West Virginia, Miss West Virginia's Teen reflect on past year

1 week ago | wvmetronews.com | Marsha Chwalik

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – A new Miss West Virginia and Miss West Virginia’s Teen will be crowned in Martinsburg Saturday night. This week the current titleholders sat down on Panhandle Live to reflect on their year. Miss West Virginia Jennifer Reuther, a Type 1 Diabetic, said one of her favorite memories from the past year was visiting Camp KnoKoma and talking to children, who like her, got a life-altering diagnosis at a young age.
Annual Foam at the Dome fundraising event returns to the Capital City this weekend

1 week ago | wvmetronews.com | Katherine Skeldon

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Get ready for a beer-filled Saturday at the Capitol in Charleston this weekend, and all for a good cause that puts money back into the community. The annual Foam at the Dome is back again with over 160 different varieties of craft beer from across more than 60 brands, whether brewed right here at home in the Appalachia, or those from all over the country.
A cohort of aspiring nurses sign onto program through WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals in Charleston

1 week ago | wvmetronews.com | Katherine Skeldon

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A cohort of aspiring nurses are putting their pens to paper and getting a reward of up to $25,000 dollars in exchange for a three-year work commitment in the field. WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals came together with BridgeValley Community & Technical College Thursday for a signing ceremony honoring the fifth cohort of nursing students accepted into the WVU Medicine Aspiring Nurses Program. Jennifer Morris was among the 11 cohorts entering into the program Thursday.
Berkeley County deputies make arrests in series of thefts at retail stores

1 week ago | wvmetronews.com | Marsha Chwalik

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Police in Berkeley County arrested two of four people they say had been part of a retail theft ring that stole from stores over a 48-hour period in West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina. That spree came to a halt for two of them in Martinsburg Wednesday night when Berkeley County sheriff’s deputies responded to a shoplifting complaint at the Target in the Retail Commons.
Three teenagers arrested in Berkeley County car heist

1 week ago | wvmetronews.com | Marsha Chwalik

INWOOD, W.Va. — Three teenagers face charges after another juvenile was robbed of his vehicle at gunpoint in Inwood Wednesday night. Berkeley County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the Sheetz off Winchester Avenue/Rt. 11 in Inwood around 8:30 p.m. where a victim told them he had been robbed of his vehicle and wallet after giving two young men ride.
Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin responds to Wheeling flood devastation

1 week ago | wvmetronews.com | Katherine Skeldon

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Before coming to Charleston to serve as Mayor, Amy Shuler Goodwin originally hails from the Wheeling area, and she said what has happened there with the devastating floods cuts particularly deep for her. As of Wednesday, the body of an eighth victim from the flooding event that occurred Saturday night and early Sunday morning was recovered, and more are currently being searched for.
Raleigh County Sheriff's Office to host first "You're Not Alone" event to help those struggling with addiction, mental health issues

1 week ago | wvmetronews.com | Katherine Skeldon

BECKLEY, W.Va. — The Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office is partnering up with various organizations to extend support out to those in the community who may need it the most. The sheriff’s office will host a community outreach event Wednesday night known as the “You’re Not Alone” event for those suffering from substance abuse or mental health issues to get the resources they need. The event will take place at the Sheetz along Robert C. Byrd Drive in Beckley from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m. Wednesday.
Community groups: Watch out for congressional changes to Medicaid and SNAP

1 week ago | wvmetronews.com | Brad McElhinny

A coalition of West Virginians urged the state’s senators to just say no to changes to federally funded medical and food support. The gathering at the Cabin Creek Health Systems clinic on Charleston’s West Side focused on the effects of proposed changes to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, called SNAP.
Some county, city employees choosing to observe Juneteenth despite Gov. Morrisey announcing state workers will not be getting the day off

1 week ago | wvmetronews.com | Katherine Skeldon

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There’s a little bit of conflicting circumstances currently taking place in the Mountain State surrounding the Juneteenth holiday. This comes after Governor Patrick Morrisey announced that he would not be giving state workers the day off this Thursday, June 19 for the federal holiday.
Attempted murder charges filed after Berkeley County shooting

1 week ago | wvmetronews.com | Marsha Chwalik

HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. — A man was shot and another charged with attempted murder after an incident early Tuesday morning in Berkeley County. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department tells The Panhandle News Network deputies were dispatched to the Rutters gas station on Hedgesivlle Road just after 3 a.m. for a reported shooting. A suspect, identified as 20-year-old Elias Michael Jenkins of Martinsburg, had reportedly fled the scene before law enforcement arrived. Deputies found him nearby.