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Women’s soccer set to kick off 2024-25 WVU Athletics season against Delaware
The West Virginia University women’s soccer team opens its 29th season of competition when it welcomes Delaware to Morgantown on Thursday, Aug. 15. Action inside Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium is set for 7 p.m. ET. In addition to marking the first contest of the 2024-25 WVU Athletics season, the...
More Mon County Fair to Love
This year’s fair, August 20–24, is jam-packed with new attractions. After the pandemic, the Monongalia County Fair struggled a little to regain its momentum. But this year’s fair will have the familiar features we all love—along with lots of surprises. “We want to show people that the fair is back and bigger than ever,” says Pageant Director Stephanie Browning.
Viral Jolly Rancher TikTok recipe leaves boy with severe burns. Here's a doctor's warning.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A trendy video is popping up on TikTok, showing how to make "candy grapes." The Jolly Rancher-coated grapes are popular, but they're suddenly sending people to the emergency room. A Pittsburgh-area mother said she just wants to go back in time and not watch the viral video that ended with her 9-year-old in the hospital with severe burns."I've had a lot of mom guilt for even thinking this was a good idea," mom Christina Blackstone said after what started as a fun bonding activity ended with a trip to West Penn Hospital.Nine-year-old Caidan Blackstone from Uniontown still can't...
Former WVU QB recruited by Neal Brown earns starting job at Sun Belt program under former Mountaineer assistant
It's pretty clear now as West Virginia quarterback Garrett Greene approaches his final collegiate season that Mountaineers' head coach Neal Brown knows how to recruit playmakers at the quarterback position. Greene's backup Nicco Marchiol, who was also handpicked by Brown out of high school, has even shown flashes of greatness as he relieved an injured Greene last season to help WVU secure a Backyard Brawl victory against rival Pitt, as well as a win over Texas Tech the following week.
Herd and WVU honored by Sun Belt in soccer
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The Sun Belt soccer coaches made their preseason predictions on Wednesday with Marshall and West Virginia getting high praise. The Herd was picked to win the league with WVU just six votes behind and Kentucky placed fourth. West Virginia junior forward Marcus Caldeira was selected as the Sun Belt Conference’s Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. Here’s the full list as voted on Wednesday by the league’s coaches.
Champion Training Academy is Making All Stars
Tucked away on a leafy street in Morgantown’s First Ward, this gymnastics center may not jump out at you. But inside, the place is jumping—bursting with championship energy. Young athletes of Champion Training Academy, the only cheer competition gym of its kind in West Virginia, are prepping to win.
Cokeburg gardener wins big at Washington County Fair with massive vegetables
CHARTIERS TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- Even a backyard gardener takes great pride in their crops, and one man from Washington County has some veggies that are so large you have to see them to believe it.At the Washington County Fair, you can see all kinds of different vegetables, with many of them winning awards, but Justin Lint's vegetables stand out from most of the others.Sitting on a low platform in one of the fair's buildings, they're impossible to miss.A pantheon of positively prodigious produce featuring goliath gourds, onions the size of bowling pins, and an eggplant of biblical proportions, they...
SWAT Team Deployed in Monongahela After Suspect Exchanges Gunfire with Police, Barricades in Home
A tense situation unfolded in Monongahela, Washington County, on Wednesday following a vehicular chase and subsequent shots being fired at police. According to a dispatch from Washington County, the events led to a considerable law enforcement presence, including a SWAT team, at the intersection of 3rd Street and Chess Street, as reported by WPXI.
Pennsylvania murder suspect caught in Mexico
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Mexican authorities say they have expelled a U.S. citizen wanted in connection with a murder committed in Pennsylvania. The suspect only identified as Donald Xavier T., 52, was apprehended earlier this week by the Chihuahua state police and turned over to U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Tuesday at […]
New website aims to make audit info more accessible for all Pennsylvanians
(WHTM) — A new website has been launched that aims to help Pennsylvanians with their audits. The Pennsylvania Department of Auditor General has created a new website to make it easier for Pennsylvanians to find audits in their county, as well as resources to help them better understand audits. “Our new, dynamic website was designed […]
Study finds Pennsylvania troopers stop drivers at similar rates regardless of race
(WHTM) — A new study is out on traffic stops conducted by the Pennsylvania State Police. Most of them are during the daytime, on weekdays, and when someone is stopped for speeding, they’re usually 20 miles an hour over, among other study findings. “This is so important because traffic stops are the most common ways […]
Minority-owned small businesses in Pennsylvania to receive more state funding in 2024
(WHTM) — Pennsylvania set a record in assisting minority-owned small businesses last year, and more money will be spent in 2024 as part of an aggressive campaign to help those businesses achieve their dreams. Last year, for the first time, Pennsylvania steered nearly $700 million toward minority-owned, women-owned, and veteran-owned businesses, including a Pittsburgh-based consulting […]
Launch of WVU degree in robotics engineering means cutting edge resources for students, local industry and K-12 outreach
With $1 million in NASA funding, West Virginia University is preparing its undergraduates and students across West Virginia to build the robots that will build the future. The funding supports the fall 2024 launch of a new undergraduate robotics engineering degree, including state-of-the-art new equipment and laboratories at the WVU Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, as well as significant additional robotics supplies and support for enhancing K-12 outreach programs.
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