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WVU joining coronavirus vaccine giveaway sweepstakes

Jun. 17, 2021 06:25 PM EDT
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University is joining the coronavirus vaccine giveaway sweepstakes, offering an incentive program for students and...

Ohio State pondered playing football without Big Ten in 2020

By Ralph D. Russo May. 27, 2021 12:36 AM EDT
The president of Ohio State University asked athletic director Gene Smith if the Buckeyes could “go independent” in a text message sent the day after the Big...

Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

By The Associated Press Feb. 10, 2021 09:05 AM EST
Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: ___ Feb. 10 The Exponent Telegram on COVID-19...

Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

By The Associated Press Jan. 06, 2021 03:26 PM EST
Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: ___ Jan. 6 The Journal on the officers who sprung...

Restaurant owners sue W.Va. governor over bar closures

Associated Press Sep. 23, 2020 03:23 PM EDT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The owners of 12 restaurants and bars sued the governor of West Virginia on Wednesday for indefinitely closing establishments in...

West Virginia Univ. president apologizes for maskless photo

Sep. 15, 2020 11:38 AM EDT
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University's president has apologized after a photo posted to social media showed him shopping in a convenience store...

Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

By The Associated Press Sep. 09, 2020 02:11 PM EDT
Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: ___ Sept. 6 The Herald-Dispatch on high-speed...

Beckley Stratton Middle School principal Yahon Smith monitors school buses and parent drop off of students for the first day of school Tuesday morning, Sept. 8, 2020, in Beckley, W.Va. (Rick Barbero/The Register-Herald via AP)
Virus-delayed school year starts in WVa, online for many

By John Raby Sep. 08, 2020 02:07 PM EDT

FILE - West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice delivers his annual State of the State address in the House Chambers at the state capitol in Charleston, W.Va., Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. Nursing home visits are being allowed again in West Virginia as the state focuses on coronavirus outbreaks in the general populations of individual counties without clamping down on areas without them. Justice warned Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, that the visits could end quickly in some places if further outbreaks occur within nursing homes themselves. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson, File)
W.Va. closes college town's bars amid rising virus cases

By John Raby Sep. 02, 2020 04:43 PM EDT

FILE - This April, 24, 2015 file photo shows Mountainlair Student Union on West Virginia University downtown campus in Morgantown, W.Va. West Virginia University students will face penalties and discipline if they fail to get tested for the coronavirus and complete a COVID-19 education course before returning to campus next month, the university said Tuesday, July 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Raymond Thompson, File)
West Virginia Univ. pushes back start date due to pandemic

By John Raby Jul. 27, 2020 04:52 PM EDT

This April, 24, 2015 file photo shows Mountainlair Student Union on West Virginia University downtown campus in Morgantown, W.Va. West Virginia University officials announced Wednesday, June 3, 2020, that fall classes will start on Aug. 19. Students, faculty and staff must be tested for the coronavirus before they can return to campus. (AP Photo/Raymond Thompson, file)
University to require virus testing before fall classes

By John Raby Jun. 03, 2020 06:21 PM EDT

The street and pedestrian area around the Angel of Independence monument are almost empty in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 2, 2020, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. While the federal government’s nationwide social distancing rule formally ended Monday, it is urging people in so-called “red” zones to maintain most of those measures — and so many people are falling ill and dying each day that those zones cover nearly the whole country. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
The Latest: New Zealand on verge of eradicating virus

By The Associated Press Jun. 03, 2020 02:55 AM EDT

Kevin Gonzales, director of operations at the Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering, at Boston University, arranges a room for its newly designated occupancy of three people on the school's campus, in Boston, Thursday, May 21, 2020. Boston University is among a growing number of universities making plans to bring students back to campus this fall, but with new measures meant to keep the coronavirus at bay. The room formerly had seating for over a dozen people. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Colleges plan fall opening, but campuses won't look the same

By Collin Binkley May. 21, 2020 07:23 AM EDT

Update on the latest sports

May. 14, 2020 04:55 PM EDT
MLB-NEWS Rays’ Snell says he won’t take another pay cut ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A former Cy Young Award winner is...

A security guard stands guard at one of the venues for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Japan is still under a coronavirus state of emergency, which was extended this week until the end of May, though there have been no hard lockdowns. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
The Latest: MLS extends moratorium on group, team training

By The Associated Press May. 14, 2020 10:58 AM EDT

WVU expects in-person classes in fall, no tuition increase

May. 01, 2020 05:03 PM EDT
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University's board of governors expects its three campuses to return to in-person classes this fall and said Friday that...