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ThursdayJanuary 9, 2020

Buccaneers finish strong to beat Grafton, 51-44

McDaniels scores 22 points to key Buckhannon-Upshur to road win.

Justice approves creation of narcotics unit

The West Virginia Narcotics Intelligence Unit is part of the state Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety’s Intelligence Fusion Center.

House beginning consideration of measure changing Supreme Court elections

House Bill 2008 would require at least one Supreme Court candidate to receive at least 40% of the vote in the nonpartisan contest.

Fast start propels Parkersburg Catholic past Wheeling Central, 66-40

The Crusaderettes up their record to 8-0 in dominating fashion.

Capito sponsors resolution requesting Pelosi forward articles of impeachment

Twenty-six senators have sponsored the resolution.

Manchin, Capito: American lives at risk before Soleimani’s death

Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito spoke Thursday about a briefing regarding the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran.

Reality TV star Alexis Eddy found dead in Marion County

Authorities say former dating show star suffered a heart attack.

Powerball winning tickets sold in West Virginia

One worth $1 million, a second $50,000.

Use of Medicaid surplus generates questions among W.Va. lawmakers

Gov. Jim Justice's administration expects to have $309 million more for Medicaid spending than is anticipated to be necessary for the coming year.

WVU to build new Olympic sports facility thanks to $10 million grant

WVU's Olympic sports programs will have a new training facility thanks to a grant from the Hazel Ruby McClain Trust.

West Virginia seeing ‘significant uptick’ in flu cases

There is still time to get a flu shot, said Dr. Sherri Young, health officer and executive director of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department.

Governor Justice on federal probe: ‘They found nothing’

Governor expresses relief, says investigation has been hard on his family and businesses.

Teacher of the Year gives kids the experience first

Jennifer Schwertfeger, a teacher at Cameron High School, says she's been able to find a way to grab students' attention and help them learn in an environment where there is constant competition for their interest.

Marshall to host Pitt, Boise State in 2020

Herd open at East Carolina; also face Ohio, Louisiana Tech away from home.

Police: Man involved in New Year’s Eve shootout dies

Poca man never made it out of the hospital.

The session is underway… so now what?

The 2020 regular session of the Legislature is underway. The question most often asked is, “What’s going to happen?” Well, predictions about what 134 politicians will do when brought together at the State Capitol are risky, but here goes: The early consensus is that there are not any wildly controversial issues that will dominate. The