Doddridge girls open with win over South Harrison as McDonough hits milestone

FAIRMONT — George Mangas finished with a career-high 33 points and Zyon Dobbs recorded a double-double in points (13) and assists (11) as the Fairmont State men’s basketball team (15-4, 10-3 Mountain East Conference) secured an overtime win over No. 24 West Virginia State (15-4, 9-4 MEC) on Wednesday (Jan. 25) at Joe Retton Arena in Fairmont, W.Va.

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (WV News) — The West Virginia Wesleyan men's tennis team was picked to finish third in the Mountain East Conference preseason poll with 26 points, the league announced Tuesday. The Bobcats are set to be led by returning sophomore Kihiro Karasawa. In his freshman campaign Karasawa quickly...

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WV News) — This time last year, Nate Flower had never been part of a high school football team. This time next year, he’ll have completed his freshman season on the Division I gridiron.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — Fans must follow rules, too. At the conclusion of Tuesday night's game between West Virginia and TCU this was proven once again.

Michael Blake Shay, 51 of Bridgeport, WV passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, following an extended illness. He was born in Grafton, WV, on December 23, 1971.

There's life in WVU's men's basketball program yet. Left but all for dead by many observers after a disappointing home loss to Texas, the Mountaineers have rallied for two consecutive wins and are back in position to vie for an NCAA bid as they travel to Fort Worth, Texas, to face TCU in the first of its return games in the Big 12's double-round robin schedule.

West Virginia's Erik Stevenson collected his first Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honor after helping the Mountaineers teams to a pair of wins. Included was an 80-77 victory over Auburn in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, which resulted in a 7-3 Big 12 advantage. Stevenson recorded a career-high 31 points...

West Virginia mens basketball head coach Bob Huggins discusses preparing for an opponent the second time around in a season and the positives and negatives of having multiple players who can take the lead in crunch time. Welcome to the discussion. Thank you for reading!. Please purchase a subscription to...

REEDSVILLE — Jerry Scott Wiles (aka “The Enforcer”), 48, of Reedsville, formerly of Kingwood, Clarksburg and Terra Alta, passed away with his family by his side on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, at Mon General Hospital in Morgantown. Jerry was a son of Teddy T. Wiles Sr. and...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — Just 10 days before he was to potentially play for the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl against Kansas City former West Virginia University offensive lineman Josh Sills has been indicted on one count of rape and one count of kidnapping in Ohio, Dave Yost, Ohio Attorney Genereal and Guernsey County Sheriff Jeffery D. Paden announced in a news release.

WOOSTER, Ohio (WV News) — Eva Jane Holley (“Grammy”) passed away peacefully on January 25, 2023, at the age of 93. Eva was born in Salem, West Virginia, on September 9, 1929, to Sylvia Riffee and Thomas Arthur Smith.

TUNNELTON — Robert V. “B.J.” Haught III, 43, of Tunnelton, went into the arms of God on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at Preston Memorial Hospital in Kingwood, with his loving family by his side. He was born in Morgantown, on Feb. 26, 1979, a son of Robert...

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WV News) — David Lee VanGilder was called to the Lord on the morning of February 1, 2023, at the age of 88. Ethelyn, his loving and devoted wife of over 65 years, was by his side as he made his journey. David was born on May...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — A 35-year-old Bridgeport man who recently served time for a federal gun crime from North Dakota has been accused by West Virginia state troopers of two counts of unlawful possession of a gun and six felony drug counts. Alexander Alonso Galindo was charged by...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — Teachers across Harrison County are preparing for lessons and activities for Black History Month, particularly those in history, civics or social studies classes. At Bridgeport High School, history teacher JD Lister is heading into the yearly unit which includes civil rights.

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — Despite some colder weather and snowfall this week, January has trended warmer than average. Observed highs in Clarksburg trended above normal in January, and observed lows were above normal all but three days, according to data from the National Weather Service.

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — A 41-year-old Clarksburg man accused of coming close to backing a vehicle into troopers while trying to flee bench warrant service entered guilty pleas to two felonies Wednesday. Ryan Martin Labounty pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and fleeing with reckless indifference, according to...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Gov. Jim Justice announced Wednesday that he has appointed Thomas Hoxie to the 19th Judicial Circuit Court, which serves Barbour and Taylor counties. Hoxie is a lifelong resident of Barbour County and is a graduate of the West Virginia University College of Law. He...

GLENVILLE, W.Va. (WV News) — Glenville State University has been recognized by the website Military Supportive Colleges as a top pick among military-supportive universities in the Southeast region of the United States. Glenville State earned the recognition among only five other public higher education institutions in West Virginia.

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WV News) — The Marion County Commission voted Wednesday to appoint Commissioner Bobby DeVaul to the North Central West Virginia Airport Authority, but not until Commission President Ernie VanGilder shared his grievances with how the situation was handled. The issue stemmed from the commission’s Jan. 18 meeting...