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Mountaineers hope to offer strong response to first loss in matchup at Iowa State

Playing for the first time after a loss in 2026, West Virginia looks to rebound at noon Saturday when it takes on Iowa State at Jack Trice Stadium.
The contest that has both teams in search of their first Big 12 Conference victory will air on TNT/HBOMax.
“Every week is a gut-check moment, but I’m anxious to see how they respond,” Mountaineers’ head coach Rich Rodriguez said.
WVU (3-1) wants to move beyond the disappointment of last week’s 41-24 loss to Oklahoma State in what will be a far


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Huskies handle South Charleston, 48-12

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Photo gallery: Frankfort wins 33rd consecutive game, 43-21 at Mountain Ridge

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Photo gallery: Bridgeport falls at Fort Hill, 43-42

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CUMBERLAND, Md. — Photo gallery from Fort Hill, Maryland’s 43-42 win over Bridgeport.
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Virginia authorities still looking for man with West Virginia ties who walked away from work release unit

WINCHESTER, VA — A man with ties to West Virginia walked away from a Virginia jail work release, stole a car, and cut off his ankle monitor, according to the Frederick County (VA) Sheriff’s Office.
John Wesley Webb, 31, was last seen leaving the center in Winchester, Virginia Tuesday night.
Webb was on an ankle monitor which was last monitored at 2951 Valley Avenue, Motel 6, at 8:45 PM, the monitor had been removed. The clerk at Motel 6 told deputies that Webb had just left walking northbound.



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Advantage Valley celebrating new POWER grant to help manufacturers expand to new markets

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Advantage Valley celebrated National Manufacturing Day by announcing it has received another $2 million POWER grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to finance its successful Expanding Markets program.
Advantage Valley, which helps manufacturers in the Charleston-Huntington corridor and those in Boone, Cabell, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam and Wayne counties, will use the money to help those businesses build momentum by finding new customers.
“We will

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Improved tackling a focus for Iowa State defense in quest to slow West Virginia’s ground game

A defense fresh off a poor tackling performance that allowed season highs in yardage and points last Saturday is a description that applies to West Virginia and its opponent at noon Saturday when the Mountaineers take on Iowa State at Jack Trice Stadium.
In the Cyclones’ 31-17 home loss to 15th-ranked Utah last week, the Utes had 411 total yards with 206 through the air on 27 attempts and 205 on the ground by way of 33 rushes.
A 24-point first half allowed Utah to play from ahead as the visitors

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West Virginia Democrats hosting yearly Roosevelt-Kennedy dinner in Charleston on Saturday night

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Democratic Party is preparing for its annual Roosevelt-Kennedy Celebration on Saturday night in the Capital City.
The event, taking place exactly one month ahead of the November General Election, will be held at the Beni Kedem Temple in Charleston. Doors open at 6 p.m. Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin will be the featured speaker.
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“I believe it’s the first time that a sitting chair of the DNC has come to West Virginia,” West


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