West Virginia daily

The joke around here is that this town's name is really an acronym for "Containment Area for Relocated Yankees." As far as Vernon Yates is concerned, they haven't been contained well enough.

Nearly surrounded by pricey subdivisions, the cinderblock Yates Grocery and Farm Supply sells neither anymore. As if things weren't bad enough, style maven Martha Stewart has chosen this Raleigh su...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Pat White ran for 220 yards on 23 carries to break the West Virginia rushing record for a quarterback Thursday night, leading the No. 12 Mountaineers to a 45-13 victory over Pittsburgh.

With the victory in swirling snow flurries and a 7-degree wind chill, West Virginia (9-1, 6-0) clinched at least a tie for the Big East title and avenged a 16-13 loss to Pitt last ...

MONETA Before he puts words to paper, writer Leonard M. Adkins does his legwork.

Adkins, 54, has hiked more than 17,000 miles in the U.S., Canada, Europe and the Caribbean.

The treks have provided material for 14 books and numerous articles about hiking, nature and outdoor travel.

Adkins showed off his place of work, so to speak, as he stretched his legs the other day on a sho...

It should be interesting to see how many coaches apply for the vacant Belle Vernon Area football coaching job.

Unlike Jesse Cramer, who had to follow Gary Dongilli's seven-year record of 71-11 including 47-1 in the Keystone Conference, the Leps' next coach won't have to succeed one of the WPIAL's most successful coaches.

The Leps will enter the 2006 campaign with 11 straight def...

To make matters worse, the mail provides genuine contact numbers of FBI or CIA. As a result, the Internet Crime Complaint Center of FBI in West Virginia received over 4,000 complaints about the virus on Monday. On an average, the ICC gets 18,000 complaints per month, according to FBI spokeswoman Cathy Milhoan.

Alfred A. Huger, senior director of engineering at Symantec Corp., which sells ...

Crystal Sutphin knows better than most how hard it can be to dig yourself out of poverty and a bad situation.

A caseworker for the state Department of Health and Human Resources in Boone County, Sutphin readily offers that she once was the one asking for help.

"I've come a long way," she said. "I've been here eight years and before that I was on the other side of the desk."

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West Virginia Republican Party Chairman Robin Capehart is the latest well-known state figure rumored to be considering a run against U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd.

Capehart doesn't rule out a run against Byrd, D-W.Va., in the 2006 election, but said right now his plan is to fulfill his current commitment to the state party.

"This is a commitment I take very seriously, and we're very proud...

Greenville, SC-Brentson Buckner has returned the Clemson Tigers to his Harris Interactive Poll Top 25. The Tigers defeated South Carolina last Saturday 13-9, giving Clemson its third win over a top 20 team this year and warranting a #25 position in Buckner's poll.

Buckner, who played for the Tigers from 1990-93, is the only current NFL player with a vote in the Harris Interactive Poll, ...

DuPont Co. hid studies showing the risks of a Teflon-related chemical used toline candy wrappers, pizza boxes, microwave popcorn bags and hundreds of otherfood containers, according to internal company documents and a former employee.

The chemical Zonyl can rub off the liner and get into food. Once in aperson's body, it can break down into perfluorooctanoic acid and its salts,known as P...