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Many drugs remain legal after 'bath salts' ban
People are inventing so many new ways to get high that lawmakers can't seem to keep up. Over the past two years, the U.S. has seen a surge in the use ...
Holgorsen back in Big 12, says WVU good fit
West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen is no stranger to the Big 12. While the Mountaineers are league newcomers, Holgorsen was a Big 12 assistant for ...
Suspect in slaying of Mich. sisters dies in W.Va.
An Iraq war veteran suspected of killing his ex-girlfriend and her pregnant sister in Michigan fatally shot himself in a remote West Virginia cabin ...
Suspect in Mich. sisters' deaths dies in W.Va.
An Iraq war veteran suspected of killing his ex-girlfriend and her pregnant sister in Michigan fatally shot himself in a remote West Virginia cabin ...
Pa. revisits fondling complaint against WV bishop
Authorities have re-opened a 2007 fondling complaint against a priest who taught at a suburban Philadelphia high school and is now the Roman Catholic ...
W.Va. woman denies abuse charges against husband
Shown numerous photos of her wounds in court, a West Virginia woman whose husband is accused of torturing and abusing her for years denied the ...
Advocate condemns attorney comments in abuse case
A defense lawyer's comments in a high-profile case of abuse and torture in West Virginia could make domestic violence victims think twice about asking ...
W.Va. man accused of enslaving, torturing wife
Authorities say a West Virginia man tortured and enslaved his wife for much of the past decade, forcing her to endure two pregnancies and deliveries ...
Ted Potter Jr. wins Greenbrier Classic in playoff
In the span of a few days in West Virginia, Ted Potter Jr.'s summer went from missed cuts to memorable. Coming off five straight tournaments in which ...
States fight 'tourists' trafficking painkillers
As he sat in the doctor's office, ex-boxer and weightlifter Gerald Dixon explained that years of sports had left him in pain, especially his hands, ...
Webb Simpson leads Greenbrier Classic
Webb Simpson likes the way he's avoiding bogeys and figures he'll need to play smart again at the Greenbrier Classic to get his second win in three ...
Simpson's 9-under holds, golfers finish 2nd round
Webb Simpson's 9-under total has held up as golfers finished the rain-delayed second round of the Greenbrier Classic early Saturday. Tiger Woods ...
Tiger Woods misses cut at Greenbrier
One week after he won for the third time this season, Tiger Woods gets a rare weekend off. Woods missed the cut in the Greenbrier Classic by a stroke ...
Woods trails Singh by 8 at Greenbrier Classic
Tiger Woods blamed a lack of preparation time for putting him in a bad spot at the Greenbrier Classic. Coming off a win last week at Congressional, ...
Some are plugged in with no power, others camp out
Hundreds of thousands of people from Illinois to New Jersey are still without power after a line of deadly storms struck last Friday. A week of more ...
Vijay Singh shoots 63, leads Greenbrier Classic
Vijay Singh and Jeff Maggert sent reminders that they're still able to compete with the younger crowd. Singh had his best round in six months, ...
East Coast outages could last most of the week
From North Carolina to New Jersey, nearly 1.8 million people still without electricity were asking the same question Monday evening: Why will it take ...
Storms: Mid-Atlantic power outages could last days
Utility crews untangled downed power lines and tree limbs Sunday, working to get the electricity turned back on for millions of people facing a second ...
Storms knock out power to 2M across eastern US
Violent storms swept through the eastern part of the United States Friday night, killing a northern Virginia woman when a tree fell onto her home, ...
Americans fascinated with 'Hatfields and McCoys'
More than a century after the last shots were fired in America's most famous feud, the Hatfields and McCoys mingle peacefully in the mountains they ...
APNewsBreak: Prosecutors say Alpha mines safer
Alpha Natural Resources has significantly cut its accident and injury rates in the six months since a landmark $210 million settlement that spared the ...
Americans hang on after recession claims wealth
Looking back, the financial lives many Americans enjoyed until just a few years ago can seem like a mirage. On a suburban cul-de-sac northwest of ...