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Ex-Mason Co. school official admits bribery

POINT PLEASANT, W.VA. (AP) -- A former Mason County Board of Education member faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to a bribery ...

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Dems majority of voters for W.Va.'s May 8 primary

Figures released by the Secretary of State's office show 640,888 registered voters are Democrats, or about 52 percent. Another 352,304 voters are Republicans, or about 29 ...

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Drug Take-Back event set for Saturday in state

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia residents can turn in expired or unused prescription drugs at 125 locations statewide during the state's fourth Drug Take-Back Day. The drugs will be ...

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Wheeling Jesuit hosts 2nd forum on health care law

WHEELING, W.Va. -- Wheeling Jesuit University is hosting a second town hall-style meeting to discuss the nation's health care laws. This one will focus on the moral and constitutional aspects ...

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City, trash hauler brace for WVU Student Move Out

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Spring cleaning is a big deal in Morgantown, when most of the nearly 30,000 students at West Virginia University head home for summer. City officials are already preparing ...

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Driver killed in Cabell car-school bus wreck IDed

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Police have identified a driver who was killed when her car collided with a Cabell County school bus. The Cabell County Sheriff's Office says 42-year-old Teresa McComas ...

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Internal probe clears Wood deputies in shooting

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. -- Three Wood County deputies involved in the fatal shooting of a man during a standoff are going back to work. Wood County Sheriff Jeff Sandy tells media outlets an internal ...

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Romney turns campaign toward money, reconciliation

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and wife, Ann, take the stage at an election night rally in Manchester, N.H., ...

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Senate Dems ready bill freezing student loan costs

This photo combo shows President Barack Obama in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Tuesday and Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney last week in Charlotte, N.C. Obama and his ...

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Discovery of mad cow in Calif. was stroke of luck

A truck enters Baker Commodities transfer station, where a cow with mad cow disease was discovered, in Hanford, Calif. The first new case of mad cow disease in the U.S. since 2006 has been ...

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W.Va. metro areas rank high for particle pollution

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- The American Lung Association says seven metropolitan areas in West Virginia are among the 25 worst in the country for year-round particle ...

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Charleston man back in jail after drugs found, police say

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Charleston man who had been released on home confinement is back in jail after police allegedly found drugs in his home. Brian E. Collins, 26, of Barton Street, was on home ...

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Hancock Co. courthouse reopens after natural gas leak

Hancock County Courthouse is back open after a scare about a natural gas leak Wednesday morning. Courthouse employees and customers evacuated the building shortly after 10 a.m. A strong odor of ...

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25 a.m.: Ranson shooting claims life

Update, 11:25 a.m. RANSON - One Ranson resident is dead and a second is receiving treatment at Jefferson Memorial Hospital following an early-morning shooting Wednesday, according to Ranson Police ...

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Mother of Five, Man Found Dead

EAST LIVERPOOL - The 31-year-old mother of five children and a 30-year-old man were found dead in a Jennings Avenue home early Tuesday night by her father, who was concerned after not hearing from ...

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Gingrich to Pull Out of Race

WASHINGTON (AP) - Newt Gingrich began taking steps Wednesday to shut down his debt-laden presidential bid, setting the stage to endorse one-time rival Mitt Romney next week and rally the GOP behind ...

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Body found in shallow grave in Chesapeake

Authorities have discovered a body in a shallow grave in Chesapeake. West Virginia State Police spokesman Sgt. Michael Baylous confirmed that State Police crime scene investigators are on their ...

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West Virginia Scholar Semifinalists Named

Fifteen top high school juniors from across West Virginia are the semifinalists for this year's West Virginia Scholar Program. The winner will receive a full, four year scholarship to West ...

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Legal synthetic drug use can be fatal

Their effects can be just as devastating as illegal drugs, but the difference between synthetic drugs and others is that many can be legally purchased at specialty shops. Even though it's legal ...

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'He Could Not Find Child Abuse'

The attorney for the Mason County school principal charged with felony child abuse says a report from the state Department of Health and Human Resources shows an incident with a student on a school ...

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