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Former West Virginia jail officer pleads guilty to civil rights violation in fatal assault on inmate
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former correctional officer in southern West Virginia pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal civil rights violation in the death of a man who died less than a day after being booked into a jail. Mark Holdren entered a plea agreement in U.S. District Court...
No. 15 West Virginia women beat Pittsburgh 82-54
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — JJ Quinerly scored 17 points, Jordan Harrison added 14 and No. 15 West Virginia beat Pittsburgh 82-54 on Tuesday night. West Virginia (3-0) has won seven straight contests over Pittsburgh (2-1). Quinerly scored 11 points in the first half...
American Public Education: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. (AP) — CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. (AP) — American Public Education Inc. (APEI) on Tuesday reported third-quarter net income of $2.3 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, the Charles Town, West Virginia-based company...
West Virginia governor-elect Morrisey to be sworn in mid-January
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia governor-elect Republican Patrick Morrisey will be sworn in Jan. 13, he said during a press briefing on Tuesday. Morrisey, who has served as West Virginia's attorney general since 2013, addressed the media for the first time since his Nov. 5...
West Virginia forces three key turnovers in 31-24 road win at Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (AP) — Nicco Marchiol threw for one touchdown and ran for another and West Virginia’s defense forced Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby into three turnovers Saturday afternoon, which led to 17 points in the Mountaineers 31-24 win over the Bearcats. It’s the...
Harrison scores 21, Shaw 19, No. 16 West Virginia women overwhelm Niagara 110-41
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Jordan Harrison scored 21 points, Sydney Shaw added 20 and No. 16 West Virginia used its defense to overwhelm Niagara 110-41 on Saturday The Mountaineers (2-0) forced 44 turnovers, turning those into 53 points. A 49-31 rebounding advantage, including a...
DeVries, Hansberry lead West Virginia in narrow 75-69 win over UMass
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (AP) — Tucker DeVries scored 17 points, Amani Hansberry added 16 and West Virginia held off Massachusetts 75-69 on Friday night. After trailing by 17 points at halftime UMass rallied in the second half, primarily behind a defensive effort that held West Virginia...
Diggins leads UMass against West Virginia after 26-point outing
UMass Minutemen (1-0) at West Virginia Mountaineers (1-0) Morgantown, West Virginia; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mountaineers -9.5; over/under is 153.5 BOTTOM LINE: UMass faces West Virginia after Rahsool Diggins scored 26 points in UMass'...
Kentucky coal firm held in contempt again over West Virginia mine pollution
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday issued a third contempt order against a Kentucky coal company for failing to submit adequate plans to clean up two polluted West Virginia mine sites. U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers ordered Lexington Coal Company LLC to...
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice appoints wife Cathy to state education board after U.S. Senate win
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice appointed his wife to the state school board about a day after a decisive victory in a U.S. Senate race against his Democratic opponent. The 73-year-old Republican governor announced First Lady Cathy Justice's appointment to...
