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West Virginia knocks off No. 3 Gonzaga 86-78 in overtime in the Battle 4 Atlantis
Read full article: West Virginia knocks off No. 3 Gonzaga 86-78 in overtime in the Battle 4 AtlantisJavon Small scored five of his 31 points in overtime and Tucker DeVries added key free throws late in regulation and finished with 16 points as West Virginia beat No. 3 Gonzaga 86-78 in the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Becht, Hansen lead No. 11 Iowa State over West Virginia 28-16 for first 6-0 start since 1938
Read full article: Becht, Hansen lead No. 11 Iowa State over West Virginia 28-16 for first 6-0 start since 1938Carson Hansen rushed for three scores, Rocco Becht threw a touchdown pass and No. 11 Iowa State beat West Virginia 28-16.
Garrett Greene throws two late TD passes and West Virginia beats Kansas 32-28
Read full article: Garrett Greene throws two late TD passes and West Virginia beats Kansas 32-28Garrett Greene threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Rodney Gallagher with 26 seconds left to lift West Virginia to a 32-28 victory over Kansas in their Big 12 opener Saturday.
Allar throws for 3 TDs and No. 8 Penn State beats West Virginia 34-12 in lightning-delayed opener
Read full article: Allar throws for 3 TDs and No. 8 Penn State beats West Virginia 34-12 in lightning-delayed openerDrew Allar threw three touchdown passes in the second quarter and eighth-ranked Penn State beat West Virginia 34-12.
Senate primaries set up a marquee race in Maryland and a likely Republican flip in West Virginia
Read full article: Senate primaries set up a marquee race in Maryland and a likely Republican flip in West VirginiaRepublican voters have advanced strong Senate contenders in Maryland and West Virginia, giving the GOP a big boost in its push to claim control of Congress’ upper chamber.
More Republican states challenge new Title IX rules protecting LGBTQ+ students
Read full article: More Republican states challenge new Title IX rules protecting LGBTQ+ studentsAnother six Republican states are piling on to challenge the Biden administration’s newly expanded campus sexual assault rules, saying they overstep the president’s authority and undermine the Title IX anti-discrimination law.
West Virginia says it will appeal ruling that allowed transgender teen athlete to compete
Read full article: West Virginia says it will appeal ruling that allowed transgender teen athlete to competeWest Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says the state will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on an appeals court ruling that allowed a transgender athlete to compete on her middle school teams.
How the AP selects the college player and coach of the year winners
Read full article: How the AP selects the college player and coach of the year winnersThe Associated Press has announced its annual women's college basketball player and coach of the year awards and will announce the men's awards Friday.
Deadly severe weather roars through several states, spawning potential tornadoes
Read full article: Deadly severe weather roars through several states, spawning potential tornadoesThousands of homes and businesses are without power as severe weather roars through several states, causing at least one death and spawning possible tornados.
Caitlin Clark says she heard about the Big3 offer on social media but focus is on Iowa and Sweet 16
Read full article: Caitlin Clark says she heard about the Big3 offer on social media but focus is on Iowa and Sweet 16Caitlin Clark said she found out about the Big3’s offer to play for the 3-on-3 men’s basketball league over social media.
Clark scores 32 as top seed Iowa survives to top West Virginia, 64-54
Read full article: Clark scores 32 as top seed Iowa survives to top West Virginia, 64-54Caitlin Clark scored 32 points and No. 1 seed Iowa survived one of its worst offensive performances of the season to beat No. 8 seed West Virginia 64-54 on Monday night in a women’s NCAA Tournament second-round game.
Darian DeVries named men's basketball coach at West Virginia after 6 seasons at Drake
Read full article: Darian DeVries named men's basketball coach at West Virginia after 6 seasons at DrakeWest Virginia has tapped Drake men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries to move the Mountaineers past one of the ugliest years in school history.
Female representation remains low in US statehouses, particularly Democrats in the South
Read full article: Female representation remains low in US statehouses, particularly Democrats in the SouthNearly 130 years since the first three women were elected to state legislative offices in the U.S., women remain massively underrepresented in state legislatures.
Half of US states join GOP lawsuits challenging new EPA rule on deadly soot pollution
Read full article: Half of US states join GOP lawsuits challenging new EPA rule on deadly soot pollutionTwenty-five Republican-led states have joined lawsuits challenging a new Biden administration rule that sets tougher standards for deadly soot pollution.
Virginia bank delays plans to auction land at resort owned by West Virginia governor's family
Read full article: Virginia bank delays plans to auction land at resort owned by West Virginia governor's familyA Virginia bank says it will delay plans to auction off land at West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s posh resort in an attempt to recover more than $300 million on defaulted business loans by the governor’s family.
Bill decriminalizing drug test strips in opioid-devastated West Virginia heads to governor
Read full article: Bill decriminalizing drug test strips in opioid-devastated West Virginia heads to governorA bill that would decriminalize all the strips used to test deadly drugs now goes to West Virginia's governor.
RaeQuan Battle, Pat Suemnick lead West Virginia over No. 3 Kansas 91-85
Read full article: RaeQuan Battle, Pat Suemnick lead West Virginia over No. 3 Kansas 91-85RaeQuan Battle scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Pat Suemnick added a career-high 20 points and West Virginia beat No. 3 Kansas 91-85.
Houston, the lone unbeaten team in college hoops, jumps Kansas to No. 2 in AP Top 25 behind Purdue
Read full article: Houston, the lone unbeaten team in college hoops, jumps Kansas to No. 2 in AP Top 25 behind PurduePurdue is still atop the AP Top 25 but Houston has jumped Kansas into second place as the last unbeaten team in Division I men’s college basketball.
Garrett Greene helps West Virginia beat North Carolina 30-10 in the Duke's Mayo Bowl
Read full article: Garrett Greene helps West Virginia beat North Carolina 30-10 in the Duke's Mayo BowlGarrett Greene threw for 204 yards and a touchdown, Beanie Bishop Jr. returned a punt 78 yards for a score and West Virginia closed a season in which it exceeded expectations with a 30-10 victory over North Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl.
White supremacist sentenced for threatening jury and witnesses at synagogue shooter's trial
Read full article: White supremacist sentenced for threatening jury and witnesses at synagogue shooter's trialA self-proclaimed white supremacist has been sentenced for making online threats toward the jury and witnesses at the trial of a man who killed 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue.
NCAA athletes who've transferred multiple times can play through the spring semester, judge rules
Read full article: NCAA athletes who've transferred multiple times can play through the spring semester, judge rulesCollege athletes who have transferred multiple times but were denied the chance to compete can now play through the remainder of the academic year.
College athletes who transfer twice can play, for now, after a judge sets aside NCAA transfer rule
Read full article: College athletes who transfer twice can play, for now, after a judge sets aside NCAA transfer ruleCollege athletes who were denied the chance to play immediately after transferring a second time can return to competition, for now.
West Virginia places anti-abortion pregnancy center coalition at the helm of $1M grant program
Read full article: West Virginia places anti-abortion pregnancy center coalition at the helm of $1M grant programA West Virginia coalition that helps support a network of anti-abortion pregnancy centers in the state is receiving $1 million to distribute to organizations committed to encouraging people not to end their pregnancies.
Jahiem White and Garrett Greene run wild in West Virginia's 42-21 romp over Cincinnati
Read full article: Jahiem White and Garrett Greene run wild in West Virginia's 42-21 romp over CincinnatiFreshman Jahiem White rushed for a season-high 204 yards, Garrett Greene ran for a career-high 154 and the pair combined for five touchdowns in West Virginia's 42-21 win over Cincinnati.
West Virginia forward Akok Akok released from hospital after collapsing on court during exhibition
Read full article: West Virginia forward Akok Akok released from hospital after collapsing on court during exhibitionWest Virginia forward Akok Akok has been released from a hospital where he was taken after collapsing on the court during an exhibition game.
West Virginia forward Akok Akok hospitalized, stable after collapsing on court during exhibition
Read full article: West Virginia forward Akok Akok hospitalized, stable after collapsing on court during exhibitionWest Virginia forward Akok Akok has been hospitalized and is stable after collapsing on the court during a charity exhibition game.
Gordon romps for 282 yards, 4 TDs, Oklahoma State outlasts West Virginia 48-34
Read full article: Gordon romps for 282 yards, 4 TDs, Oklahoma State outlasts West Virginia 48-34Ollie Gordon II rushed for a career-high 282 yards and scored four touchdowns to lead Oklahoma State to a 48-34 victory over West Virginia.
Biden awards $7 billion for clean hydrogen hubs across the country to help replace fossil fuels
Read full article: Biden awards $7 billion for clean hydrogen hubs across the country to help replace fossil fuelsThe Biden administration has selected clean-energy projects from Pennsylvania to California for a $7 billion program to kickstart development and production of hydrogen fuel.
White House poised to announce winners of competition to produce hydrogen fuel
Read full article: White House poised to announce winners of competition to produce hydrogen fuelThe White House is poised to announce the winners of a $7 billion federal competition to produce and deliver hydrogen fuel, a key component of its clean energy program.
Appeals court takes up transgender health coverage case likely headed to Supreme Court
Read full article: Appeals court takes up transgender health coverage case likely headed to Supreme CourtA federal appeals court is considering cases out of North Carolina and West Virginia that could have significant implications on whether individual states are required to cover health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance.
Communities across Appalachia band together for first-ever 13-state Narcan distribution event
Read full article: Communities across Appalachia band together for first-ever 13-state Narcan distribution eventAn effort to destigmatize the use of overdose reversal drugs that started as a pilot in two West Virginia counties has expanded to all thirteen states in Appalachia this year.
Hudson Clement has 177 receiving yards, 3 TDs in college debut, West Virginia beats Duquesne 56-17
Read full article: Hudson Clement has 177 receiving yards, 3 TDs in college debut, West Virginia beats Duquesne 56-17Redshirt freshman Hudson Clement caught three of Garrett Greene’s four touchdown passes in his first college game, leading West Virginia to a 56-17 win over Duquesne.
US appeals court dismisses motion challenging permits for natural gas pipeline
Read full article: US appeals court dismisses motion challenging permits for natural gas pipelineA federal appeals court has granted a motion to dismiss a challenge to construction permits for a controversial natural gas pipeline in Virginia and West Virginia after Congress mandated that the project move forward.
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he's been thinking seriously about becoming an independent
Read full article: Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he's been thinking seriously about becoming an independentU.S. Senator Joe Manchin says he has been thinking “seriously” about leaving the Democratic Party and becoming an independent.
Coal miners plead with feds for stronger enforcement during emotional hearing on black lung rule
Read full article: Coal miners plead with feds for stronger enforcement during emotional hearing on black lung ruleMiners and advocates are pleading with the Mine Safety and Health Administration to ensure a proposed rule to cut the current limit for silica dust exposure has strict enforcement mechanisms.
West Virginia's capital officials reject abortion provider's proposal to start syringe service
Read full article: West Virginia's capital officials reject abortion provider's proposal to start syringe serviceCity councilors in West Virginia’s capital city have voted against a proposal from the state’s long-time abortion provider to start a syringe service program in one of the country’s most opioid-devastated areas.
As clinics pivot post-Roe, battle rages over syringe service in opioid-ravaged West Virginia
Read full article: As clinics pivot post-Roe, battle rages over syringe service in opioid-ravaged West VirginiaStaff at Women’s Health Center of West Virginia know what it’s like to provide controversial health services government officials have sought to restrict.
Supreme Court allows construction to resume on the Mountain Valley Pipeline
Read full article: Supreme Court allows construction to resume on the Mountain Valley PipelineThe Supreme Court is allowing construction to resume on a contested natural-gas pipeline that is being built through Virginia and West Virginia.
Legal headaches could just be starting at Northwestern, WVU with Fitzgerald, Huggins, experts say
Read full article: Legal headaches could just be starting at Northwestern, WVU with Fitzgerald, Huggins, experts sayThe legal headaches could only be starting for ex-Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald and West Virginia's Bob Huggins.
Bob Huggins says he plans to stay in rehab and wants to return to West Virginia as coach
Read full article: Bob Huggins says he plans to stay in rehab and wants to return to West Virginia as coachBob Huggins says he has checked into a rehabilitation facility following a drunken driving arrest and disputes that he resigned at West Virginia.
Bob Huggins says he never resigned as West Virginia's coach and wants his job back, attorney claims
Read full article: Bob Huggins says he never resigned as West Virginia's coach and wants his job back, attorney claimsBob Huggins says he never resigned as West Virginia’s basketball coach following a drunken-driving arrest and wants his job back.
Assistant Josh Eilert picked as interim coach at West Virginia, replacing Hall of Famer Bob Huggins
Read full article: Assistant Josh Eilert picked as interim coach at West Virginia, replacing Hall of Famer Bob HugginsAssistant Josh Eilert has been selected as the interim coach at West Virginia, punctuating a hectic week after Hall of Famer Bob Huggins resigned following a drunken driving arrest.
Coal firms owned by family of West Virginia governor sued over unpaid penalties
Read full article: Coal firms owned by family of West Virginia governor sued over unpaid penaltiesThirteen coal companies owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice are being sued over unpaid penalties for previous federal mining law violations.
West Virginia's Huggins agrees to $1M pay cut, 3-game suspension for homophobic slur
Read full article: West Virginia's Huggins agrees to $1M pay cut, 3-game suspension for homophobic slurWest Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins has agreed to a three-game suspension and a $1 million pay cut after he used a homophobic slur during a radio show.
High court: Trans girl can run girls track in West Virginia
Read full article: High court: Trans girl can run girls track in West VirginiaThe Supreme Court is allowing a 12-year-old transgender girl in West Virginia to continue competing on her middle school’s girls sports teams while a lawsuit over a state ban continues.
High court: Trans girl can run girls track in West Virginia
Read full article: High court: Trans girl can run girls track in West VirginiaThe Supreme Court is allowing a 12-year-old transgender girl in West Virginia to continue competing on her middle school’s girls sports teams while a lawsuit over a state ban continues.
State voter fraud system fractures as Republicans opt out
Read full article: State voter fraud system fractures as Republicans opt outElection officials from states enrolled in a bipartisan effort to ensure accurate voter lists decided Friday against making rule changes that had been pushed by Republicans and fueled by conspiracy theories, prompting more defections by GOP-leaning states.
West Virginians clash over religious freedom bill at hearing
Read full article: West Virginians clash over religious freedom bill at hearingPeople were divided during a public hearing Friday at the West Virginia Capitol on a bill that would codify the right of residents to challenge government regulations that interfere with their religious beliefs.
West Virginia transgender sports ban halted during appeal
Read full article: West Virginia transgender sports ban halted during appealA federal appeals panel has ruled that West Virginia transgender athletes can compete in female school sports while an appeal is heard on a state law banning their participation.
Stevenson's 31 leads West Virginia over No. 15 Auburn
Read full article: Stevenson's 31 leads West Virginia over No. 15 AuburnErik Stevenson scored a career-high 31 points and West Virginia withstood a furious late rally from No. 15 Auburn to beat the Tigers 80-77 in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Saturday.
W.Va. bills pass on carbon sequestration, hydrogen hubs
Read full article: W.Va. bills pass on carbon sequestration, hydrogen hubsTwo bills that would make it easier for hydrogen hubs and underground carbon sequestration projects to come to historically coal-dependent West Virginia are headed to the desk of Republican Gov. Jim Justice.
West Virginia cash-for-worker program adds 4th destination
Read full article: West Virginia cash-for-worker program adds 4th destinationA program offering cash and free outdoor adventures to remote workers to move to West Virginia with the hope of offsetting population losses has welcomed 143 new residents since its launch.
Supreme Court climate ruling could impact nuclear waste case
Read full article: Supreme Court climate ruling could impact nuclear waste caseThe Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on climate change could have implications for a range of other issues, including a case involving nuclear waste storage and a proposal requiring companies to disclose how climate risk affects their businesses.
Unexpected deal would boost Biden pledge on climate change
Read full article: Unexpected deal would boost Biden pledge on climate changeAn unexpected deal reached by Senate Democrats would be the most ambitious action ever taken by the United States to address global warming and could help President Joe Biden come close to meeting his pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030.
Mississippi clinic ends challenge of near-ban on abortion
Read full article: Mississippi clinic ends challenge of near-ban on abortionThe Mississippi abortion clinic that was at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade has ended a lawsuit in which it was seeking to block the state from enforcing a law banning most abortions.
Woman wakes from coma 2 years after attack to name brother as suspect
Read full article: Woman wakes from coma 2 years after attack to name brother as suspectA West Virginia woman awoke from a years-long coma after being brutally attacked and identified her brother as the assailant, according to local reports.
No deaths in Virginia flooding that washed out homes, roads
Read full article: No deaths in Virginia flooding that washed out homes, roadsAuthorities in a remote corner of southwest Virginia have located all of the 44 people who were reported unaccounted for after devastating flooding washed out roadways and damaged more than 100 homes.
Some US clinics stop doing abortions as ruling takes hold
Read full article: Some US clinics stop doing abortions as ruling takes holdAbortion bans that were put on the books in some states in the event Roe v. Wade was overturned have started automatically going into effect, while clinics elsewhere — including Alabama, Texas and West Virginia — have stopped performing abortions for fear of prosecution, sending women away in tears.