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West Virginia picked 11th in Big 12 preseason poll

West Virginia picked 11th in Big 12 preseason poll

Voters selected West Virginia’s men’s basketball team 11th in the Big 12 preseason poll, which was released Thursday. The Mountaineers finished 19-13 overall last season and 10-10 in the Big 12. They lost to Colorado in the first round of the Big...

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First Big 12 win up for grabs when Mountaineers meet Central Florida

First Big 12 win up for grabs when Mountaineers meet Central Florida

West Virginia and Central Florida likely wish the first half of their respective seasons didn’t play out in similar fashion to each other, but such is the case as a pair of struggling teams get set to square off at 1 p.m. Saturday at Acrisure...

Owner:  Raese Family
Hilltoppers Gear Up for Showdown with West Virginia Wesleyan
GOP senators want to end SNAP benefits for junk food

GOP senators want to end SNAP benefits for junk food

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) and Office of State Inspector General (OSIG) announces the launch of a new electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card security feature to protect Pennsylvanians who receive Supplemental Nutrition...

Owner:  Ogden-Nutting Family
WVU’s defense being torched by big plays, has a lot to fix

WVU’s defense being torched by big plays, has a lot to fix

On UCF’s opening drive of the game Saturday, Knights quarterback Tayven Jackson stepped up and hit a wide-open Chris Domercant for a 40-yard touchdown. West Virginia’s Rich Rodriguez was shaking his head. The next drive, Jackson found Domercant...

Owner:  Ogden-Nutting Family

West Virginia has an innovative plan for retiring oil and gas wells

West Virginia is launching a first-of-its-kind fund to address abandoned oil and gas wells without burdening taxpayers, The Wall Street Journal writes. The Mountain State Plugging Fund, seeded with $70 million from Diversified Energy, aims to...

Owner:  Julio Melara
School Choice

School Choice

West Virginia Board of Education President Paul Hardesty took aim recently at parents who choose something other than the traditional public school system. He has blamed the HOPE Scholarship, homeschooling and other school choice options for...

Owner:  Ogden-Nutting Family
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The Sports Report: UCLA’s amazing turnaround continues, but USC loses to Notre Dame

The Sports Report: UCLA’s amazing turnaround continues, but USC loses to Notre Dame

From Ben Bolch: Tim Skipper took a deep breath. What else could he do? His quarterback had just clutched his right knee and needed assistance to make it off the field with a little more than two minutes left in a taut game in which his team...

Owner:  Patrick Soon-Shiong
State of West Virginia unveils $70M fund for oi…

State of West Virginia unveils $70M fund for oi…

West Virginia’s governor and a state energy producer came together Thursday and announced a major agreement to establish the nation’s first financial assurance fund dedicated to retiring oil and gas wells. Gov. Patrick Morrisey, in partnership...

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Governor announces initiative to prevent future orphaned wells in West Virginia

Governor announces initiative to prevent future orphaned wells in West Virginia

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells are prominent in West Virginia, but the governor is making moves to prevent them in the future. People like David Bentley who lived near one in the Rutledge area of Kanawha County...

Owner:  Smith Family
Benson floats lofty goals in WVU address

Benson floats lofty goals in WVU address

Photo by Ron Rittenhouse/ WVU President Michael Benson gives his first State of the University address Monday afternoon. MORGANTOWN — In his first 13 weeks or so in office, WVU President Michael Benson has traveled miles of winding, country roads...

Owner:  Ogden-Nutting Family
Sports on TV, radio: Oct. 18-20, 2025

Sports on TV, radio: Oct. 18-20, 2025

• Formula 1: Sprint Race, 11:55 a.m., ESPNEWS • NASCAR Cup Series: Qualifying, 12:30 p.m., TRUTV • NASCAR Xfinity Series: The United Rentals 250, Playoffs - Round of 8, 3 p.m., CW • Formula 1: Qualifying, 3;55 p.m., ESPNEWS • LSU at Vanderbilt, 11...

Owner:  Clint Shelton
Interagency group targets Trump’s ‘deep state’ foes with federal power

Interagency group targets Trump’s ‘deep state’ foes with federal power

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Owner:  Evgeny Lebedev
West Virginians join other advocates in D.C. to rally for silica rule enforcement

West Virginians join other advocates in D.C. to rally for silica rule enforcement

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WCHS) — Several West Virginia groups made the trip to Washington D.C. on Tuesday to rally outside of the U.S. Department of Labor over the silica rule that has still not been enforced. This is a rule that would place regulations...

Owner:  Smith Family
Sports on TV: Saturday, Oct. 18

Sports on TV: Saturday, Oct. 18

ESPNEWS — Formula 1: Sprint Race, Circuit of the Americas, Del Valle, Texas TRUTV — NASCAR Cup Series: Qualifying, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Ala. CW — NASCAR Xfinity Series: The United Rentals 250, Playoffs — Round of 8, Talladega...

Owner:  David Dunn-Rankin
Interagency group ‘steering’ retribution against Trump’s ‘deep state’ rivals have discussed Anthony Fauci, Hunter Biden and January 6th investigators, report claims
Three West Virginia resorts ranked among best in U.S. by Condé Nast Traveler

Three West Virginia resorts ranked among best in U.S. by Condé Nast Traveler

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Top travel destinations in West Virginia are once again receiving national recognition, with three of the state’s premier resorts named to Condé Nast Traveler’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards. Advertisement The Greenbrier,...

Owner:  David Sibray
Jayhawks battle to a draw against No. 24 West Virginia

Jayhawks battle to a draw against No. 24 West Virginia

LAWRENCE, Kan. (WIBW) - The Kansas soccer team finished Thursday evening with a 2-2 draw against No. 24 West Virginia at Rock Chalk Park. The Jayhawks moved to 9-3-3 (3-3-1 in Big 12 play) this season and Kansas is now 5-2-2 at home. No. 24 West...

Owner:  Gray Television Inc.

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