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Speaker 1 (00:02):
This is Metro News this morning, bringing you this morning's
biggest news headlines from across the state.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Good Thursday morning to you. Jeff Jenkins with you this
morning on Metro News this morning. It is October sixteenth,
twenty twenty five, and this is Metro News for forty years,
the voice of West Virginia. Over the next couple of
minutes because you updated on news, weather, and sports, and
Hoppey Kerchievo is by with the commentary on this Thursday morning.
Thanks for joining us. Time to get our first update
(00:32):
from the Metro News anchor desk of news. What's going
on across the state of West Virginia. Monti gay County
residents once again expressing concern about tomorrow transmission line plan
to enter the area from Pennsylvania on It's the Way
to Virginia. A public meeting last night brought out several
dozen residents. David Kelly lives at Cheat Lake.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
We have an existing high power power line going through
our property now and we don't want them to come
to you there and widen that and take more.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
Of our profit.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
Montgaye County Delegate David McCormick says the concerns being expressed
haven't let up.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
No, I'm not surprised. I thought it was a good crowd.
Speaker 4 (01:10):
I've been to three of these and there's been a
good crowd every time the community is rally around this is.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
Now developers have posted their preferred route with the State
Public Service Commission. Read more about last night's meeting at
wv metrodus dot com. The Clay County Commission wants the
State Public Service Commission to investigate Black Diamond Power Now.
Speaker 5 (01:30):
This comes just a day after the PSC listened to
Clay County residents during a public hearing regarding Black Diamond's
request for a one point two million dollar increase. That
increase would bump up the month we built for the
average residential customer by about eleven dollars a month. The
Commission wants an investigation of the utility because dozens of
residents have complained about poor service, unusual power surges, and
(01:50):
erratic and inconsistent billing. Commission President Joyce Johnson.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
One lady had a bill who her bill's normally three
hundred dollars, and then she gets a new one that
was eleven hundred dollars, and then the next month it
was back down to three hundred dollars. So, yeah, the
customers are really complaining about the rates as they already have.
Speaker 5 (02:09):
I'm Aaron Parker for wv Metronews dot com.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
Stay Public Service Commission is scheduled virtual and in person
hearings on a rate case from Hope Gas, where that
utility is seeking an eighty million dollar increase in rates.
Of public hearing schedule for November three, both online and
in Charleston. The PSC will begin an evidentiarry hearing on
the case the next day. A court case focusing on
a Kanawh County mother's attempt to get her child a
(02:32):
religious exemption from the school entry vaccination requirements, we'll have
to wait another day for a hearing. Wednesday's scheduled hearing
didn't take place because the mother didn't show up. Knnawu
County Circus Judge Richard Lindsay says he'll give her another
chance to do so.
Speaker 6 (02:45):
I do think it's important that parties have an opportunity
that have filed to have an opportunity to be heard
by any court in West Virginia, in all courts.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
Now, Lindsay has reset the Kanawk County hearing for tomorrow morning.
Anti Trump No King's rallies returned Saturday in many states.
One's being planned for Charleston, including a march through the
downtown and rally at the state capitol. Charleston Pastor Marlon
Collins is one of the organizers. He says he and
the others are trying to open some eyes.
Speaker 7 (03:15):
You need to give people organized to vote during the
mid terms, but even beyond that, I just I don't know.
For someone who fought for this country and chose to
I just it breaks my heart to see like where
we are now, not just politically but socially.
Speaker 2 (03:34):
President Donald Trump has garnered about seventy percent of the
vote in West Virginia each time he's been on the
ballot for president. The federal government shutdown continues, with another
vote on a funding resolution expected later today in the
US Senate. US Senator Shelimore Capito scheduled to update West
Virginia reporters later today. Army veteran Webster County Resident Gregory
(03:54):
Watt is now officially a member of the House of Delegates.
He was appointed recently by Governor Patrick Moore Or and
was sworn into the House on Wednesday during the ceremony
in the House Chamber represents the forty eight delegate district
as parts of Webster and Greenboro Counties. Meanwhile, Governor Morrisey
has announced a number of board and commission appointments. Among
those announcements, Beckley attorney Donnie Lee Atkins is going to
(04:18):
be a member of the Parole Board, and Captain Richard
Stevenson and of the State Police will be a member
of the Consolidated Public Retirement Board. South Charleston police have
yet to release the names of those who were part
of a deadly crash that happened on US Route one
nineteen near Childress Road Wednesday morning. A driver died after
a northbound vehicle went through the median and slammed into
a southbound box truck. One of the drivers died not
(04:40):
long after that crash. Developers of the Appalachian Outlaw Trails
in eastern Kannak County say the possibilities are endless. Ground
was broken Friday or ground was broken Wednesday. That is
on a welcome center and campground a few miles up
the mountain from Riverside High School. Co owner Eric Larch
says a project like this will spur economic growth.
Speaker 5 (04:58):
The huge component to me is the and homic development
of this end of the county.
Speaker 8 (05:01):
It has been very to pray from coal and has
seen a pretty large downturn on this end, and we're
excited that there's going to be businesses and opportunities to
grow alongside us.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Plans are to have trails for twenty five thousand square
acres of property. There's a frost advisory in effect for
the each Eastern Mountains in eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
until nine this morning, Temperatures overnight dipping to around the
freezing mark. A few areas we'll go into the freeze
warning for early Friday morning. Good Thursday morning to you,
(05:33):
Thanks for joining us this morning. Coming up in our backgrounder,
we'll take a look at a big tourism weekend in
West Virginia. That and more is next Good Morning.
Speaker 4 (05:45):
The high school football season continues Friday night, presented by Gomar.
You can watch Princeton and Beckley, Montcalm against Greenbrier, West,
Parker's Burg South at Morgantown, Scott and Roane County, and
Windfield versus Shady Spring, All on Metro News TV. Brought
to you by the Thrasher. Grew Marshall University and on
Mountaineer Challenge Academy strained the action live on Metro News Television,
(06:08):
down one of the free Metro News Television app or
visit wvmetronewstv dot com for more information.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
Premiering October twenty third on Metro News Television, Peak Health,
Your doctors built it, your neighbors love it, and your
friends at Hope Gas present episode three of State of Minds.
Tony Coreedi visits with Paul of Fame coach Don Neeland.
Did you ever think you'd hit ninety?
Speaker 6 (06:31):
No, It's amazing.
Speaker 9 (06:32):
How fast to go?
Speaker 1 (06:33):
State of Minds Episode three coming to Metro News TV
October twenty third at seven thirty pm, presented by Hope
Gas and Peak Health with support from Greer Industries, only
on the Metro News Television app.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
Thanks for joining us on this Thursday morning. I'm Jeff
Jenkins Daniel Woods coming up with sports in just a
couple of moments in our Metro News backgrounder this morning.
This weekend will arguably be the biggest tours in weekend
of the fall in Westfregt with the forty six Bridge
Day at the New River Gors Bridge in Fayette County.
It comes as a turning of the LEAs which got
off to a slow start, are starting to turn the
(07:08):
corner into higher elevations. Stay towards them. Secretary Chelsea Ruby
says this doesn't just have to be a weekend for
out of state residents coming here. It'd be a great
weekend for in state residents. More from Ruby. In our background,
I think a couple.
Speaker 9 (07:20):
Of years ago, I would have told you people on
the outside are surprised because all of our research was
showing us that, you know, people outside of West Virginia
didn't know. But the longer I'm in this job, the
more that I'm thinking about it. It's West Virginians. We
don't think about what's in our backyard. I mean I
was talking to the governor the other day and we
were talking about dark skies, which is another thing that
I think those of us who live here don't think
(07:41):
about our skies being dark. I mean I tried to
explain this to my seven year old and she was
totally confused, like, how are the skies darker here than
in other places? But they are, And so there's things
like that. The Fall foliage. I mean, we're the third
most forested state and we're just used to it. We're
just used to it all. So my challenge all West
Virginians is to be appreciative of your state and go
(08:03):
out and explore this fall. Some years I come up
with new like fun facts about this date, but this
one is something that is scientifically proven. So there's a group,
the International Dark Sky Association, and they go around and
actually designate dark sky locations all over the world, and
they have recognized West Virginia for a couple of spots
that are particularly dark.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
State tours a secretary Chelsea Ruby. A Thursday Morning sports
update is here and here is Daniel Woods. Go morning, Daniel,
Good morning, Jeff.
Speaker 8 (08:38):
The state High school golf tournament is in the books
for all four classes. Hurricane is the first ever class
quad A team champion, Redskins Carson Odell also won the
individual title and says it was a dogfight to take
home that team championship.
Speaker 10 (08:53):
It's intense. Washington Chilences then they're a great team and
led by Tommy Evans's committed to junior, so that's impressive.
And then teams like Cavil Mainland and Willing Park and
Gida on thehim forget, but all those teams that any
given moment can shoot a score that can win.
Speaker 8 (09:09):
In Class Triple A, Shady Spring won the team championship
and the individual title went to Princeton's McCartney Hinkel. Midland
Trail swept in Double A, winning the team championship, while
Jacob Brown was the low individual and Charleston Catholic pulled
off the same feat in Class A Will Groose winning
the individual title. The latest Big Twelve injury report is
not a promising one for WVU ahead of its football
(09:31):
game Saturday, with UCF quarterback Jalen Henderson as well as
running back Ty Edwards are listed as out for the
trip to Orlando. Defensive lineman Hammond Russell is doubtful and
safety Fred Perry is probable. Head coach Rich Rodriguez announced
earlier this week that linebacker Ashton Woods is out for
the season. With Edwards out on Saturday, de Or Hubbard
(09:51):
is in line to start again at running back. He
says he's taken advantage of opportunities presented to him with
other backs out due to injury.
Speaker 1 (09:58):
I want to say it was hard to be patient.
Speaker 7 (10:00):
Honestly, I was just waiting for an opportunity and when
the opportunity arise, that's a good and went to my
best ability.
Speaker 8 (10:07):
WVU and UCF kickoff Saturday at one. Marshall is moving
on to Texas State after its big win over Old
Dominion this past Saturday. Defensive lineman Jamal Wis says the
Herd is focused on getting the job done again.
Speaker 4 (10:19):
Just go up, But I feel like it's more detailed.
We we bigger on the details, just trying to keep
building off of that.
Speaker 11 (10:25):
Just the details, that's really the main thing.
Speaker 8 (10:27):
Marshall and Texas State kickoff Saturday at three point thirty.
The WV women's soccer team back in action tonight in
Big Twelve Conference play, starting a two game road trip
against Kansas and Kansas State head coach Nikki Izzo Brown
says they're focused on what's in front of them.
Speaker 11 (10:42):
It's one game at a time, and we know Kansas
they're the raining Big Twelve Tournament champs, so we know
what they're capable of. In case State's having a great year,
So we don't take anything lightly and we just have
to make sure we do take it.
Speaker 5 (10:55):
One game at a time.
Speaker 8 (10:57):
The Mountaineers are currently tied for second place in the
Big Twelve Conference. It's the Toronto Blue Jays back in
the fight in the American League Championship Series, beating the
Seattle Mariners thirteen to four. That series now two to
one in favor of Seattle. Game four tonight at eight
thirty three, the National League Series chefs to Los Angeles
as the Dodgers lead the Milwaukee Brewers two to nothing,
first pitch at six oh eight.
Speaker 2 (11:17):
Thanks Daniel. Remember you can catch all of the scores
from all of the high school football games across the
state Friday night at our website wv metronews dot com
and high School Game Night begins at nine thirty or
after your local broadcast. This is Metro News This Morning
for Thursday Morning, October sixteenth, twenty twenty five. I'm Jeff
Jenkins on Metro News for forty years. The voice of
(11:38):
West Virginia and the voice of Metro News is Hopey
Kerchival Jeff.
Speaker 12 (11:42):
West Virginia is at a legal and moral crossroads on
childhood immanizations, and Governor Patrick Marsey put us here. Morrissey's
executive order upon taking office earlier this year, said the
state's Equal Protection for Religion Act passed in twenty twenty
three gives parents the power who opt out of the
vaccinations due to reasons of faith. However, the state Board
(12:05):
of Education supports the long standing immanization law, which allows
for exemptions only for medical reasons, and it has instructed
county boards of education to follow the law. Parents on
both sides have taken the issue to local circuit courts,
and the outcomes have been mixed. In Raleigh County, Judge
Michael Froebole has attempted to combine the cases of more
(12:25):
than five hundred seventy families, and last week he held
two days of hearings. Sometimes confusing an occasional conflicting testimony
did produce moments of clarity when, in particular came from
state epidemiologist Shannon McBee. She was asked that since the
religious freedom law was passed in twenty twenty three, why
(12:45):
didn't the state Bureau of Public Health develop a religious
exemption process.
Speaker 1 (12:50):
Then she answered.
Speaker 12 (12:51):
Succinctly, quote, because government has a compelling interest in public health.
And when asked why the Health Department did not offer
religious exemptions in twenty twenty four, she said, quote, because
we have the strongest vaccination law in the country. On
follow up questions, McBee testified the agency instituted a religious
exemption only after Warisey issued his executive order. She also
(13:16):
told the court that the health agency simply told parents
it would not enforce the compulsory immunization law because the
governor ordered them to disregard it. It is indeed chilling
when a chief executive believes he has the authority to
tell a state agency to ignore the law. Now, all
this may be sorted out when Judge Froebel issues his
decision next month, But meanwhile more cases are being heard
(13:39):
in county circuit courts while the judge's decision is pending. Confusing,
absolutely and also unnecessary. Earlier this year, the West Virginia
legislature failed to amend the state's munization law to include
religious exemptions. Therefore, the existing statute, which allows only for
medical exemptions, remains intact. Meanwhile, more cases of measles are
(14:02):
cropping up across the country. In pr reported this week,
quote the US has now confirmed one thousand, five hundred
sixty three cases this year, according to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, the highest annual number in more
than three decades. In South Carolina, one hundred fifty three
unvaccinated students exposed to measles are quarantining. There's a growing
(14:24):
measles outbreak in border areas of Arizona and Utsaw. In
PR reports, nearly all of the cases occurred in people
who were not vaccinated. Six required hospitalizations. Health officials warn
that as vaccinations slip, there will be an increasing number
of cases of the highly infectious disease. According to the CDC,
(14:44):
one person with measles can infect twelve to eighteen unvaccinated individuals.
Morrissey's legally questionable executive order undermines the existing and effective
vaccine requirements for West Virginia school children. By doing so,
is open the door to myriad legal challenges that are
producing a hodgepodge of outcomes while increasing the health risk
(15:06):
to our children.
Speaker 2 (15:08):
Jeff thanks hop You can read his commentary right now
at wv metronews dot com. Across the state of West
Virginia today at Chile Starred. In some areas where there's
been a frost advisory this morning, We're going to warm
up though today into the upper sixties to low seventies,
may get low seventies in some places. But mainly the sixties.
(15:28):
Today a little cooler weather as we head into the
end of the workweek. Thanks for joining us today. For
Hobby Kerchible and Daniel Woods, I'm Jeff Jenkins. Have a
great day.
Speaker 1 (15:38):
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This is Metro News this morning, bringing you this morning's
biggest news headlines from across the state.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Good Thursday morning to you. Jeff Jenkins with you this
morning on Metro News this morning. It is October sixteenth,
twenty twenty five, and this is Metro News for forty years,
the voice of West Virginia. Over the next couple of
minutes because you updated on news, weather, and sports, and
Hoppey Kerchievo is by with the commentary on this Thursday morning.
Thanks for joining us. Time to get our first update
(00:32):
from the Metro News anchor desk of news. What's going
on across the state of West Virginia. Monti gay County
residents once again expressing concern about tomorrow transmission line plan
to enter the area from Pennsylvania on It's the Way
to Virginia. A public meeting last night brought out several
dozen residents. David Kelly lives at Cheat Lake.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
We have an existing high power power line going through
our property now and we don't want them to come
to you there and widen that and take more.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
Of our profit.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
Montgaye County Delegate David McCormick says the concerns being expressed
haven't let up.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
No, I'm not surprised. I thought it was a good crowd.
Speaker 4 (01:10):
I've been to three of these and there's been a
good crowd every time the community is rally around this is.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
Now developers have posted their preferred route with the State
Public Service Commission. Read more about last night's meeting at
wv metrodus dot com. The Clay County Commission wants the
State Public Service Commission to investigate Black Diamond Power Now.
Speaker 5 (01:30):
This comes just a day after the PSC listened to
Clay County residents during a public hearing regarding Black Diamond's
request for a one point two million dollar increase. That
increase would bump up the month we built for the
average residential customer by about eleven dollars a month. The
Commission wants an investigation of the utility because dozens of
residents have complained about poor service, unusual power surges, and
(01:50):
erratic and inconsistent billing. Commission President Joyce Johnson.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
One lady had a bill who her bill's normally three
hundred dollars, and then she gets a new one that
was eleven hundred dollars, and then the next month it
was back down to three hundred dollars. So, yeah, the
customers are really complaining about the rates as they already have.
Speaker 5 (02:09):
I'm Aaron Parker for wv Metronews dot com.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
Stay Public Service Commission is scheduled virtual and in person
hearings on a rate case from Hope Gas, where that
utility is seeking an eighty million dollar increase in rates.
Of public hearing schedule for November three, both online and
in Charleston. The PSC will begin an evidentiarry hearing on
the case the next day. A court case focusing on
a Kanawh County mother's attempt to get her child a
(02:32):
religious exemption from the school entry vaccination requirements, we'll have
to wait another day for a hearing. Wednesday's scheduled hearing
didn't take place because the mother didn't show up. Knnawu
County Circus Judge Richard Lindsay says he'll give her another
chance to do so.
Speaker 6 (02:45):
I do think it's important that parties have an opportunity
that have filed to have an opportunity to be heard
by any court in West Virginia, in all courts.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
Now, Lindsay has reset the Kanawk County hearing for tomorrow morning.
Anti Trump No King's rallies returned Saturday in many states.
One's being planned for Charleston, including a march through the
downtown and rally at the state capitol. Charleston Pastor Marlon
Collins is one of the organizers. He says he and
the others are trying to open some eyes.
Speaker 7 (03:15):
You need to give people organized to vote during the
mid terms, but even beyond that, I just I don't know.
For someone who fought for this country and chose to
I just it breaks my heart to see like where
we are now, not just politically but socially.
Speaker 2 (03:34):
President Donald Trump has garnered about seventy percent of the
vote in West Virginia each time he's been on the
ballot for president. The federal government shutdown continues, with another
vote on a funding resolution expected later today in the
US Senate. US Senator Shelimore Capito scheduled to update West
Virginia reporters later today. Army veteran Webster County Resident Gregory
(03:54):
Watt is now officially a member of the House of Delegates.
He was appointed recently by Governor Patrick Moore Or and
was sworn into the House on Wednesday during the ceremony
in the House Chamber represents the forty eight delegate district
as parts of Webster and Greenboro Counties. Meanwhile, Governor Morrisey
has announced a number of board and commission appointments. Among
those announcements, Beckley attorney Donnie Lee Atkins is going to
(04:18):
be a member of the Parole Board, and Captain Richard
Stevenson and of the State Police will be a member
of the Consolidated Public Retirement Board. South Charleston police have
yet to release the names of those who were part
of a deadly crash that happened on US Route one
nineteen near Childress Road Wednesday morning. A driver died after
a northbound vehicle went through the median and slammed into
a southbound box truck. One of the drivers died not
(04:40):
long after that crash. Developers of the Appalachian Outlaw Trails
in eastern Kannak County say the possibilities are endless. Ground
was broken Friday or ground was broken Wednesday. That is
on a welcome center and campground a few miles up
the mountain from Riverside High School. Co owner Eric Larch
says a project like this will spur economic growth.
Speaker 5 (04:58):
The huge component to me is the and homic development
of this end of the county.
Speaker 8 (05:01):
It has been very to pray from coal and has
seen a pretty large downturn on this end, and we're
excited that there's going to be businesses and opportunities to
grow alongside us.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Plans are to have trails for twenty five thousand square
acres of property. There's a frost advisory in effect for
the each Eastern Mountains in eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
until nine this morning, Temperatures overnight dipping to around the
freezing mark. A few areas we'll go into the freeze
warning for early Friday morning. Good Thursday morning to you,
(05:33):
Thanks for joining us this morning. Coming up in our backgrounder,
we'll take a look at a big tourism weekend in
West Virginia. That and more is next Good Morning.
Speaker 4 (05:45):
The high school football season continues Friday night, presented by Gomar.
You can watch Princeton and Beckley, Montcalm against Greenbrier, West,
Parker's Burg South at Morgantown, Scott and Roane County, and
Windfield versus Shady Spring, All on Metro News TV. Brought
to you by the Thrasher. Grew Marshall University and on
Mountaineer Challenge Academy strained the action live on Metro News Television,
(06:08):
down one of the free Metro News Television app or
visit wvmetronewstv dot com for more information.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
Premiering October twenty third on Metro News Television, Peak Health,
Your doctors built it, your neighbors love it, and your
friends at Hope Gas present episode three of State of Minds.
Tony Coreedi visits with Paul of Fame coach Don Neeland.
Did you ever think you'd hit ninety?
Speaker 6 (06:31):
No, It's amazing.
Speaker 9 (06:32):
How fast to go?
Speaker 1 (06:33):
State of Minds Episode three coming to Metro News TV
October twenty third at seven thirty pm, presented by Hope
Gas and Peak Health with support from Greer Industries, only
on the Metro News Television app.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
Thanks for joining us on this Thursday morning. I'm Jeff
Jenkins Daniel Woods coming up with sports in just a
couple of moments in our Metro News backgrounder this morning.
This weekend will arguably be the biggest tours in weekend
of the fall in Westfregt with the forty six Bridge
Day at the New River Gors Bridge in Fayette County.
It comes as a turning of the LEAs which got
off to a slow start, are starting to turn the
(07:08):
corner into higher elevations. Stay towards them. Secretary Chelsea Ruby
says this doesn't just have to be a weekend for
out of state residents coming here. It'd be a great
weekend for in state residents. More from Ruby. In our background,
I think a couple.
Speaker 9 (07:20):
Of years ago, I would have told you people on
the outside are surprised because all of our research was
showing us that, you know, people outside of West Virginia
didn't know. But the longer I'm in this job, the
more that I'm thinking about it. It's West Virginians. We
don't think about what's in our backyard. I mean I
was talking to the governor the other day and we
were talking about dark skies, which is another thing that
I think those of us who live here don't think
(07:41):
about our skies being dark. I mean I tried to
explain this to my seven year old and she was
totally confused, like, how are the skies darker here than
in other places? But they are, And so there's things
like that. The Fall foliage. I mean, we're the third
most forested state and we're just used to it. We're
just used to it all. So my challenge all West
Virginians is to be appreciative of your state and go
(08:03):
out and explore this fall. Some years I come up
with new like fun facts about this date, but this
one is something that is scientifically proven. So there's a group,
the International Dark Sky Association, and they go around and
actually designate dark sky locations all over the world, and
they have recognized West Virginia for a couple of spots
that are particularly dark.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
State tours a secretary Chelsea Ruby. A Thursday Morning sports
update is here and here is Daniel Woods. Go morning, Daniel,
Good morning, Jeff.
Speaker 8 (08:38):
The state High school golf tournament is in the books
for all four classes. Hurricane is the first ever class
quad A team champion, Redskins Carson Odell also won the
individual title and says it was a dogfight to take
home that team championship.
Speaker 10 (08:53):
It's intense. Washington Chilences then they're a great team and
led by Tommy Evans's committed to junior, so that's impressive.
And then teams like Cavil Mainland and Willing Park and
Gida on thehim forget, but all those teams that any
given moment can shoot a score that can win.
Speaker 8 (09:09):
In Class Triple A, Shady Spring won the team championship
and the individual title went to Princeton's McCartney Hinkel. Midland
Trail swept in Double A, winning the team championship, while
Jacob Brown was the low individual and Charleston Catholic pulled
off the same feat in Class A Will Groose winning
the individual title. The latest Big Twelve injury report is
not a promising one for WVU ahead of its football
(09:31):
game Saturday, with UCF quarterback Jalen Henderson as well as
running back Ty Edwards are listed as out for the
trip to Orlando. Defensive lineman Hammond Russell is doubtful and
safety Fred Perry is probable. Head coach Rich Rodriguez announced
earlier this week that linebacker Ashton Woods is out for
the season. With Edwards out on Saturday, de Or Hubbard
(09:51):
is in line to start again at running back. He
says he's taken advantage of opportunities presented to him with
other backs out due to injury.
Speaker 1 (09:58):
I want to say it was hard to be patient.
Speaker 7 (10:00):
Honestly, I was just waiting for an opportunity and when
the opportunity arise, that's a good and went to my
best ability.
Speaker 8 (10:07):
WVU and UCF kickoff Saturday at one. Marshall is moving
on to Texas State after its big win over Old
Dominion this past Saturday. Defensive lineman Jamal Wis says the
Herd is focused on getting the job done again.
Speaker 4 (10:19):
Just go up, But I feel like it's more detailed.
We we bigger on the details, just trying to keep
building off of that.
Speaker 11 (10:25):
Just the details, that's really the main thing.
Speaker 8 (10:27):
Marshall and Texas State kickoff Saturday at three point thirty.
The WV women's soccer team back in action tonight in
Big Twelve Conference play, starting a two game road trip
against Kansas and Kansas State head coach Nikki Izzo Brown
says they're focused on what's in front of them.
Speaker 11 (10:42):
It's one game at a time, and we know Kansas
they're the raining Big Twelve Tournament champs, so we know
what they're capable of. In case State's having a great year,
So we don't take anything lightly and we just have
to make sure we do take it.
Speaker 5 (10:55):
One game at a time.
Speaker 8 (10:57):
The Mountaineers are currently tied for second place in the
Big Twelve Conference. It's the Toronto Blue Jays back in
the fight in the American League Championship Series, beating the
Seattle Mariners thirteen to four. That series now two to
one in favor of Seattle. Game four tonight at eight
thirty three, the National League Series chefs to Los Angeles
as the Dodgers lead the Milwaukee Brewers two to nothing,
first pitch at six oh eight.
Speaker 2 (11:17):
Thanks Daniel. Remember you can catch all of the scores
from all of the high school football games across the
state Friday night at our website wv metronews dot com
and high School Game Night begins at nine thirty or
after your local broadcast. This is Metro News This Morning
for Thursday Morning, October sixteenth, twenty twenty five. I'm Jeff
Jenkins on Metro News for forty years. The voice of
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West Virginia and the voice of Metro News is Hopey
Kerchival Jeff.
Speaker 12 (11:42):
West Virginia is at a legal and moral crossroads on
childhood immanizations, and Governor Patrick Marsey put us here. Morrissey's
executive order upon taking office earlier this year, said the
state's Equal Protection for Religion Act passed in twenty twenty
three gives parents the power who opt out of the
vaccinations due to reasons of faith. However, the state Board
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of Education supports the long standing immanization law, which allows
for exemptions only for medical reasons, and it has instructed
county boards of education to follow the law. Parents on
both sides have taken the issue to local circuit courts,
and the outcomes have been mixed. In Raleigh County, Judge
Michael Froebole has attempted to combine the cases of more
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than five hundred seventy families, and last week he held
two days of hearings. Sometimes confusing an occasional conflicting testimony
did produce moments of clarity when, in particular came from
state epidemiologist Shannon McBee. She was asked that since the
religious freedom law was passed in twenty twenty three, why
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didn't the state Bureau of Public Health develop a religious
exemption process.
Speaker 1 (12:50):
Then she answered.
Speaker 12 (12:51):
Succinctly, quote, because government has a compelling interest in public health.
And when asked why the Health Department did not offer
religious exemptions in twenty twenty four, she said, quote, because
we have the strongest vaccination law in the country. On
follow up questions, McBee testified the agency instituted a religious
exemption only after Warisey issued his executive order. She also
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told the court that the health agency simply told parents
it would not enforce the compulsory immunization law because the
governor ordered them to disregard it. It is indeed chilling
when a chief executive believes he has the authority to
tell a state agency to ignore the law. Now, all
this may be sorted out when Judge Froebel issues his
decision next month, But meanwhile more cases are being heard
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in county circuit courts while the judge's decision is pending. Confusing,
absolutely and also unnecessary. Earlier this year, the West Virginia
legislature failed to amend the state's munization law to include
religious exemptions. Therefore, the existing statute, which allows only for
medical exemptions, remains intact. Meanwhile, more cases of measles are
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cropping up across the country. In pr reported this week,
quote the US has now confirmed one thousand, five hundred
sixty three cases this year, according to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, the highest annual number in more
than three decades. In South Carolina, one hundred fifty three
unvaccinated students exposed to measles are quarantining. There's a growing
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measles outbreak in border areas of Arizona and Utsaw. In
PR reports, nearly all of the cases occurred in people
who were not vaccinated. Six required hospitalizations. Health officials warn
that as vaccinations slip, there will be an increasing number
of cases of the highly infectious disease. According to the CDC,
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one person with measles can infect twelve to eighteen unvaccinated individuals.
Morrissey's legally questionable executive order undermines the existing and effective
vaccine requirements for West Virginia school children. By doing so,
is open the door to myriad legal challenges that are
producing a hodgepodge of outcomes while increasing the health risk
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to our children.
Speaker 2 (15:08):
Jeff thanks hop You can read his commentary right now
at wv metronews dot com. Across the state of West
Virginia today at Chile Starred. In some areas where there's
been a frost advisory this morning, We're going to warm
up though today into the upper sixties to low seventies,
may get low seventies in some places. But mainly the sixties.
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Today a little cooler weather as we head into the
end of the workweek. Thanks for joining us today. For
Hobby Kerchible and Daniel Woods, I'm Jeff Jenkins. Have a
great day.
Speaker 1 (15:38):
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