Central grad Alex Ruoff makes his final appearance with West Virginia in the Tampa Bay area and scores a team-high 16 points in a 64-50 victory over USF. ...more

March 1, 2009

West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant's rendition of "Country Roads" helped the state become the site for a national conference in 2011. ...more

February 12, 2009

Gerald Bruce Taylor Jr., who authorities say was shot to death by the jealous estranged husband of a woman Taylor had just started dating, left behind a grieving family, including a 7-year-old daughter, who are trying to come to grips with the tragedy. ...more

December 22, 2008

Football fans awaiting President-elect Barack Obama's call for a college football playoff have another poll they can focus on in the meantime, thanks to Coldwell Banker Real Estate. Since the Akron Zips are ranked No. 1, rather than the Alabama Crimson Tide, this poll, at first glance, could cause football followers more grief than the various ballot- and computer-based rankings that determine the teams for the Bowl Championship Series title game. The real estate company released its rankings of the most affordable and expensive college towns based on a four-bedroom home with a family room. ...more

November 19, 2008

One of his opponents called Tim Mahoney, D-Palm Beach Gardens, the luckiest guy around. Mahoney seemed to have no chance when he filed against six-term incumbent Mark Foley, but seven weeks before the election, the Republican confessed to being gay after allegations he solicited sex in e-mails to teenaged House pages. ...more

October 12, 2008

Tyler Ball learned how to swim before he learned how to walk. "My parents enrolled me in a swimming class when I was six months old," Ball said. "They'd seen a lot of stuff on the news about little kids drowning and they wanted to make sure I was safe." ...more

September 17, 2008

As the silver Monte Carlo navigated the winding two-lane road tucked amid tree-lined hills in January, Willie Williams sat in the front seat and stared out the window in disbelief at his rural surroundings. ...more

August 26, 2008

For West Virginia University senior wide receiver Tito Gonzales, a former Blake High standout, this season represents a major opportunity. ...more

August 16, 2008

FOOTBALL Veteran NFL tight end lectures Eagles on taking advantage of opportunities and taking care of business in the classroom. ...more

July 25, 2008

Former West Virginia University football coach Rich Rodriguez and the University of Michigan have agreed to pay a $4 million buyout and settle a lawsuit that WVU filed after he broke his contract in December. ...more

July 10, 2008