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About 160 West Virginia National Guard volunteers will be in D.C. through Thanksgiving

Entering this holiday cycle, about 160 members of the West Virginia National Guard have volunteered to remain in Washington, D.C., for support and patrols around the city.
Some of the West Virginia National Guard members there helped set up for a Thanksgiving meal through Joint Task Force-District of Columbia, the collaborative unit focused on public safety and cleanliness in the nation’s capital.
Other members of the West Virginia National Guard still on duty in the District of Columbia

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Preston County BOE, former teacher named in civil lawsuit

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Marshall looking to continue winning ways at home against Lipscomb

— By Bill Cornwell
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall is looking to wrap up a three-game home stand with an unblemished record on Wednesday afternoon.
Lipscomb will try to spoil the party.
Marshall and the Bisons battle in a Thanksgiving eve matinee that tips at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Cam Henderson Center. The game can be seen on ESPN+.
While Marshall (5-1) picked up a 69-60 win over Mercyhurst on Sunday, the Bisons played the previous day and topped Western Carolina, 83-62.
The Bisons (2-4) had

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MetroNews This Morning 11-26-25

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Wednesday morning edition of MetroNews This Morning gets you caught up on what’s going on across the state of West Virginia.
Listen to today’s podcast here.
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Turnpike Thanksgiving travelers may notice changes

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The CDC needs an updated warning on its website

The Centers for Disease Control recently changed bullet points on its vaccine safety web page. Under “key points,” the CDC states, “The claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism.” The second bullet point states that “Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.”
Welcome to the brave new world of science and medicine brought to you by Secretary of Health and Human

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With finality setting in, Rodriguez hopeful Mountaineers have plenty to draw inspiration from

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Judge delays ruling on change of venue in case of murdered state trooper

MINGO, W.Va. –A Mingo County judge says he won’t rule on a change of venue motion for the trial of man accused of fatally shooting a state trooper until after he looks into prospective jurors being questioned by the court.
Timothy Kennedy, of Matewan, faces a five-count indictment including the murder of West Virginia State Police Sgt. Cory Maynard. Maynard had responded to a shooting incident in the Beech Creek area of Mingo County in 2023, when Kennedy allegedly shot him.
Kennedy’s defense

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