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Mountaineers figure to learn more in Week 2 matchup at Ohio

ATHENS, Ohio — Many of the questions surrounding West Virginia’s 2025 football team went unanswered last Saturday as the Mountaineers rolled to a 45-3 victory against Robert Morris.
Regardless of the outcome, the Mountaineers figure to discover much more about themselves in a Week 2 matchup at Ohio. Kickoff is 4 p.m. for the contest at Peden Stadium, which can be seen nationally on ESPN+.
“There’s going to be some interesting challenges and we have to be mature enough to handle them,” WVU head

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Two pedestrians hospitalized in separate Kanawha County

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. — Two people were taken to the hospital after being struck by vehicles minutes apart on Friday night.
Dispatchers received a call for the first incident just after 9:20 p.m. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office says a man and a child were walking along Swans Lane and Winfield Road in West Side. One of the two was taken to CAMC Women and Children’s Hospital. The vehicle involved stayed on the scene.
Another call came in to Kanawha County dispatchers moments later at around

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Roundup: Morgantown, University and GW improve to 2-0

A closer look at some notable results from Week 2 across West Virginia high school football:
Class AAAA

MORGANTOWN 38, Jefferson 7: The Mohigans held the opposition to seven points for the second time in as many games and got 145 rushing yards and three touchdowns from Maddox Twigg, who also threw for a score in the win.
UNIVERSITY 38, Parkersburg South 27: Brody Kehler rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns, Harrison Helbig rushed and passed for a touchdown and the Hawks forced four turnovers

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Huntington holds off late Martinsburg rally, 22-20

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — In the sixth meeting between Class AAAA powers Huntington and Martinsburg over the last five years, the Highlanders mulched a sizable portion of the fourth quarter clock and batted down a Hail Mary pass as time expired to defeat the Bulldogs, 22-20.
Huntington (1-1) avenged a one-point loss to the Bulldogs (0-2) in the state semifinal round last December.
The Highlanders built a 22-7 lead before a lightning delay halted play for 80 minutes. When play resumed with 4:14 left in

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Bridgeport knocks off Heritage, Va., 33-14

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Fairmont Senior tops Robert C. Byrd 35-9 to win Sampson’s debut as head coach

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First down, red zone defense have added importance in Mountaineers’ quest to contain Navarro

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia’s defense kept things basic last Saturday while the Mountaineers had their way in a 45-3 victory against an overmatched Robert Morris squad.
There was no need to display exotic looks or a surplus of blitzes and tip off opponents to what they could be up against in the future. But come 4 p.m. Saturday when the Mountaineers face Ohio at Peden Stadium, that’s likely not going to be the case as West Virginia opposes an experienced quarterback in fifth-year senior

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Charleston added to Ascend WV program

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s capital city has been selected as the sixth location for the remote work program, Ascend West Virginia.
Ascend WV was founded by Marshall University President Brad Smith and his wife Alys Smith in October 2021 within West Virginia University Outdoor Economic Collaborative. The program aims to attract those outside of the state to live and work in West Virginia.
“This is such an amazing day for Charleston, West Virginia,” Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin

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Powerball at estimated $1.8 billion jackpot for Saturday night

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Lottery Acting Director David Bradley says the jackpot for Saturday night’s Powerball jackpot has grown to an estimated $1.8 billion, the second largest jackpot in Powerball history.
“It’s really an exciting time,” Bradley said Friday on MetroNews Midday. “This jackpot has created excitement around the whole country.”
No one has hit the jackpot since June.
“It’s a life-changing (amount),” Bradley said. “There’s a lot of amounts that are life-changing. We’ve had


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