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Chesapeake Bay report cites environmental justice disparities
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A report on the Chesapeake Bay released Tuesday found strong disparities between communities in different parts of the bay's watershed in terms of health, economics and social justice concerns. The findings show a larger context for the challenges of improving...
Gilliam sparks Kentucky to 16-6 rout of Indiana in Lexington Regional
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Hunter Gilliam belted a three-run home run and drove in five runs as Kentucky pounded Indiana 16-6 Sunday to force a winner-take-all rematch for a berth in the super regional. Indiana knocked off the top-seeded Wildcats, 5-3 in a winners bracket game Saturday...
Kentucky blanks West Virginia 10-0 to reach Lexington Regional final
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Austin Strickland and two relievers scattered seven hits, Nolan McCarthy drove in three runs with a homer and a double, and Kentucky eliminated West Virginia with a 10-0 victory on Sunday at the Lexington Regional. The Wildcats advanced to the championship...
West Virginia man arraigned in fatal shooting of state trooper
WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (AP) — A suspect in the fatal shooting of a West Virginia state police officer was arraigned Saturday on a first-degree murder charge. Timothy Kennedy, 29, was arraigned by video in Mingo County Magistrate Court. Kennedy of the Mingo County community of Beech...
Wetherholt, Sauve home runs power West Virginia past Ball State 13-5 in Lexington Regional
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — J.J. Wetherholt drove in four runs, Logan Sauve drove in three, and West Virginia rolled past Ball State 13-5 on Saturday in an elimination game at the Lexington Regional. Wetherholt belted a three-run home run in the third and Sauve added a two-run shot in...
Federal programs to aid endangered West Virginia darter fish
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The candy darter, a small, brightly colored fish found in 18 small populations scattered through West Virginia’s Greenbrier, Bluestone and Gauley river watersheds, will benefit from two federal conservation initiatives announced earlier this month on the 50th...
West Virginia state trooper fatally shot, suspect caught after extensive search
BEECH CREEK, W.Va. (AP) — A state police officer was fatally shot Friday in southern West Virginia, and a suspect later was arrested, authorities said. Sgt. Cory Maynard was killed in the shooting, Gov. Jim Justice said in a statement, adding that he was “absolutely...
Indiana takes advantage, defeats West Virginia 12-6 in Lexington Regional
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Phillip Glasser scored twice and drove in two runs and Indiana took advantage of West Virginia miscues, defeating the Mountaineers 12-6 on Friday in the Lexington Regional. The Hoosiers led 3-1 after batting in the third, but West Virginia took the lead with...
Attorney says West Virginia governor refusing to pay judgment in coal lawsuit
DOVER, Del. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. James Justice is refusing to pay a balance of $1.9 million on a judgment against him and one of his family-owned coal companies in a federal lawsuit, an attorney for a Pennsylvania coal exporter said Friday. Justice, who is running for the...
As legal gambling surges, some states want to teach teens about the risks
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — As a high school senior, Nick was blessed with a deadly accurate jump shot from the three-point range — something he was quick to monetize. He and his gym classmates not far from the Jersey Shore would compete to see who could make the most baskets, at...
