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ThursdayMarch 5, 2015

Power restoration to take ‘multiple days’

Some 70,000 customers of Mon Power and Appalachian Power lost power Thursday as lines snapped.

Boys basketball sectional photo gallery: Martinsburg 70, Spring Mills 54

Martinsburg defeated Spring Mills 70-54 in a sectional semifinal matchup Wednesday night.

Raw milk bill moves closer to passage

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill that would allow for the consumption and sale of raw milk in West Virginia has reached the floor of the House of Delegates. SB 30 cleared the House Health and Human Resources Committee Thursday 18-4. It has already passed the Senate. West Virginia is one of 12 states where the

WVU baseball park opening delayed a month

Weather delays the opening of WVU's new baseball stadium.

House hears from those for and against conceal carry bill

Measure gets rid of permit requirement.

Men arrested in WV cop shootings may face death penalty in NC

Hearing scheduled for later this month for Edward and Eric Campbell.

Supporters looking for other ways to push through Keystone legislation

An attempt to override President Barack Obama's veto failed Wednesday in the U.S. Senate.

Gag order won’t stand in Blankenship case

Media organizations win with 4th Circuit ruling.

Girls basketball postseason photo gallery: Spring Valley 83, Logan 67

A look at Spring Valley's 83-67 win over Logan.

West Virginia gets Thor’s wrath

High water, power outages, downed trees and blocked roads were reported across the Mountain State on Thursday.

DOH working several disasters at once

DOH workers having to balance road problems amid flooding rain and accumulating snow.

Former Bridgeport mayor’s co-defendant receives sentence for federal drug crimes

Angela Davis will serve eight months in federal prison

River floods persist amid snow

Water is building up faster than the state's big rivers can carry it away.

Power outages spread; Appalachian, Mon power have work to do

Appalachian and Mon Power getting help from other states.

NAPA Auto Parts Gold & Blue Now: Thursday, March 5

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In this edition of the NAPA Auto Parts Gold and Blue Now, Brad Howe and Garrett Cullen break down WVU’s overtime loss in Lawrence.

PHOTO GALLERY: Thor snowfall

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A day after flooding rains left West Virginia a muddy mess, mother nature covered it with 4 to 8 inches of snow. Winter storm “Thor” as it’s being called, brought heavy, wet snow that made for great pictures, but also brought havoc on travelers and power lines. Thousands of outages were reported

Saturday’s game finds Cowboys on the NCAA cut line

West Virginia has a bid locked up, but Oklahoma State finds itself near the bubble.

Notes from under the Capitol dome

Wednesday was crossover day. Bills had to be passed out of their originating chamber by the end of the day to give them any chance of being approved by the other body. That means a lot of bills died yesterday; some good, some bad. There’s always next year. —The House has passed the “forced pooling”