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Although some details from the book had to be adapted to fit the length of a movie, did that really warrant the complete change of the title?

PARKERSBURG – A Washington, W.Va., man died Monday evening in an off-road vehicle accident, according to the Wood County Sheriff’s Department. Randell Tho

According to the DHHR’s Child Welfare Dashboard, more than 430 children who are in the state’s foster care system are currently in out-of-state care, although living arrangements may change over the course of the time a child is in the system.

West Virginia's Pat Suemnick was a ball of nerves in his first career start earlier in the week. Suemnick set career highs of 16 points and six rebounds, West Virginia built a double-digit lead and held on for a 76-73 win over No. 25 Texas on Saturday night. Kerr Kriisa and RaeQuan Battle added 14 points apiece and Quinn Slazinski had 13 points for West Virginia (6-10, 1-2 Big 12), which broke a three-game losing streak.

West Virginia entered the game third nationally with 25 forced turnovers per game. But Texas (15-1, 2-1 Big 12) fought through West Virginia’s full-court press for easy early layups and never trailed.

The NCAA and a coalition of states suing the organization asked a federal court Friday to extend a small window for multiple-transfer athletes to compete through at least the winter and spring semesters. The motion seeks to extend the 14-day temporary restraining order barring the NCAA from enforcing a rule for those athletes who transfer multiple times. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey in West Virginia issued a temporary restraining order against the NCAA.

The following obituaries have been provided by local funeral homes. Read our complete obituaries in The Herald-Dispatch on Friday and at www.herald-dispatch.com.

Blake Hinson scored a career-high 29 points, including a school-record nine 3-pointers, to lead Pittsburgh to a 80-63 win over West Virginia on Wednesday night. Carlton Carrington added 16 points and Guillermo Diaz Graham scored 15 as Pittsburgh (6-3) broke a two-game losing streak along with a six-game losing streak in the Backyard Brawl series with the Mountaineers. Pittsburgh made a season-high 16 3-pointers.

RIPLEY, W.Va. (WV News) — The following misdemeanors were recently recorded at the Jackson County Courthouse. Information comes from court documents from the courthouse.

West Virginia bounced back from a blowout loss on the road with an impressive showing on both sides of the ball. Freshman Jahiem White rushed for a season-high 204 yards, Garrett Greene ran for a career-high 154 and the pair combined for five touchdowns in a 42-21 victory over Cincinnati on Saturday. West Virginia (7-4, 5-3 Big 12) turned a matchup of two of the league's top rushing teams into a one-sided affair early and now has the most wins in a season under fifth-year coach Neal Brown...