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Week 5 Power Rankings: Tug Valley back on top in Class A; Chapmanville to No. 2 in Class AAA

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The MetroNews high school boys basketball poll is voted upon weekly by a panel of 10 radio broadcasters and sports writers across West Virginia. The rankings include total points and first-place votes in parenthesis. Week 5 rankings reflect results up through February 11, 2026.
Rankings will be released each Friday through the completion of regular season.
 

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MetroNews This Morning 2-13-26

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–An update on progress of various bills at the West Virginia Legislature
–Advocates for coal are stoked about President Trump’s announcements this week giving a new lease on life to coal fired power plants
–A woman involved in a DUI with death crash gets a suspended sentence
–In Sports: It’s opening day for college baseball’
Listen to “MetroNews This Morning 2-13-26” on Spreaker.




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Marshall starts strong in 71-56 victory against Georgia State

— By David Walsh
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — In the first game on its home floor this month, the Marshall women appeared quite comfortable, racing to a 19-point lead over Georgia State by halftime.
In the third quarter and parts of the fourth, the Thundering Herd attack stalled a bit with turnovers, missed shots and the visiting Panthers went on scoring runs instead of droughts. Marshall saw a one-time lead of 21 points dwindle to eight.
Up stepped Meredith Maier to get the Herd back on track and force


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Lincoln controls fourth quarter to top Tucker County, 45-37

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Romanian national pleads guilty to an access device fraud charge

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. –A Romanian National pleaded guilty Thursday to placing credit card skimming devices in several retailers in the Northern District of West Virginia.
Andrei Daniel Fagaras, 36, who is here illegally in the U.S. pled guilty to an access device fraud charge.
According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney Matthew Harvey, Fagaras had worked with another defendant, Madalin Olar, to place a credit card skimming device at a self-checkout register in a grocery store in Clarksburg. A

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Smith’s 33-point effort leads Bluefield over BU, 80-74

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — Highlights from Bluefield’s 80-74 win over Buckhannon-Upshur in the Country Roads Shootout at West Virginia State University.
Bluefield (11-3):

Jase Smith – 33 points
Greyson Parris – 12 points
Davion Hickman – 10 points
Devin Totten – 10 points


Buckhannon-Upshur (11-6):

Jace Westfall – 26 points
Brody McDaniels – 17 points
Xavier Robinette – 16 points

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Chapmanville man arrested, charged with unlawful restraint

LOGAN COUNTY, W.Va. –A Logan County man is in custody after he allegedly kept three individuals against their will.
Tony Ritchie Jr., 38, of Chapmanville was arrested Tuesday and has been charged with three counts of unlawful restraint, plus multiple parole violations charges.
According to a West Virginia State Police release, state troopers were helping parole officers conduct a compliance check at a residence in Chapmanville. Upon arriving to the scene, police found three people, two adult

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Elkins erases 14-point deficit to defeat Cabell Midland, 65-61

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — Highlights from Elkins’ 65-61 win over Cabell Midland in the Country Roads Shootout at West Virginia State University.
Cabell Midland (7-9):

Marshall Summers – 23 points
Samuel Phillips – 14 points

Elkins (3-11):

Landon Shreve – 20 points
Dreyton Boggs – 14 points
Isaiah Nutter – 12 points

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Parkersburg South outlasts Huntington in overtime, 61-56

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — Highlights from Parkersburg South’s 61-56 (OT) win over Huntington in the Country Roads Shootout at West Virginia State University.
Parkersburg South (13-2):

Lindsey Logston – 33 points
Quinn Bolyard – 14 points

Huntington (10-8):

Lala Sloan – 29 points
Ava Gallion – 10 points

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Halfway Home at the Legislature

Listen to “Halfway Home at the Legislature” on Spreaker.
Let’s go rapid-fire on Capitol happenings from this week…
My Talkline tenure is only a little more than a year old, but politics has long been a pastime. From early fascination with West Virginia politics to a prior professional life tracking 11 statehouses across the country — plus D.C. — a surprising, even startling, thing or two has come along the way.
Experience established, rarely has there been a more direct or caustic attack on the


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