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TuesdayJune 13, 2017

Allison reverses course on juco, commits to WVU instead.

Within the span of a frenzied couple hours Tuesday, former Miami blue-chip quarterback Jack Allison was bound for junior college and then committed to West Virginia.

Senate passes its budget bill; House soon to follow

Passage doesn't necessarily mean the two houses agree.

State BOE rejects Nicholas County school consolidation plan

The 7-1 vote came in a packed room of about 100 people at a Tuesday meeting in Charleston.

Jenkins asks DeVos to rethink denied WVU, WVSU program applications

West Virginia University and West Virginia State University lost funding for its McNair Scholars and Upward Bound programs respectively as the result of application discrepancies.

Agriculture commissioner: “Nobody wants a shutdown”

Kent Leonhardt said steps are being taken within his state government department, though, to prepare for the possibility beginning on July 1.

Criddle, Johnston added to North-South football Hall of Fame

The West Virginia Schools Athletic Coaches Association's will add Homer Criddle and Chad Johnston to the North-South Football Hall of Fame.

Both houses setting up to vote on different budget bills

Amount of budget bill will depend on possibility of revised revenue estimates.

WVU student drowns on Cheat Lake

Officials say a WVU student jumped in the water and never resurfaced Monday afternoon.

Flash flood watches issued for parts of West Virginia

Slow-moving storms are the concern for National Weather Service meteorologists.

Top 50 Big 12 players for 2017: Let the countdown begin

The Gold & Blue Lunch Report begins a 10-part countdown ranking the elite Big 12 Players for next season. Kenny Hill should be positioned higher but inconsistency is weighing him down.

Man reportedly drowns swimming at Cheat Lake

Rescue crews were called out Monday afternoon when the swimmer did not surface after diving off some rocks.

A few positive signs for the state’s economy

The biggest reason Governor Justice and lawmakers are sweating out the budget for next fiscal year is that coal and natural gas severance tax collections have plummeted. According to the state budget office In fiscal year 2014, those industries paid $489 million into the state’s General Revenue Fund.  Two years later, the amount collected had