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MondayMarch 2, 2015

HS Sportsline: Musselman boys basketball coach Derek Basile

Musselman boys basketball coach Derek Basile was a guest recently on the MetroNews High School Sportsline heading into sectional play.

Greyhound breeders want a ‘fair shake’ according to lobbyist

Issue apparently headed to study resolution.

Charter schools bill heading to House after Senate 18-16 vote

Opponents say best teachers, students will be cherry picked.

Kanawha prosecutor watching bill that may change Giles case

Giles' attorney files motion to dismiss misdemeanor charge.

Snow, gas leak cause fire at Wyoming County school

Fire occurs before kids get to school because of 2-hour delay.

Beckley’s Osborne breaks down WVU preferred walk-on opportunity

Woodrow Wilson quarterback Brent Osborne talks about accepting a preferred walk-on spot with WVU.

One in custody, two sought in car thefts

Alert detective spotted suspicious activity and busted car thieves in the act.

Makeups for snow could be painful in some counties

School systems have to figure out how to get in 180 days and spring break could be the answer in some counties.

Girls basketball sectional photo gallery: Huntington vs. Cabell Midland

A look at Huntington's 63-33 sectional win over Cabell Midland.

Police academy program begins for Charleston Police Department

The program runs for 10 weeks for 3 hours every Tuesday evening.

Elk reintroduction boosted by donation

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation makes sizable contribution to elk reintroduction.

Police trying to find who shot Roane County elementary school window

Roane County School Superintendent says no one was injured.

Victim in fatal Harrison County vehicle accident identified

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene early Sunday morning

Common Core repeal sent to Senate subcommittee

State education officials ask senators for more time to work on standards.

Compromise campaign finance bill going back to Senate committee

It would raise the amounts individuals could give to political candidates.

NAPA Auto Parts Gold & Blue Now: Monday, March 2

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In this edition of the NAPA Auto Parts Gold and Blue Now, Bob Huggins and Daxter Miles discuss how difficult it was to play without Juwan Staten and Gary Browne.

On pace for single-season school mark, West Virginia needs to curb fouls

After Baylor shot 33 free throws to the Mountaineers' 12, Huggins says his team must cut out the "dumb fouls."

Observations on 60 years

Former NBA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wrote a piece in Esquire a few years ago entitled “20 things I wish I had known when I was 30.” The famously reserved (some would say prickly) star listed first that he wished he would have been more outgoing. “Fans felt offended, reporters insulted. That was never my intention.

Senator: Virginia border could be lottery gold for state

Democrat Herb Snyder says lottery model needs to be fixed.

Too early for DOH to do much pothole repair work

Freeze-thaw taking its toll on roads.