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Marshall rallies to defeat Coastal Carolina, runs win streak to 10

— by David Walsh
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall clamped down on Coastal Carolina in the second half, particularly over the last 7 minutes, to escape with an 80-74 victory in a Saturday matinee at Cam Henderson Center.
With Olivia Olson missing a second straight game with injury and leading scorer Timaya Lewis-Eutsey limited to 10 points, Peyton Ilderton hit for 20 points and Ni’Kiah Chesterfield came off the bench and scored 14 as the Herd completed a regular season sweep of the Chanticleers.



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West Virginia Air National Guard captain delivers baby in hospital parking lot

Just a few days before Christmas, a nurse assigned to the 130th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, delivered a baby in the front seat of a car just outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, according to Joint Task Force-D.C.
Capt. April McClung, who is currently assigned to operations in Washington, D.C. delivered the baby Dec. 23.
“I knew this was a special and sacred moment for the mother and father, and I was honored to help,” she told Joint Task Force-D.C. “Being so

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Fox nets 33 as University holds off Huntington, 58-46

BECKLEY, W.Va. — Highlights from University’s 58-46 win over Huntington in the New River CTC Invitational.
University (8-3):

Bri Fox – 33 points
Whitney Cox – 12 points

Huntington (6-4):

Lala Sloan – 27 points

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Mountaineers dominate final 15 minutes to upend No. 22 Kansas, 86-75

Jan 10, 2026; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; Kansas Jayhawks guard Darryn Peterson (22) drives baseline past West Virginia Mountaineers guard Treysen Eaglestaff (52) during the first half at Hope Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-Imagn ImagesJan 10, 2026; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers guard Chance Moore (13) celebrates with teammates after a play during the first half against the Kansas Jayhawks at Hope Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-Imagn ImagesJan 10,

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Princeton rolls past Wyoming East in the New River CTC Invitational

BECKLEY, W.Va. — Highlights from Princeton’s 58-18 win over Wyoming East in the New River CTC Invitational.
Princeton (6-3):

Addison McCabe – 13 points
Natalie Rose – 12 points
Tylar Burks – 10 points

Wyoming East (6-4):

Kyndal Lusk – 5 points

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‘The only choice is to get better, so we will do that’: WVU tries to move forward during challenging stretch

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A rigorous three-game stretch for West Virginia’s women’s basketball team began Wednesday with the team suffering its third loss this season as the Mountaineers fell apart offensively down the stretch and made only 3-of-19 fourth-quarter field-goal attempts in a 71-66 setback to 17th-ranked Texas Tech.
The result snapped a seven-game win streak for WVU (13-3, 3-1) and prevented the Mountaineers from having sole possession of first place in the Big 12 Conference as they and

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Guard shooter named in 9-count indictment

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The man who shot two West Virginia National Guard members on the streets of Washington, D.C. the day before Thanksgiving now faces additional charges.The indictment against Rahmanullah Lakanwal was unsealed Friday.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal
Lakanwal, an Afghan national, faces a murder charge for the death of Specialist Sarah Beckstrom. assault with intent to kill in the injuring of Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe and now two additional counts of assault with intent to kill the two Guard

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Huntington woman sentenced for COVID fraud

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Huntington woman will spend time in prison after she stole COVID relief money from the government.
Tanisha Wooding, 46, was sentenced to 10 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
According to a U.S. Attorney release, Wooding fraudulently obtained $91,664 in COVID-19 loans for her personal use.
From around July 26, 2020, through June 10, 2021, Wooding knowingly defrauded money from the federal Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster


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One injured in train collision with vehicle

TUENNELTON, W.Va. — One person is being treated for injuries after a car was struck by a train late Friday night Preston County.
It happened along Racoon Valley Road near Tunnelton.
Authorities said the airbags did deploy in the vehicle. The extent of the injuries was not immediately known.
CSX is investigating.
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Marshall seeks regular season sweep against Georgia State

— By Bill Cornwell
After opening Sun Belt Conference play in mid-December with a loss at Troy, the Marshall men’s basketball team has been on a roll.
The Herd (11-5, 3-1) looks for a fifth straight victory and regular season sweep Saturday in Atlanta against Georgia State (5-12, 2-3).
The 4 p.m. matchup can be seen on ESPN+.
On New Year’s Eve, Marshall secured an 84-80 victory over the Panthers in Huntington.
Marshall is coming off of a 64-62 win at James Madison on Wednesday night in which the




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