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West Virginia Coach Bob Huggins Arrested for DUI in Pittsburgh

A Robert Huggins of Morgantown, W.Va., age 69, was arrested and charged with DUI after failing field sobriety tests in Pittsburgh Friday.

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Former West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Warren McGraw dies at 84

Former West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Warren McGraw has died at age 84

The Independent UK

State supreme courts issued 257 opinions from May 29-June 11

State supreme courts issued 257 opinions from May 29-June 11. The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia led the field with 27 opinions issued, followed by Mississippi with 20 and Delaware with 19. The last two weeks’ 257 opinions account for 9% of the year-to-date total of 3,013. West…

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Introducing Nashville glam rocker Gyasi: "People tell me I’ve made them feel less alone"

After an extremely unusual childhood, West Virginia native Gyasi discovered that playing guitar prevented beatings. Now, with a YouTube smash behind him, he's on a roll

Louder

The debt ceiling deal bulldozes a controversial pipeline's path through the courts

The Mountain Valley Pipeline got an extraordinary boost in the debt ceiling deal. Court challenges have stalled the controversial natural gas pipeline stretching from West Virginia to North Carolina.

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‘An egregious act’: debt ceiling deal imperils the environment, critics say

The agreement will fast-track the Mountain Valley pipeline, and limit the scope of environmental reviews for future developments

The Guardian - US

Sources: Big 12 Continues Expansion Talks With Gonzaga Ahead of League Meetings

Expansion negotiations with the Bulldogs, among other schools, are expected to take center stage later this week at the conference’s spring meetings in West Virginia.

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Seahawks QB Geno Smith says he looks at everyone as competition

The West Virginia standout isn't letting new money get in the way of his motivation.

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Supreme Court limits EPA’s regulatory authority over wetlands

The U.S. Supreme Court on May 25, 2023, unanimously held in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the EPA’s regulatory jurisdiction over the nation’s wetlands is limited. The decision echoes the court’s 2022 ruling in West Virginia v EPA, in which the justices limited the scope of the agency’s authority…

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Cold case murder of Canadian teenager solved after 50 years as body of killer exhumed

Police say DNA tests prove that Sharron Prior was killed by Franklin Maywood Romine in 1975

The Independent UK

Police solve murder of teenager Sharron Prior 50 years on thanks to new DNA techniques

DNA found at the scene of Sharron Prior's murder in Quebec, Canada matched samples taken from Franklin Maywood Romine - who had a long criminal history - and he also matched a witness' description of the suspect

Daily Mirror

Democrats sue for West Virginia GOP Gov. Jim Justice's calendar amid Senate run

The Democratic party’s U.S. Senate campaign arm is asking a Charleston-based judge to order the release of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice's work calendar

The Independent UK

Transgender health: Comparing model bills to real proposals

An Associated Press analysis has found that many of this year’s statehouse proposals to restrict gender-affirming care for youths are identical or very similar to some model legislation

The Independent UK

'Opioid zombie' dad from 'overdose capital of US' transforms after getting clean

Hunter Michael Shepard, 28, from West Virginia, US, was admitted to rehab five times but it was when he entered a "scary" zombie-like state his life changed forever

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Report: Pat McAfee Makes Decision on Future Amid ESPN, FanDuel Rumors

The former West Virginia and Colts punter will reportedly exit a nine-figure sponsorship deal with FanDuel.

The Independent UK

Gas pipeline gets new permit to build in Appalachian national forest

The U.S. Forest Service has reissued approval to build a controversial natural gas pipeline through national forest land in Virginia and West Virginia

The Conversation

Biden's strategy for cutting carbon emissions from electricity generation could extend the lives of fossil fuel power plants

On May 11, 2023, the Biden administration proposed new regulations to curb carbon pollution from existing power plants. The new rules replace the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan, which was proposed in 2015 but ran into multiple legal challenges and never took effect. Nonetheless, in a high-profile 2022 ruling, West…

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Bob Huggins should have been fired, but West Virginia chose cowardice instead

The issue with Bob Huggins is just as much about what he said as *how* he said it.

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West Virginia Evidently Thinks Bob Huggins Is Above Significant Punishment

In deciding to retain and moderately penalize its Hall of Fame men’s basketball coach in the wake of scandal, West Virginia made its pecking order clear.

The Conversation

From Kali to Mary to Neopagan goddesses, religions revere motherhood in sometimes unexpected ways

As we approach Mother’s Day, many groups will hold special events or services to celebrate the holiday. In the United States, Mother’s Day was originally founded in 1908 at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in West Virginia and became a nationally recognized holiday in 1914. The mid-May date spread around the…

The Guardian - US

WVU’s Huggins hit with suspension and $1m salary reduction for homophobic slur

West Virginia’s Bob Huggins is expected to return to the sideline next season after using a homophobic slur in a radio interview this week, ESPN reported

Sports Illustrated

The Best Thing Bob Huggins Can Do for West Virginia Is Resign

The coach created a situation that could have real negative consequences on the campus where he works and went to school, and the only one who can truly stop them is him.

Sports Illustrated

It’s Hard to See How Bob Huggins Should Keep His Job at West Virginia

Kowtowing to the basketball coach would send a signal that West Virginia cares more about him than those he marginalized by speaking his unconscionable comments.

Sports Illustrated

West Virginia’s Bob Huggins Uses Anti-LGBTQ Slur to Describe Xavier Fans

The Mountaineers’ men’s basketball coach made the controversial remarks during a radio appearance.

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Watch: Man unlocking dumpster gets the shock of his life

A school principal in West Virginia was unlocking a dumpster outside the school when the lid suddenly popped open like a Jack in the Box.

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