Parkersburg natives see Colorado fires close up
PARKERSBURG - Several Parkersburg natives in Colorado have a firsthand view of the wildfires burning out of control.The fires are not in the city, but the smoke and ash are, said Ryan Berry, a 1991 ...
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Independent Penn State investigation could go beyond Sandusky
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PHILADELHIA -- In April 2007, more than two dozen Penn State football players forced their way into an off-campus party and started a brawl in which several people were injured, resulted in criminal ...
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Juries Selected In Two Upshur County Trials
GILMER -- Juries were selected in 115th District Court Monday for two unrelated felony trials, Upshur County District Attorney Billy Byrd said ...
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$750000 Added for Field
WHEELING - A $750,000 donation from the J.B. Chambers Memorial Foundation is expected to be the first of many significant contributions to the effort to build a sports field in East Wheeling. Mayor ...
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Jamboree in the Hills wraps up with thousands in attendance
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The fourth and final day of Jamboree in the Hills wraps on Sunday evening with attendance in the thousands.Concertgoers to Jamboree filtered in slowly Sunday morning, but the show ended strong with ...
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Scientists say an HIV cure is within reach
An influential group of scientists gathered this week at the International AIDS Conference in Washington is committing to a goal that just five years ago would have seemed ludicrous: to cure HIV. ...
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Study suggests putting severance taxes into trust funds
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In the Appalachian area, states use those taxes to fund current projects. But seven states in the West also use severance taxes to create permanent trust funds that can help state economies in the ...
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UPDATE Upshur DA Runoff Results Will Be Voided Election To Be Rescheduled
BY PHILLIP WILLIAMSSpecial CorrespondentGILMER - Upshur County District Attorney Billy Byrd said Tuesday night it appears the Republican runoff election for Precinct 1 county commissioner will be ...
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