http://www.mail.com/locations/8214-west-virginia.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/8214-west-virginia.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2088736-suspect-killing-wva-sheriff-arraigned.html HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A man accused of gunning down a county sheriff in West Virginia was arraigned Wednesday on first-degree murder and other charges and plans to seek bail ahead of a possible Oct. 21 trial date. With Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum's widow, Rosie, staring intently from the courtroom's front row, Tennis Melvin Maynard answered a hand... Wed, 15 May 2013 22:09:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2088736-suspect-killing-wva-sheriff-arraigned.html 2013-05-15T22:09:38Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2084764-top-prep-prospect-andrew-wiggins-signs-with-kansas.html HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Top prep basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins told a small gathering of family and friends at his high school gym Tuesday that he will play at Kansas. Then the Huntington Prep star signed his letter-of-intent and officially became a Jayhawk. No big speech. No bands, live TV coverage or props. Just the way Wiggins wanted it. And just... Tue, 14 May 2013 21:26:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2084764-top-prep-prospect-andrew-wiggins-signs-with-kansas.html 2013-05-14T21:26:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2070600-rural-wva-schools-rethink-their-role.html WAR, W.Va. (AP) — When school started here in the fall, 1 out of 7 classrooms was without a teacher; leaders couldn't recruit enough educators to this sparsely populated rural area at the southern tip of West Virginia. When officials turned on the mandatory security cameras at one elementary school, the rest of the building lost its Internet connection; t... Wed, 08 May 2013 07:31:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2070600-rural-wva-schools-rethink-their-role.html 2013-05-08T07:31:01Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2039334-appeals-court-upholds-epa-block-wva-mine.html MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had the legal authority to retroactively veto a water pollution permit for one of West Virginia's largest mountaintop removal coal mines years after it was issued, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia reversed a lower court's ruling i... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:44:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2039334-appeals-court-upholds-epa-block-wva-mine.html 2013-04-23T19:44:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2035442-wva-student-school-odds-nra-t-shirt.html CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia student was charged with causing a disruption at a middle school when he refused to remove a T-shirt that displayed the National Rifle Association's logo and hunting rifle. Jared Marcum, 14, said the shirt did not violate Logan Middle School's dress code policy. "I was surprised. It shocked me that the school didn'... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:19:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2035442-wva-student-school-odds-nra-t-shirt.html 2013-04-21T22:19:38Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2014272-correction-accidental-racist-story.html In a story April 11 about the song "Accidental Racist," The Associated Press reported incorrectly that Eric Weisbard is a professor at the University of Mississippi. He teaches at the University of Alabama. A corrected version of the story is below: A country song, assumptions — and a racial outcry Can you really be an 'Accidental Racist'? A country song ... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:36:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2014272-correction-accidental-racist-story.html 2013-04-12T16:36:47Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2010622-mtv-cancels-buckwild-wva-stars-death.html MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — MTV said Wednesday it is canceling its West Virginia-based reality TV show "BUCKWILD" a week after the accidental death of 21-year-old star Shain Gandee. Network spokesman Jake Urbanski confirmed the news, saying it was "not an easy decision." "But given Shain's tragic passing and essential presence on the show, we felt it was not... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:12:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2010622-mtv-cancels-buckwild-wva-stars-death.html 2013-04-10T16:12:52Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2003584-mom-buckwild-star-christian-heaven.html CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — For all his on-camera carousing and cussing, "BUCKWILD" reality TV star Shain Gandee was a publicly proclaimed and baptized Christian, and his mother told hundreds of mourners Sunday that she will see him again. "I know where Shain is," Loretta Gandee told the family, friends and fans crammed into the Charleston Municipal Auditori... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 23:45:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2003584-mom-buckwild-star-christian-heaven.html 2013-04-07T23:45:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2003614-slain-wva-sheriff-honored-funeral.html DELBARTON, W.Va. (AP) — Slain southern West Virginia Sheriff Eugene Crum was remembered Sunday for his warmth, kindness and dedication to tackling Mingo County's pervasive drug problems. Hundreds of mourners, including nearly 400 law enforcement officers from several states, packed Mingo Central High School for Crum's funeral. The 59-year-old sheriff was ... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:51:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2003614-slain-wva-sheriff-honored-funeral.html 2013-04-07T22:51:12Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2003832-finals-watch-russdiculous-beilein-followers.html ATLANTA (AP) — Around the Final Four and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the games. 'RUSSDICULOUS' Russ Smith has a reputation for being a little, shall we say, out there. This, after all, is the player whose nickname is "Russdiculous.... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:28:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2003832-finals-watch-russdiculous-beilein-followers.html 2013-04-07T22:28:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1997532-dad-wva-sheriff-slaying-suspect-mentally-off.html WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (AP) — The man suspected of killing a West Virginia sheriff as he ate lunch in his car was mentally disturbed and had no particular vendetta against law enforcement, his father told The Associated Press on Thursday. Melvin Maynard said his 37-year-old son, Tennis Melvin Maynard, was exposed to harmful chemicals and injured while working ... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:12:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1997532-dad-wva-sheriff-slaying-suspect-mentally-off.html 2013-04-04T21:12:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1998014-suspect-wva-sheriff-slaying-charged.html WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (AP) — State Police have charged the man accused of killing a West Virginia sheriff with attempted murder for allegedly pulling a gun on a deputy who chased and eventually shot him. State Police Sgt. Michael Baylous said charges for the slaying of Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum will be filed separately by the Williamson Police Departme... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:21:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1998014-suspect-wva-sheriff-slaying-charged.html 2013-04-04T14:21:35Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1996542-mtv-crew-wasnt-with-buckwild-star-when-died.html SISSONVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — Production crews were not with a young star of the reality show "BUCKWILD" when he died over Easter weekend and hadn't filmed him since earlier in the week, MTV officials said Wednesday. Shain Gandee, 21, was found dead Monday in his SUV near Sissonville, along with two passengers. Autopsies determined that all three died of carb... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:39:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1996542-mtv-crew-wasnt-with-buckwild-star-when-died.html 2013-04-03T22:39:31Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1992740-tv-doctor-kills-french-survivor-death.html PARIS (AP) — A well-known TV doctor overseeing the French "Survivor" reality show has committed suicide following the sudden death of a young contestant he had treated, France's biggest TV station says. Dr. Thierry Costa killed himself on location Monday on an island in Cambodia, the TF1 station said. Costa, 38, blamed the press for damaging his professio... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 03:22:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1992740-tv-doctor-kills-french-survivor-death.html 2013-04-03T03:22:25Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1992498-mudding-was-buckwild-reality-stars-medication.html CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The sport of tearing into trails in backwoods in trucks and all-terrain vehicles, known among enthusiasts as "muddin'," is a part of life for many amateur daredevils who love to get dirty in rural West Virginia, just as it was for "BUCKWILD" cast member Shain Gandee. It was a fitting pastime for the 21-year-old, one of the stars o... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:08:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1992498-mudding-was-buckwild-reality-stars-medication.html 2013-04-02T20:08:03Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1993672-wva-sheriff-carbon-monoxide-killed-tv-star.html CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities in West Virginia say a star of the MTV reality show "BUCKWILD" and two passengers all died of carbon monoxide poisoning. Twenty-one-year-old Shain Gandee, his uncle and another passenger were found dead Monday. Gandee's 1984 Ford Bronco was stuck in a mud hole, its tail pipe submerged. It's possible the gas could have ... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:15:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1993672-wva-sheriff-carbon-monoxide-killed-tv-star.html 2013-04-02T19:15:03Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1991276-buckwild-star-2-dead-wva.html SISSONVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — Shain Gandee lived for the outdoors, often going on muddy, off-road thrill rides in the hills near his West Virginia home. A recent late-night escapade ended in tragedy for the MTV reality show cast member and two others. The popular "BUCKWILD" cast member was found dead Monday inside a sport utility vehicle belonging to his fami... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:58:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1991276-buckwild-star-2-dead-wva.html 2013-04-01T23:58:54Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1991178-3-dead-where-mtv-cast-member-missing.html SISSONVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities in West Virginia say they found three people dead inside a vehicle in a rural part of West Virginia near where an MTV reality show cast member was reported missing. Kanawha County sheriff's deputies found the vehicle near Sissonville, but they aren't releasing the victims' identities or any other details yet. Cpl. B.D... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:34:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1991178-3-dead-where-mtv-cast-member-missing.html 2013-04-01T18:34:14Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1990864-buckwild-cast-member-uncle-reported-missing.html SISSONVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — A cast member of the MTV reality series "BUCKWILD" and his uncle have been reported missing in West Virginia. The Kanawha County Sheriff's Department said 21-year-old Shain Gandee and his uncle, 48-year-old David Gandee, were last seen around 3 a.m. Sunday at a bar in Sissonville. Family members said the men planned on riding the... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:27:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1990864-buckwild-cast-member-uncle-reported-missing.html 2013-04-01T17:27:27Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1983262-buckwild-cast-member-lands-wva-jail.html FLATWOODS, W.Va. (AP) — A "Buckwild" cast member is back behind bars in West Virginia. A judge ordered 24-year-old Salwa Amin back to Central Regional Jail on Wednesday after violating the terms of her previous release. Amin was charged last month with two counts of drug possession with intent to deliver and initially jailed on $200,000 bond. Defense atto... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:04:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1983262-buckwild-cast-member-lands-wva-jail.html 2013-03-27T21:04:45Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1927806-griner-no-1-baylor-women-beat-wvu-80-49.html MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Her fifth career triple-double did little to coax some excitement out of Brittney Griner. Not when there's still a month left in top-ranked Baylor's pursuit of a second straight national championship. The largest crowd ever for a women's game at West Virginia saw Griner finish with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocked shots, and ... Sun, 03 Mar 2013 03:14:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1927806-griner-no-1-baylor-women-beat-wvu-80-49.html 2013-03-03T03:14:19Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1923354-ex-ally-implicates-ceo-wva-mine-case.html BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) — The chief executive at the time of the deadly West Virginia mine explosion was implicated by a former longtime subordinate Thursday of ordering a widespread corporate practice of warning coal miners about surprise federal inspections. The allegation made a former president of a Massey Energy subsidiary came as he pleaded guilty to fe... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:58:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1923354-ex-ally-implicates-ceo-wva-mine-case.html 2013-02-28T23:58:05Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1917156-wva-cites-45-violations-2-deaths-mine.html MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — State inspectors have issued 45 violations at a West Virginia coal mine since two men died there earlier this month, including one for negligently rigging the switch on a hoist with a piece of wood and a rusty bolt, according to mine-safety records. Edward Finney of Bluefield, Va., died at Pocahontas Coal Co.'s Affinity Mine near ... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:35:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1917156-wva-cites-45-violations-2-deaths-mine.html 2013-02-26T20:35:35Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1904762-lou-myers-mr-gaines-a-world-dies.html CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Actor Lou Myers, best known for his role as ornery restaurant owner Mr. Gaines on the television series "A Different World," has died. Tonia McDonald of Myers' nonprofit, Global Business Incubation Inc., said Myers died Tuesday night at Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia. She said he was 76. McDonald said Wednesday th... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 01:54:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1904762-lou-myers-mr-gaines-a-world-dies.html 2013-02-21T01:54:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1898256-hutchinson-exits-race-jacksons-us-house-seat.html CHICAGO (AP) — A well-known Illinois state senator dropped her bid Sunday for the U.S. House seat vacated by Jesse Jackson Jr., narrowing the field and consolidating key support behind another Democrat in a race where gun control has emerged as a central issue. State Sen. Toi Hutchinson, targeted in recent days by critical anti-gun campaign ads funded by ... Sun, 17 Feb 2013 22:46:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1898256-hutchinson-exits-race-jacksons-us-house-seat.html 2013-02-17T22:46:59Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1883948-buckwild-cast-member-amin-arrested-wva.html CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A cast member of the MTV reality show "Buckwild" is facing a drug charge in West Virginia. Twenty-four-year-old Salwa Amin was arraigned Monday in Nicholas County Magistrate Court on felony charges of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. She's being held at the Central Regional Jail on $200,000 bond. ... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1883948-buckwild-cast-member-amin-arrested-wva.html 2013-02-11T21:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1854740-scouts-future-uncertain-ban-gays-dropped.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America's proposed move away from its no-gays membership policy has outraged some longtime admirers, gratified many critics and raised intriguing questions about the iconic organization's future. Will the Scouts now be split between troops with gay-friendly policies and those that keep the ban? What will a National Jambor... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1854740-scouts-future-uncertain-ban-gays-dropped.html 2013-01-29T21:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1813778-sen-jay-rockefeller-to-retire-5-terms.html CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — After nearly three decades in the U.S. Senate, Democrat Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia said Friday he was ready to retire, calling his unrelenting fight to protect the nation's coal miners one of his proudest achievements. But in the waning days of his political career, the industry has grown hostile, with coal companies and the... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1813778-sen-jay-rockefeller-to-retire-5-terms.html 2013-01-11T21:48:00Z