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Parking Updates for Backyard Brawl at Acrisure Stadium
The Backyard Brawl between Pitt and West Virginia is one of the biggest games in college football, and when the matchup comes to Pittsburgh, it’s led to some of the biggest crowds in stadium history. When Pitt and WVU renewed the Brawl in 2022, it led to the largest...
Mountaineer Report: Predicting WVU Player’s Seasons with Game of Over/Under
Mike Asti and Ethan Bock play a game of over/under on the latest episode of Mountaineer Report. They discuss if WVU stars like Garrett Greene, Jahiem White and several others with the over or under for some major statistical categories.
True or False: WVU Hoops will have a full roster at the start of the season
West Virginia University Men's Basketball currently has eleven players on scholarship, with a handful of other walk-on players rounding out the roster. If nothing else, though, we've seen basketball teams around the country add players right up to - and after - the start of the season. Will the Mountaineers do the same? Chris and Mike discuss the chances that WVU comes into the season with a full thirteen scholarships used. Check it out in the video above.
Steptoe & Johnson announces 148 attorneys recognized as best in America, ones to watch
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – Steptoe & Johnson PLLC announced that 135 of the firm’s attorneys were named in the 2025 rankings of The Best Lawyers in America. They practice throughout firm locations in Colorado, Kentucky, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, and West Virginia. Also noted below are 13 attorneys who have received the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in […]
WVU launches new robotics engineering degree
MORGANTOWN, W.Va (WDTV) - West Virginia University is launching a new degree this semester. The new robotics engineering degree will launch this fall for undergraduate students. NASA is providing $1 million in funding for the program, which supports the inclusions of state-of-the-art, new equipment and laboratories at the WVU Benjamin...
WVU women’s soccer shuts out Delaware to kick off 2024-25 calendar
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Mountaineers are starting the year as winners. WVU women’s soccer (1-0) defeated Delaware (0-1) 2-0 Thursday night at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in the first WVU athletics event of the 2024-25 season. “They definitely showed us some areas that we need to get better,”...
Mountaineer Nation Reacts to News of WVU Honoring Jerry West
Before he became an NBA legend, Jerry West was first an icon as a Mountaineer. And now that WVU Athletics officially announced West will be honored throughout the upcoming athletic year, West Virginia fans and notable figures are reacting with more love for the late basketball star. West Virginia University...
PENN STATE A 10-FAVE AT W VIRGINIA AUG 31 — A REAL TRAP GAME!
After saving coach Neal Brown’s job with a nine-win 2023 season, the Mountaineers aim at a conference title in the new-look Big 12. Beating the Nittany Lions on Aug. 31 would validate last year’s growth and paint West Virginia as a definite Top 25 team and a potential playoff threat.
Another Pennsylvania hospital merger moves closer
Penn Medicine has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Doylestown Health, a provider in the Philadelphia suburbs. The University of Pennsylvania Health System has taken a key step in its plans to acquire Doylestown Health. Penn Medicine and Doylestown Health have reached a definitive agreement on their planned merger. Penn...
Major U.S. real estate commission changes due Saturday but ‘already in effect’ in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — It’s T-minus one day in some parts of America, but some of the biggest changes to homebuying and selling already began Wednesday here. To settle a lawsuit accusing Realtors and some brokerages of colluding to keep real estate commissions high, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) agreed in March to pay $418 million plus make significant changes to real estate sales business practices.
Five of Pennsylvania’s ‘fake electors’ from 2020 are back on Trump’s 2024 slate
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free newsletters here.Five Pennsylvania Republicans who joined an alternate slate of electors for Donald Trump in 2020 will again serve as presidential electors in this year’s contest.William “Bill” Bachenberg, Bernadette Comfort, Ash Khare, Patricia Poprik, and Andrew Reilly are included on a list of electors submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of State by the GOP. Those electors, along with 15 others, drew criticism after submitting their names as electors for Pennsylvania in December 2020 and casting votes for then-President Trump,...
Suspect in custody after armed robbery at Fairmont gas station
WHITE HALL, W.Va (WDTV) - One suspect is in custody after an armed robbery at a Go Mart location in White Hall. According to Marion County 911, the investigation is still ongoing but one suspect is in custody with law enforcement officials. This is a developing story, stick with 5...
Sam’s Club Is Making Major Changes That Will Affect Its PA Members
Sam’s Club members in Pennsylvania need to be on the lookout for some major changes coming to the store in the near future. Across the state of Pennsylvania, there are 24 Sam’s Club locations and people in our area really tend to love it. You can find just...
2 men charged in Ohio Township homicide behind bars for separate recent crime sprees
Two men arrested this week for separate crime sprees in Washington and Allegheny Counties, Emmanuel Houghton and Tyler Stewart, are now charged with the murder of 18-year-old Jordan Geiger.
Countdown to kickoff: Only a handful of teams still play Saturday games
Aug. 16—There was a time when Saturday afternoon marked a busy end to a high school football weekend. Those days are a distant memory. The number of WPIAL schools that play their home games on Saturday afternoons because they have no lights at their facility has shrunk to only three. Western Beaver, Riverview and Summit Academy are the only teams that play their home games in the daylight on ...
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