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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks at a virtual Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting, Nov. 22, 2023, at the Pentagon in Washington. Austin has been released from the hospital where he was treated for complications from surgery for prostate cancer he kept secret from senior Biden administration officials for weeks. Austin, 70, was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Dec. 22 and underwent surgery to treat cancer detected earlier in the month. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

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Aide to Lloyd Austin asked ambulance to arrive quietly to defense secretary's home, 911 call shows
By JOHN RABY - Associated Press
Wed,01/17/24-4:51PM , 188 Reads
An aide to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin asked first responders to avoid using lights and sirens in requesting an ambulance be sent to Austin’s northern Virginia home after he had complications from surgery for prostate cancer
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Terry Keenan is shown at his home Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Pond Gap, West Virginia. Keenan, a devout fan of West Virginia University football, says he doesn’t believe most college football fans will choose to make the longer trips to see their teams play on the road after conference realignment takes shape in 2024. (AP Photo/John Raby)

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Conference realignment will mean longer trips and greater costs for traveling college football fans
By JOHN RABY - AP Sports Writer
Mon,08/21/23-10:23AM , 187 Reads
POND GAP, W.Va. (AP) — In seven decades of following West Virginia football, little has gotten in the way when Terry Keenan wants to see his beloved Mountaineers.

Conference realignment promises to be a headache.
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The New River Gorge Bridge is reflected in the water as seen from Fayette Station, Oct. 9, 2019, in Fayetteville, W.Va. A program offering cash and free outdoor adventures to remote workers to move to West Virginia with the hope of offsetting population losses has added the New River Gorge region where out-of-state workers can apply to live. The public-private program Ascend West Virginia said Tuesday, June 20, 2023, that applications are being accepted for the scenic region. (F. Brian Ferguson/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP, File)

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West Virginia cash-for-worker program adds 5th destination
By JOHN RABY - Associated Press
Tue,06/20/23-4:26PM , 225 Reads
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A program offering cash and free outdoor adventures to remote workers to move to West Virginia with the hope of offsetting population losses has added a fifth destination where out-of-state workers can apply to live.
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West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice pets his dog Babydog during an announcement for his U.S. Senate campaign, Thursday, April 27, 2023, at The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson)

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West Virginia Gov. Justice running for Manchin’s Senate seat
By JOHN RABY - Associated Press
Thu,04/27/23-12:17AM , 146 Reads
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice announced Thursday that he is running for Democrat Joe Manchin’s U.S. Senate seat in 2024, setting up what could be a hard-fought campaign between two of the state’s most prominent politicians.
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