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A free-roaming deer in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle tested positive for rabies.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University volleyball team travels to Lubbock, Texas, on Thursday, Nov. 9, and Friday, Nov. 10, for a pair of matches against Texas Tech. Thursday’s match is slated for 7 p.m. ET, followed by a 4 p.m. first serve on Friday at the United Supermarkets Arena. The match will be broadcast live […]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University women’s basketball team defeated Loyola Maryland, 74-39, on Tuesday evening inside the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, to secure the first victory of first-year coach Mark Kellogg’s tenure. West Virginia led by as many as 37 points against Loyola Maryland and only trailed for 40 seconds in the contest. The […]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University women’s basketball team is set to open its 2023-24 season on Tuesday, Nov. 7, as the Mountaineers welcome Loyola Maryland to the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown. Tipoff against the Greyhounds is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET, and gates open at 6 p.m. Thursday’s contest against LUM will be broadcast live […]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — On the heals of a 3-1 victory over Georgia State in the opening round of the Sun Belt Conference Championship tournament over the weekend, West Virginia’s men’s soccer team (13-1-4) has moved up two spots in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll. West Virginia, ranked seventh last week, now ranks […]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Big 12 Conference has enacted a six-day window for multiple Week 12 contests, including West Virginia’s home game against Cincinnati. That means the kickoff time and television network partner will be announced after the Mountaineers face No. 17 Oklahoma in Norman this Saturday night. No matter when the matchup between West […]

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 guard Kerr Kriisa has been suspended nine games for receiving impermissible benefits. West Virginia announced the suspension Tuesday. West Virginia's athletic department said in a statement that it learned in late August that Kriisa admitted to receiving the benefits while enrolled at Arizona.

West Virginia forward Akok Akok has been released from a hospital where he was taken after collapsing on the court during an exhibition game. “Akok is recovering at his home in Morgantown," West Virginia interim coach Josh Eilert said in a statement Sunday. "He will continue to be monitored and evaluated by our medical team.”

Ollie Gordon II rushed for a career-high 282 yards and scored four touchdowns to lead Oklahoma State to a 48-34 victory over West Virginia on Saturday night. Alan Bowman threw two scoring passes for the Cowboys (5-2, 3-1 Big 12), who earned their third straight win and moved into a second-place logjam in the league. Gordon, who had 29 carries, now has four straight 100-yard rushing performances and surpassed his previous single-game high of 168 yards set a week ago in a 39-32 win over Kansas.