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GOP Keeps Independents Locked Out

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West Virginia Republicans have gone and done it — again — as the saying goes.
This weekend’s GOP Winter Meeting presented an opportunity to re-examine the decision to close the Republican primary to Independent voters. That opportunity never saw the light of day.
Instead, the issue was ultimately dismissed without a direct vote, somewhat cloaked in parliamentary procedure. A member’s motion to rescind the original amendment to close the primary

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Chapman nets 300th victory, Gilmer County begins Class A title defense

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As the Gilmer County girls basketball team begins their defense of the Class A state championship, a mix of new guards and veteran frontcourt players comprise the rotation for the Lady Titans. Veteran head coach Amy Chapman likes the makeup of the group.
“Day one coming into practice, obviously we knew we had a new lineup here. Some kids are stepping into bigger roles,” said Chapman. “We just really emphasized to the girls to trust the process. We just needed to get in the

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Warner ready for election season as candidate filing begins

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Political candidates in West Virginia can throw their hats in the ring as the official Candidate Filing Period is open for the May 2026 primary election.
Candidates can file to run for office now through the end of January, and that means things are about to get even busier for Secretary of State Kris Warner. He wants any prospective candidates to know that they’re ready for the task.
“We are here to help and assist in any way we can, but the first thing if someone’s

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Partnered with PITT and CMU, WVU named as finalist for $160M NSF Engines Award

Story by Sophie Wassick
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Led by a team at West Virginia University, in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh, and 60 additional regional partners, the Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure Consortium (RETI) has been named as one of the 15 finalists for the grand $160 million National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines award.
Erienne Olesh
If awarded, this funding is expected to create 21,000 jobs, support 150 startups,

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A big buck from a not so big place

BRAXTON COUNTY, W.Va. — A Braxton County hunter proved you don’t need a big spread to kill a big buck.
Jamie Suckow and her husband moved into their new home in Braxton County in October 2024. Both enjoy deer hunting and decided to put out cameras see that the new land would hold.
“We put up a camera late last year just because we saw some does and were were curious. We had a couple of smaller bucks coming in and we only had him on camera in a blizzard like once or twice, I said, ‘He’s cool I

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Supreme Court to hear arguments about West Virginias law on transgender athletes

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this week in a challenge to a West Virginia law forbidding the participation of transgender athletes on school sports teams.
The case is West Virginia vs. B.P.J., which represents the initials of a young transgender athlete.
The questions being posed to the Supreme Court are:
— whether Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prevents a state from consistently designating girls’ and boys’ sports teams based on biological sex determined at

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Preston County commissioner ready to lead at 24

KINGWOOD, W.Va. — A young county commissioner is adding to his accomplishments.
Hunter Thomas
Preston County Commissioner Hunter Thomas is now the commission president. Thomas is 24-years-old,
Thomas was elected to the commission when he was 21.
“I thought I had enough experience under my belt that I could lend to this position, and it would give me a continued platform to support and serve the people I represent and the entire state of West Virginia,” Thomas said recently on MetroNews Midday.

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Major advantage on free throws helps Panthers top Marshall, 81-73

— By David Walsh
Georgia State staged a late second-half rally to catch, eventually pass and finally score the win over Marshall, 81-73, in Sun Belt Conference action Saturday afternoon at GSU Convocation Center in Atlanta.
The Thundering Herd, which had its four-game win streak halted, led 69-61 with 6:13 to play. The Panthers then closed with a 20-4 run to prevail and split the season series. Marshall won the first matchup by four (84-80).
Micah Tucker made two free throws with 4:20 to play to

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