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Class AAA all-state softball list

— By Chapin Jewell, Mineral News & Tribune/WV News
The Winfield Generals finished the 2025 campaign with an overall record of 29-7, and for the third year in a row, as West Virginia state champions, this time in the new Class AAA.
The Frankfort Falcons finished 29-2 overall, with both losses coming at the state tournament, the last being to Winfield, 2-1, in the state championship game.
Those successes are reflected in post-season accolades as both Winfield and Frankfort were rewarded with


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MetroNews This Morning 6-11-25

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–Tragedy as businessman and political figure Doug Skaff dies in a car wreck
–Mary Lou Retton pleads no contest to a DUI
–Greenbrier County Prosecutor hopes a recent sting will deter selling vapes to minors
–In Sports: WVU adds opponents to future football schedules
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State leaders respond to tragic passing of Doug Skaff

Doug Skaff
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Several state officials expressed their sadness and condolences Tuesday evening after news broke that former lawmaker and businessman Doug Skaff Jr. had tragically died in a car accident.
Skaff was traveling south on Interstate 79 when he crashed between the Jane Lew and Weston exits at around 4:15.
Officials and organizations that shared sentiments are as follows:
Congressman Riley Moore:
“Tonight, Mina and I join the people of West Virginia in grieving the loss




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Numbered Plates Create Political Buzz

Governor Patrick Morrisey’s administration was undertaking a perceived license plate purge until a staffer said Tuesday “errors were made.” He now says most “Governor’s Plates” holders will keep their license plates.
The nature of the errors committed – were they political miscalculations – is an ongoing series of questions. Who made the errors? How did the errors come to be made? How many errors were made? When were the errors identified? Who discovered the errors? How should the errors be

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Mary Lou Retton enters no contest plea to DUI charge

FAIRMONT, W.Va. — West Virginia native and Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton has entered a no contest plea to driving under the influence and is speaking out about the incident.
Mary Lou Retton
Retton, the former gymnast, was charged with misdemeanor DUI in her hometown of Fairmont on May 17. Her family posted her $1,500 bond the day she was charged.
Retton, in a statement from her attorney, said she’s taking responsibility of her actions and wants to make a change.
“What happened was



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Morrisey appoints Rusty Webb to Marshall University BOG

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Charleston-based attorney and former Delegate Charles R. “Rusty” Webb has been appointed to serve on the Board of Governors for Marshall University.
Rusty Webb
Governor Patrick Morrisey appointed Webb to the role on Tuesday, citing his experience and familiarity with the university.
“I’m so pleased to name Rusty Webb as a board member. His wealth of experience and love of Marshall will serve the university well, as they continue to move toward higher heights,” Morrisey said


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Former lawmaker, Charleston businessman Doug Skaff Jr. dead in I-79 crash

Doug Skaff
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — According to multiple state officials, well-known Charleston businessman and former member of the West Virginia House of Delegates Doug Skaff Jr. was killed in a wreck on Interstate 79 in Lewis County.
Skaff, 48, of South Charleston, died after his vehicle crashed in between the Jane Lew and Weston exits in southbound lanes at around 4:15 Tuesday afternoon.
Skaff, who was the president of HD Media, served for more than a decade in the House of Delegates. During


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Cogar impressed with football IQ of participants in North-South, which Morgantown’s Johnson is grateful to be one of

Much of the preparation remains for the North Bears and South Cardinals ahead of Saturday’s annual North-South All-Star Football Classic that will mark the 71st installment of a series played annually since 1976 with the exception of 2020.
North head coach Dustin Cogar of Lewis County is pleased with what he’s seen early from a team he says has little difficulty catching on.
“The knowledge is what stands out,” Cogar said as a guest on CityNet Statewide Sportsline. “These kids are phenomenal

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Cleveland-Cliffs sent official letter declining state financial incentives

It’s officially over between the State of West Virginia and Cleveland-Cliffs.
Cleveland-Cliffs had announced the transformer production plant for Weirton last summer. West Virginia political leaders hailed the announcement at the time.
The plan had been for Cleveland-Cliffs to repurpose its Half Moon Warehouse in Weirton to start production of three-phase distribution transformers used in electric power distribution systems. Cliffs had expected the new plant to come online in the first half of

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NCAA approves Chance Moore’s waiver for fifth season of eligibility

West Virginia men’s basketball player Chance Moore was ruled eligible eligible for a fifth year of competition by the NCAA on Tuesday, giving way for the 6-foot-6 senior wing to play the 2025-26 season for the Mountaineers.
Because Moore appeared in five games for a total of 8 minutes at Arkansas in the 2021-22 season, he will be required to sit out each of the Mountaineers’ first five regular season games.
“We are pleased that the NCAA approved the waiver for Chance to have his fifth season of

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