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Wheeling Football’s Week Eight Matchup with Frostburg State shifted to Thursday night
Wheeling, W. Va. - Throughout the season, some of the top football matchups across the MEC get shifted to Thursday night primetime matchups. The Wheeling University Football team already has one Thursday night matchup to open the season, but one of their conference meetings is getting the shift to Thursday night. The team's week eight matchup has been moved to Thursday, October 24th, with kick-off at 7 PM.
WVU Women’s Basketball adds 6-foot-3 center, Feryal Defne Atli from Turkey
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (July 3, 2024) – West Virginia University women’s basketball head coach Mark Kellogg has announced the addition of Feryal Defne Atli (Mersin, Turkey) to a grant-in-aid for the 2024-25 academic year. “We are thrilled to add another versatile piece to the program in Defne,” Kellogg said....
West Virginia man drowns after being caught in Daytona Beach rip current, deputies say
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (WCHS) — A West Virginia resident drowned this week at Daytona Beach, deputies said. The Volusia Sheriff's Office confirmed a 43-year-old man died in Florida Wednesday after being caught in a rip current. Rip currents move perpendicular to shorelines and can rapidly move swimmers hundreds of...
Pa. man on state’s most wanted list kills himself in W. Va.
A Clinton County fugitive who was on Pennsylvania State Police’s 10 Most Wanted List fatally shot himself as he was about to be arrested in West Virginia, authorities say. Jimmy “Hank” Carlton Henry Jr., 31, had been wanted for the April 2020 sexual assault of a minor child in Castanea Twp. in the Lock Haven area.
Glen Dale's annual 4th of July parade unites community with patriotic flair
MARSHALL COUNTY, WV — It's a sight for the community and fun for the kids! Glen Dale held it's annual 4th of July Parade on Thursday. Dozens of kids were ready to flash red, white and blue down the streets of Glen Dale to celebrate Independence Day. "Glen Dale...
Wheels and wins: 'Oil Can Derby' races through another year
BROOKE COUNTY, WV — And they're off! The annual Oil Can Derby brought hundreds to Wellsburg on Thursday. Although these might look like soapbox cars, they're not. The name 'Oil Can Derby' comes from the oil cans produced by Eagle Manufacturing, a Wellsburg-based company. The derby has taken over...
WVU makes final list for south Florida receiver with decision date tomorrow
Samari Reed, a 6-foot-2, 185 pound wide receiver from Pompano Beach (FL) Monarch, announced his top five schools on Wednesday morning via X (formerly Twitter), and the Mountaineers made the cut. Rounding out his list are Clemson, Kentucky, Ole Miss and Penn State. Reed currently holds a 3-star, 87 overall...
Davis to have hearing in August
HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — Charles B. Davis, 49, Washington, W.Va., appeared for a petition to revoke hearing on June 17 in front of Third Judicial Circuit Judge Tim Sweeney. Attorney Ira Richardson said, “Speaking with Davis and the State, he admits to allegations in the petition, and we ask this be set for a later date.”
Capito’s Bill to Address Parkinson’s Disease Signed into Law
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) – The Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act, legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), was signed into law. The bill, which passed the U.S. Senate in May, aims to unite the federal government in a mission to cure and prevent Parkinson’s, alleviate financial and health […] The post Capito’s Bill to Address Parkinson’s Disease Signed into Law appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
Manchin Announces $4.1 Million to 36 West Virginia Counties
Charleston, WV (WVDN) — U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $4,155,784 from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program to 36 West Virginia counties with federal lands within their county lines. These payments […] The post Manchin Announces $4.1 Million to 36 West Virginia Counties appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
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