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Liberian women are leading the charge against the country’s drug crisis
Women’s groups on Thursday led a protest of thousands of people against a rampant drug problem in Liberia, urging the government to declare a national emergency over ...
US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service
The U.S. Air Force said Thursday it would deny all transgender service members who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early and would instead separate them ...
Two die when helicopter crashes into a barge in the Mississippi River
Two people working on powerlines near the Mississippi River died Thursday when their helicopter hit the lines, crashed into a barge and sparked a fire that belched plumes of black smoke, officials ...
‘Active situation’ after 2 Pennsylvania state troopers shot: Gov. Shapiro
Two Pennsylvania state troopers were shot Thursday morning, Gov. Josh Shapiro confirmed, calling the scene an “active ...
Watch: Jack Bicknell Jr. and Gabe Franklin on WVU’s progress in camp
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia football assistant coaches Jack Bicknell Jr. and Gabe Franklin spoke to the media following the eighth practice of fall camp on Thursday. Bicknell, WVU’s ...
Ohio river’s level raised to accommodate Vice President JD Vance’s birthday kayaking trip
Vice President JD Vance’s security detail had an Ohio river’s water level raised last week to accommodate a kayaking trip he and his family took to celebrate his ...
WVU School of Nursing Bridgeport holds pinning ceremony for second graduating class
WVU’s School of Nursing Bridgeport Campus held its second pinning ceremony Wednesday, honoring its latest class of graduates ...
France’s top court strikes down pesticide clause in farming law
France’s highest court on Thursday blocked a key part of a contentious farming law that would have brought back a banned pesticide. The court said that the measure failed to protect ...
Brandon Blackstock, ex-husband of Kelly Clarkson, dies: reports
(NEXSTAR) — Brandon Blackstock, the talent manager ex-husband of Kelly Clarkson, has died, according to multiple reports. He was 48. Singer-songwriter Clarkson revealed Wednesday that Blackstock was ...
WVU scholarship created in memory of Doug Skaff
The family of Doug Skaff, a former West Virginia lawmaker who died in a vehicle accident earlier this year, has created a scholarship for West Virginia University business students in his honor.
Rodriguez hoping to add Andre Devine to banged up running back room
The son of a West Virginia football hall-of-famer might be joining the Mountaineers for this season. Following WVU’s eighth practice of fall camp on Thursday, head coach Rich ...
WVU football Fan Day set for Aug. 17
West Virginia University football fans will be given the opportunity to get autographs from Mountaineer players and coaches at the football team’s annual Fan Day on ...