A WVU economist is not shocked by the state's dramatic population loss in the past decade. The trial of a man accused of a violent crime spree in Charleston is underway. More than 160 deaths in West Virginia initially blamed on Covid 19 have now been removed from the total. The Secretary of State is celebrates the ratification of the Constitutional change lowering the voting age from 21 to 18. In Sports, eight boys high school basketball teams punch their ticket to the state tourney and the girls are in state tournament play. Those stories and more in today's MetroNews This Morning podcast.