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Chase Lupardus represents Warren in Las Vegas
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Warren basketball senior Chase Lupardus returned to the Mid-Ohio Valley after spending multiple days in Las Vegas, Nevada competing for the All-Star team of the Eastern Ohio Boys Basketball Camp. His team played four games and finished in first place in their bracket. They faced teams...
Big Reds Baseball Youth Camp makes its return to Vienna
VIENNA, W.Va. (WTAP) - The Parkersburg baseball team held the final day of the Big Reds Baseball Youth Camp at Jackson Park Ballfields in Vienna. Over 100 kids in ages five through 12 registered for camp. PHS coaches and players helped the kids learn fundamentals of baseball. They capped off the event with the players signing baseballs to hand out to each of the kids. Head coach Alan Burns was excited to be back hosting camp and seeing the young baseball players grow.
17th annual Heather Miller Memorial Golf Classic sees hundreds of supporters
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — More than 150 golfers came out to Crispin Golf Course at Oglebay Park on Friday for the 17th Annual Heather Miller Memorial Golf Classic. Each year, the event raises money for the foundation’s College Nursing Scholarships, which are given out in honor of Heather. In 2008, Heather was weeks away from […]
7 Ex-Mountaineers Complete NBA Summer League Slate
Seven former West Virginia basketball players participated in the NBA Summer League this month. Let’s take a look how each player did with their teams. Battle received an invitation to summer league from the Hornets following the NBA draft. Battle is now fighting for a two-way contract. His California Classic debut for the Hornets was his best performance throughout the summer. Battle recorded an efficient 12 points on six shots in 14 minutes.
WVU fall camp preview: Defensive Line
It's about that time again, which is crazy because it feels like just yesterday I was writing the spring camp previews. Back then, football preparation was taking a backseat to the pending basketball coaching search. This time around, fall camp will be in the spotlight of the WVU sports world. Today we continue the position-by-position preview for preseason camp. The Mountaineers went 9-4 last season, including beating up on UNC in a bowl game that ended with Neal Brown being covered in mayonnaise. West Virginia football enters the 2024 season with significant wind in its sails, so fall camp should be particularly interesting to watch next month. At this current time, there is no media access schedule.
Johnson County grand jury returns 30 indictments
On July 19, a Johnson County grand jury returned 30 indictments, including one against a woman arrested on June 22 for charges related to driving under the influence of alcohol with an unsecured child in the vehicle, according to court documents. The indictment official charges Rachel Irene Woods, 30, of...
Baristas at local Starbucks vote to unionize
SUTTON, W.Va (WDTV) - Earlier this month, 5 News reported that baristas at a local Starbucks store were looking to unionize. The employees at the Flatwoods Factory location in Sutton officially voted in favor of forming a union last week. According to an official with Starbucks Workers United, the employees...
59News 2024 Summer Games: A West Virginia Homage to the 2024 Paris Olympics
(WVNS) — The Paris Olympic Games© may be the best of the best but the 59News Summer Games are sure to be more, well, entertaining. With the opening ceremonies on Friday, July 26th, 2024, your 59News team will compete in six trials from Cornhole to Yard Darts in the best of the best (in our […]
West Virginia nonprofit receives grant from Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation
On Wednesday, Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation and Cotton On announced their $3,000,000 USD funding of 65 youth-centered organizations across ten countries through the Kindness in Community Fund, among the largest funding efforts to provide direct support for youth mental health across the world. Of the 65 organizations,...
Morrisey petitions US Supreme Court to review Medicaid including gender-affirming surgeries
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced on Thursday afternoon that he is petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court, the April decision by the Fourth Circuit Court on West Virginia Medicaid providing gender-affirming surgeries.
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