West Virginia couple convicted of abusing adopted children is set for sentencing

A West Virginia couple convicted in the mistreatment of their adopted children, including locking some in a shed, is due in court Wednesday for sentencing.

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West Virginia sets the tone early, cruising to win over James Madison

West Virginia set the tone early on Tuesday at Kendrick Family Ballpark in Morgantown. The Mountaineers scored eight runs in the first inning, which set the tone for the Mountaineers as they ...
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West Virginia carrying a swagger with them into Big 12 play

Through 16 games, West Virginia has only fallen in just one of those games. West Virginia hits the road this weekend, and they do so as they're set to open Big 12 Conference play, facing Oklahoma ...
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West Virginia set to begin another search for men's basketball leadership

It’s been quite a week so far for the West Virginia basketball program. First, the Mountaineers were shockingly left out of the NCAA Tournament field despite having a resume that certainly ...
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2025 West Virginia hoops signees Odih, MacLean request releases

West Virginia is set to lose two-thirds of the 2025 recruiting class with SoCal Prep guard Kelvin Odih and forward Trent MacLean expected to request their releases.The decisions were announced ...
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Author Brendan DuBois sentenced to prison for possession of child sex abuse material

Bestselling mystery writer Brendan DuBois has pleaded guilty to charges of possessing child sexual abuse material and has been sentenced to 3 1/2 to seven years in prison
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Comparing the West Virginia resume to the bubble

As of today West Virginia is still included in the NCAA Tournament field and perched around 10-12 depending on the bracket.We examine some of the other teams on the bubble to see how the resumes ...
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Hill a massive addition for West Virginia in the 2027 cycle

West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez made it clear that Western Pennsylvania will be a priority area in recruiting.
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NCAA Snapshot for the West Virginia basketball team

Looking at where the West Virginia basketball program sits in regards to a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
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West Virginia will not play in any postseason tournaments

West Virginia will officially not be participating in any postseason tournaments. If that wasn't obvious by their omission from the brackets of the NIT and Crown, it became so when Athletic ...
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West Virginia claims overall team title at NCAA rifle championships

The West Virginia Mountaineers claimed the 2025 NCAA national rifle championships Saturday. The title is the first for West Virginia since its string of five straight national championships was ...
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West Virginia enters difficult stretch for evaluation, decisions

West Virginia will have six remaining practices after the break including the Gold-Blue Showcase with a magnifying glass during that time on evaluation of the current roster. The House Settlement ...
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Porter inherits talented West Virginia RB room

West Virginia has a new running backs coach, in the experienced Larry Porter. Porter, a 27-year coaching veteran, came to Morgantown after previously serving as the running backs coach and special ...
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Rich Rodriguez is back at West Virginia and taking stand against player entitlement

Rich Rodriguez is back for his second tenure at West Virginia and has thoughts on player entitlement, and the value of a demanding coach.
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Looking at impact walk-ons for West Virginia football over the years

Looking back at some of the impact walk-ons that suited up for the West Virginia Mountaineers football program.
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Big 12 Commissioner Yormark offers statement on West Virginia snub

Brett Yormark is the latest that has offered up a statement on West Virginia being snubbed for the NCAA Tournament.
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West Virginia governor says he'll take legal action against NCAA over tournament snub

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R) on Monday said he will take legal action against the NCAA over West Virginia University’s (WVU) snub from the March Madness tournament. “I've asked Attorney ...
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West Virginia governor attacks NCAA ‘robbery’ after WVU excluded from March Madness

Patrick Morrisey orders state investigation into matter North Carolina selected over West Virginia West Virginia’s governor, Patrick Morrisey, said on Monday that the state will launch an ...
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Rodriguez doesn't want soft in his West Virginia program

West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez believes that one of the worst four-letter words is soft. The head man demands toughness out of his players and it’s something that is instructed from the ...
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West Virginia guard Jonathan Powell entering the transfer portal

© Ben Queen-Imagn Images West Virginia guard Jonathan Powell is entering the transfer portal. Joe Tipton of On3Sports first reported the news of Powell entering the portal. Powell averaged 8.3 ...
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Oklahoma State baseball vs West Virginia live score updates from Cowboys-Mountaineers

The Oklahoma State baseball team will play host to West Virginia at 1 p.m. Sunday at O'Brate Stadium
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West Virginia governor calls for investigation over NCAA Tournament snub: 'Robbery at the highest levels'

West Virginia's political leadership says it wants answers and transparency after WVU missed the tourney
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Indiana hires Darian DeVries: Will replace Mike Woodson after one season as West Virginia's coach

DeVries just wrapped up his first season with West Virginia after a six-year run at Drake
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Arkansas Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Producing Deadly Ricin Poison

Jason Kale Clampit, 44, was sentenced for possession of ricin, which he had made to set traps for trespassers, prosecutors said.
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Sentencing body defends changes after 'two-tier' row

New guidance on sentencing offenders from ethnic monitories and other backgrounds is set to start in April.
BBC News - Mar. 10
Did West Virginia make March Madness? Mountaineers miss out on 2025 men's NCAA Tournament

Did West Virginia basketball get into March Madness on Sunday during the NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday bracket reveal show? Here's what to know:
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West Virginia’s governor is latest politician to look deeply unserious after NCAA postseason snub

West Virginia governor Patrick Morrisey wants to root out corruption at the NCAA. But mostly he wants his constituents to cheer him on.
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Judge formally sentences Adnan Syed to time served in Serial murder case

Syed, convicted of 1999 murder and jailed for life, maintains innocence in long-running case of legal twists and turns. A Maryland judge has formally sentenced Adnan Syed to the time he has already ...
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Sara Sharif's family denied sentence appeal bids

Sara Sharif was hooded, burned and beaten during two years of abuse before her death in Woking.
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West Virginia blasts three home runs, win Big 12 opener over Oklahoma State

After fires and weather in the Stillwater area, the first two games of the series between West Virginia and Oklahoma State were canceled, the two teams were able to play game three on Sunday from ...
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Xbox Alpha update teaches a lesson about creating early-adopting updates

An insider alpha update on the Xbox resets the console back to factory settings and is a lesson for software engineers going forward.
VentureBeat - Mar. 7
Ex-scout leader convicted of child sex offences after 27 years on the run in Thailand

‘Unrepentant paedophile’ Richard Burrows, 80, abused boys in 60s and 70s and was found guilty of 97 offences by Cheshire court. A former boarding school housemaster and scout leader has been ...
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West Virginia hangs on to beat UCF 72-65 after almost blowing 25-point second-half lead

Javon Small scored 25 points, freshman Jonathan Powell scored 12 of his 15 in the second half and West Virginia held off UCF 72-65 on Saturday after nearly blowing a 25-point lead in the final 20 ...
ABC News - Mar. 8
Fentanyl exposure among U.S. children spiked over the past decade: Study

The majority of fentanyl exposure cases among teens was characterized as intentional misuse or abuse, according to the study published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.
CBS News - Mar. 8
Rhett Rodriguez plenty familiar with the West Virginia system

Rhett Rodriguez knows the offensive system. “I knew our playbook before I knew my own high school playbook,” Rodriguez said. In his playing days, Rich believed that his son was basically a coach ...
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Technology provides benefits for West Virginia football

Technology has come a long way in the game of football and Rich Rodriguez believes that it certainly has a place.
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West Virginia shockingly left out of NCAA field

WVU was projected into the NCAA Tournament in all 111 brackets on the BracketMatrix. But not the one that matters.
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Woman on Texas death row for 27 years has conviction tossed

A federal appeals court tossed Brittany Holberg's death sentence after it found that prosecutors failed to reveal that their primary trial witness was a paid informant.
CBS News - Mar. 12
Family and friends kept abuse by French doctor a secret, but his crimes spanned decades

Joël Le Scouarnec, a once highly respected surgeon, is now standing trial after being charged with raping and sexual abusing 299 people, many of whom were children.
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Connecticut's 'lax' homeschooling rules could have aided boy's abuse, some education advocates say

After a Connecticut woman was accused of holding her stepson captive for two decades, education advocates said the state’s largely unregulated homeschooling system could allow abusive parents to ...
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