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VIDEO: Mountaineers, it’s time to raise your flag
The first time you stepped foot on campus, the hills beckoned. The winding roads called out for exploration. Every day was full of promise. Full of possibility. We’re here to tell you — the adventure is far from over. Watch the University’s new national TV commercial before it...
No. 4 WVU Men’s Soccer to Play George Washington at Home
The No. 4 Ranked West Virginia Mountaineers will face The George Washington Revolutionaries. on Friday, Aug. 30, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in Morgantown, WV. Last Monday on Aug. 26, the Mountaineers easily defeated the Saint Francis Red Flash by a. score of 4-0 at home, the team’s second win...
INTERVIEW - WVU Volleyball Head Coach Jen Greeny
Your browser does not support the audio element. Luke and Brian sat down with WVU Volleyball Head Coach Jen Greeny ahead of her first year at the helm of the team. They talked about her journey to Morgantown, what it means to coach the team in its 50th season, and more.
Big 12 Week 1, 2024
I am very excited to say that it is time to kickoff the regular season as we have reached the opening week of 2024 across the Big 12. Big 12 action starts on a Thursday night, not a lot of marquee action early on…. but two new league teams play their first games with Big 12 logos on their helmets Utah and Colorado. The Buffaloes play what could be a tricky opener against North Dakota State a perennial FCS power.
With 30 wins in 3 seasons, standards are being raised at Cameron
CAMERON, W.Va. — The Cameron Dragons have won at least nine games in each of the last three seasons and they have won playoff games in back-to-back years. Sixth-year head coach Tim Brown says the bar of expectations is being raised with the start of each season. “Our standards...
“Voices of Hope” – Discover Recovery event sheds a light on substance misuse and recovery
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) – Over the last 12 months, 21 lives have been lost in the city of Wheeling alone to drug overdose. August 31st is National Overdose Awareness Day, and YWCA Wheeling, Youth Services System, and the Ohio County IMPACT Coalition have teamed up for another year to bring the ‘Voices of Hope – […]
Faculty senate resolution allows students to bring children to class
The Ohio University Faculty Senate passed a resolution encouraging professors to accommodate students with caregiving responsibilities due to a lack of childcare on campus. The resolution was put forward by the Faculty Senate's Educational Policy and Student Affairs Committee, or EPSA, and passed during the Senate’s meeting May 6, 2024.
Xavier Falls to App State in Five Set Battle
ATHENS, Ohio - The Xavier volleyball team dropped its first match of the season to App State on Friday afternoon at the Bobcat Invitational, 3-2 (26-24, 19-25, 25-21, 17-25, 11-15). The Musketeers battled to win sets one and three, but the Mountaineers took advantage of a 5-0 scoring run in set five to secure the win.
18-year-old Holmes County man arrested for murder
COSHOCTON COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A Killbuck, Ohio man has been charged with murder for killing a 36-year-old Coshocton County man Tuesday, according to the Sheriff’s Department. Police said around 9:11 P.M., deputies and EMS were called to the 42000 block of County Road 19 for a male with...
WVU men’s soccer set to host George Washington
The No. 4 West Virginia University men’s soccer team returns to Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium on Friday, Aug. 30, to take on George Washington. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Andrew Caridi and Adam Zundell have the call of Friday’s contest on ESPN+. The game also can be heard on 91.7 FM (WWVU) in Morgantown, and live stats are available at WVUsports.com.
Sisters plead guilty to shipping pills across the country with intent to sell in the Parkersburg area
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WTAP) - Two sisters have pleaded guilty to a federal drug crime that occurred in Las Vegas and Parkersburg. Dawn Marie Bennett, 42, of Las Vegas, Nevada, and April Lynn McNeill, 44, of Parkersburg, W.Va., each pleaded guilty on Wednesday to aiding and abetting the use of a communication facility to facilitate drug trafficking.
‘It’s something I can do’: 91-year-old walks a total of 4 miles to help raise money for countries in need
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP/Gray News) - A 91-year-old woman is walking a total of four miles to help raise money and awareness for the lack of water many people around the world experience. Imogene Aebi is one of the biggest fundraisers for the Mid-Ohio Valley Walk4Water fundraiser. Aebi said first became...
Local school nurse discusses staying safe in the heat
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Laura Thompson, a school nurse at Martin Elementary in Parkersburg, has been seeing teachers reschedule their recesses and time outside in the morning to beat the heat in the afternoon. Thompson said that teachers have been doing pretty well to accommodate with the weather. “My teachers...
Junior League of Parkersburg decides to shut down after 100 years of service
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) -In the early 1920s the Junior League of Parkersburg joined an international organization to bring help the women of Parkersburg. “It was a part of an international association to develop women’s skills to be firm leaders in the community,” said Former President Jane Burdette. It...
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