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MondayMarch 18, 2013

It passed, but not in its original form

Education bill went through some changes

WVU dancing in Delaware

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.— The West Virginia women were rewarded with their fourth consecutive NCAA tournament berth Monday night, though as expected of a lower seed, they will face a difficult first-round matchup. The Mountaineers, 11th-seeded in the Bridgeport Region, will play Sunday against sixth-seeded Delaware on the Blue Hens’ home court in Newark, Del. Tip-off is

Former Senator Jae Spears remembered at capitol

Randolph County democrat rose to key positions.

Bill says storm effects should not affect home insurance policies

Bills have been introduced in both the state Senate and state House of Delegates.

Huntington’s Arthur takes Dutton Award

Arthur tabbed as the state's top high school wrestler.

Clay-Battelle football facing Steelers in hoops

Cee Bees face the Steelers in a basketball contest to raise money for the program.

WVU women on NCAA bubble

Three consecutive losses and a No. 54 RPI have the Mountaineers on the tournament cutline.

Water project for Pratt just a vote away

WVAWC agrees to take over troubled water system.

Groups protest voter identification bills

The Voter Rights Coalition aims to inform the public about a "threat" to voters across the state.

House passes court rules review resolution

The West Virginia House of Delegates has passed a resolution that calls for a legislative study in connection with new appellate rules approved by the state Supreme Court two years ago. House Minority Leader Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, unsuccessfully tried to amend the resolution Monday to include a study of how an intermediate court would impact

Gov.’s education reform bill clears Senate

"Compromise" bill reached; now heads to House of Delegates.

UMWA vows to win Patriot fight

"I believe we will win this case becasue this was set up to fail..." -- Cecil Roberts, UMWA President.

Family attorney talks about Steubenville rape verdicts

He says the 16 year old victim was 'brave.'

Huntington police report fatal traffic accident

Wreck occurred during bad weather.

How long will Big 12 teams dance?

Allan Taylor makes his guess as to how deep the league's teams will go in the NCAA bracket.

Future of ed reform bill still uncertain

(Editors note: Update for Monday afternoon.  The full Senate passed the bill after the teacher organizations, the Governor’s office and legislative leaders came to terms.)   The late U.S. Secretary of State and long-time diplomat Dean Acheson said, “Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agree than disagree.” That’s important

Gold and Blue Now: Monday, March 18

In this edition of Gold and Blue Now we take a look at the Big 12 teams in the NCAA Tournament, Shannon Dawson says the new guys are still thinking to much and Brian Mitchell talks about defining the cornerbacks weaknesses.

SBA nears finalization on new school safety requirements

Future new schools would have to incporate security into the design.

Budget votes this week on Capitol Hill

Second District Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito says she knows how she'll vote.