West Virginia News Digest
Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up today in West Virginia. Questions about today's coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the Charleston bureau at (304) 346-0897 or [email protected]. Beth Campbell is on the desk. News editor Scott Stroud can be reached at [email protected]. A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. All times are Eastern. If circumstances change before 6 p.m., a new digest will be sent reflecting those developments.
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Top Stories:
WEST VIRGINIA-COUNTY OVERTURE
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate adopted a resolution by voice vote Monday to remind residents of Frederick County, Virginia, that the county has a standing invite — from 1862 — to become part of West Virginia.
CANDIDATE FILING PERIOD
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The filing period is beginning for candidates seeking office in West Virginia elections this year.
Also:
ENDANGERED FISH
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An endangered fish could get a boost from grants aimed at restoring its population in West Virginia.
In Brief:
—UTILITY VEHICLE DEATH, from Madison: A West Virginia teenager died and two others were injured when a tree fell on a utility vehicle.
—LAWMAKER-DONATED KIDNEY, from Huntington: A West Virginia delegate had a good excuse for missing the recent start of the legislation session — he was recuperating from surgery after donating a kidney to his sister.
—MARSHALL-MEDICAL FELLOWSHIP, from Huntington: A West Virginia university's school of medicine will welcome two fellows to a new pediatric hospital medicine program launching this summer.
In Sports:
COLLEGE BKB POLL
UNDATED — Good luck finding any team in the country that notches a better pair of road wins in the same week than Baylor, which followed up a victory at Texas Tech by invading Allen Fieldhouse and thumping Kansas on its home floor.
WOMEN'S BKB POLL
NEW YORK — South Carolina moved up three spots to No. 1 in The Associated Press women's college basketball poll after the top three teams from the previous week all lost.
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