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Top 2026 WVU Football QB Commit Reveals Upcoming Visit for Big Game
A top commit in West Virginia’s 2026 class reveals when he will be making his next trip to Morgantown. 2026 four-star quarterback Brodie McWhorter will be on campus and visiting the WVU football program as the Mountaineers kickoff the 2024 season against Penn State on August 31. McWhorter, who...
West Virginia school health contest aims to encourage better eating
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Just in time for back-to-school season, West Virginia is launching a contest to help kids eat healthy. On Monday, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced the “West Virginia Healthy Habits Schools Challenge.” Elementary school students can make a two-minute video of what’s being done to create healthy habits at their schools […]
Senior centers, providing in-home care to elderly, struggling amid West Virginia Medicaid troubles
Ebony Moore has been an in-home caregiver for elderly residents in Kanawha County for 17 years. It isn’t a job that pays a lot, she said, but for her, it has always been a passion. “It originated from me taking care of my family — my grandmother, my aunties,” said Moore, 48, who lives in […]
LISTEN: Football takes the final turn and hits the straightaway
West Virginia is past the halfway point of preseason camp. Nine practices are in the books. Today's workout is the first of eight remaining before the fall semester starts, the NCAA's 20-hour-a-week limit resumes and Penn State preparations begin. Head coach Neal Brown meets with reporters this afternoon to talk about progress so far, Saturday's scrimmage and what's left to do, but let's get a head start this morning.
Worthington Women’s Golf Association awards July game prizes
PARKERSBURG — The Worthington Women’s Golf Association passed the midway mark of its 75th season of continual league play with the awarding of prizes to July game winners at the August business meeting. July 18-hole winners were: Carol Geletko, Mary Lopez, Katie Parsons, Marsha Jackson, Mary Ellen Eddy,...
Audra Water Rescue Sees Out-of-State Medical Flight
According to the Belington Volunteer Fire Department, on Saturday, August 10 at 2:50 p.m., several agencies were alerted to Audra State Park for a water rescue. The information from the BVFD, in a social media post, was that once on scene, it was determined that a male patient had dove off of a rock,
Randolph County Election 2024 community roundtable
Election season is underway, and that means candidates will be out vying for your vote. We want you to help guide Mountain State Spotlight’s election coverage. What do you want the candidates to be discussing as they ask for your vote? We want to hear from you! Join reporters and editors from Mountain State Spotlight […] Randolph County Election 2024 community roundtable appeared first on Mountain State Spotlight, West Virginia's civic newsroom.
West Virginia high schools win appeal on sports reclassifications
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – Eleven West Virginia high schools have won their appeals to return to their original classifications for West Virginia high school football. The eleven schools that appealed their new classifications were Frankfort, John Marshall, Oak Hil, Petersburg, Preston, Sissonville, Spring Valley, St. Albans, St. Marys, Tyler Consolidated and Wayne. With the […]
False fall mornings with warmer afternoons become the norm this week
Tuesday, a warm front towards the west follows the Jet Stream south through Tennessee proving a few more clouds than Monday. A stray light shower early on with high pressure working in for the afternoon to clear us out. Temps remain muted with northeast winds 1-5mph falling just below average in the upper 70s. The […]
Spinnaker Insurance proposes rate increase for approximately 20 West Virginia customers
The Spinnaker Insurance Company, last month, requested authorization from the office of the West Virginia Tax Commissioner to increase their customers’ liability rates by 21.99%. The increase would impact approximately 20 customers in West Virginia. As is required by code anytime an insurance provider wishes to raise their rates,...
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