WVU spotted Texas a big lead, before coming back to win 84-to-82. The Mountaineers Texas tour continues this week with a game at TCU on Tuesday, and another stop Thursday afternoon at Baylor. The Bears are unbeaten, but have been idle for three weeks.
Appalachian Power has restored power to seventy-percent of customers. Outages peaked at 97-thousand. Crews are still working to restore power in Wayne, Cabell, Putnam, Lincoln, Mason, and Jackson counties.
The Governor’s School for the Arts and the Governor’s Honors Academy are now accepting applications from high school students. The West Virginia Department of Education will work in partnership with Marshall University to host the virtual events during summer 2021. The GSA is for current sophomores and provides instruction in the fine arts including acting, … Read more
A data breach may impact some Kroger customers. The company said its store systems were not part of the breach so no credit or debit cards were afftected. But a third-party software company it uses for data services recently suffered a data breach and that involved some associate HR data, pharmacy records and a some … Read more
A father and son are facing grand larceny charges after allegedly stealing more than $20,000 worth of steel parts from a Charleston construction company. Larry Mullins and Brian Mullins are accused of taking about 30 large galvanized steel anchor rods and 50 galvanized steel fasteners from McCloy Construction. The two are accused of taking the … Read more
Some West Virginia homes and businesses that have been without power for more than a week aren’t expected to have their service restored until tomorrow. Appalachian Power said about 48,000 customers remained without electricity Friday, including 33% of Cabell county’s total customers. There were also major outages in Wayne County after three of four substations … Read more
Two students and one other person in Morgantown tested positive for the U.K. variant of COVID-19. West Virginia University said it believes the three individuals are related to one another and have not visited the WVU campus during their infectious period. The university said it is working closely with the Monongalia County Health Department in … Read more
WVU went into extra-innings to beat Georgia State 5-to-3 in the season opener. It was the Mountaineers first baseball game in 345 day.
Icy roads may have been factor when a train hit a coal truck. The truck was pulling away from a coal tipple and got stuck on the ice as it was trying to cross the railroad tracks. The driver jumped out of the cab before the train slammed into it. The train pushed the cab … Read more
A Charleston lawyer who missed a trial date and fled to Nicaragua is pleading guilty to fraud charges. Sixty-nine-year-old Bill Lester is accused of falsely reporting services to indigent clients, and overcharging for his services. He will lose his law license and face up to three years in prison.