West Virginia
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Maryland Live! and Hollywood Casino compete for business
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The casino business is no game! Maryland Live and West Virginia's Hollywood Casino are both betting on table games and unique experiences to win over gamblers.
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"Tough Mudder" event under review after W.Va. death
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Organizers of an endurance challenge are reviewing protocol following the death of a competitor from Maryland at an event in West Virginia.
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NRA t-shirt gets West Virginia student charged
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A West Virginia student was charged with causing a disruption at a middle school when he refused to remove a T-shirt that displayed the National Rifle Association's logo and hunting rifle.
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Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum fatally shot, suspect in custody
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Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's chief of staff says state police told the governor that Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum died Wednesday. The shooting comes after a Texas district attorney and his wife were shot to death in their home over the weekend.
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BUCKWILD's Shain Gandee found dead
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Kanawha County Sheriff's Department Cpl. B.D. Humphreys says 21-year-old Shain Gandee and 48-year-old David Gandee were found Monday in a vehicle near Sissonville.
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West Virginia Senate committee approves sixth casino
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The West Virginia Senate Finance Committee has passed a bill authorizing a sixth casino in the state.
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Beretta wooed by Va., WVa. due to Md. gun bill
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As a far-reaching gun-control measure aims to ban assault weapons in Maryland, neighboring states are trying to woo away a Beretta factory, whose employees would be unable to buy some of its products.
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Sen. Jay Rockefeller not seeking sixth Senate term
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U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller will not seek a sixth term representing West Virginia.
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WVU hands Hokies first loss 68-67 on shot with five seconds left
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Juwan Staten, who missed 5 of 6 from the floor Saturday afternoon, sank a layup with 5 five seconds left to hand West Virginia a 68-67 victory over previously undefeated Virginia Tech.
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Cynthia Landis: West Virginia won't issue driver's license to woman married to woman
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West Virginia won't issue Cynthia Landis a license in her legal name because she's married to a woman.
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Superstorm Sandy: Local crews to help with recovery efforts
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Hundreds of local Dominion Power and American Red Cross workers are heading to hard-hit places to help with storm recovery efforts after Superstorm Sandy slammed into the East Coast, killing at least 90 people in the United States and causing widespread flooding and damages.
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Renoir painting found at West Virginia flea market may have been stolen
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An auction house has put the sale of the painting on hold after a Washington Post reporter discovered documents in the Baltimore Museum of Art's library showing the painting was there from 1937 until 1949.
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Terps freshmen Hills, Diggs shine in 31-21 loss to No. 8 WVU
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Career-best games by freshmen Perry Hills and Stefon Diggs couldn't give Maryland a victory. Maryland (2-2) limited West Virginia to 363 yards, compared to the 56 points and 612 yards the Mountaineers averaged in the first two games.
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Antonio Prophet sentenced to life in prison for killing Angela Devonshire and her son
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Antonio Prophet of Lorton, Va., received two consecutive life sentences on two first-degree murder counts for killing a West Virginia woman and her 3-year-old son and setting fire to their residence.
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William Everett Alemar was 'highly intoxicated,' prosecutor says
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A prosecutor says a Virginia National Guard member was "highly intoxicated," more than double the legal limit for drivers, when police arrested him for running near two Martinsburg schools in desert camouflage and toting an AR-15 training rifle.
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William Alemar charged with committing terrorist act
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Martinsburg police discovered after they arrested Alemar that the gun he was carrying fires pellets, not live rounds. A search of Alemar's home found additional military equipment, which police seized as evidence.
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Two 'Lost Dogs' battle over a name
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The Lost Dog Café in Arlington has filed to block Lost Dog Coffee, which has been in business since 1996 in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and at least four other businesses from using their name.
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Peter Lizon's lawyer: W.Va. man denies enslaving, torturing wife
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"This appears to go beyond abuse to what I would consider torture," a W. Va. sheriff's deputy said about an Alexandria woman who escaped to a shelter. Now her husband is in jail and authorities are investigating.
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