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WVU forecast calls for employment rebound in 2010
- The state economy should begin producing more jobs than it loses around the middle of 2010, West Virginia University predicted in its annual economic outlook Wednesday.
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Duke needs an upset to keep bowl hopes alive
- Thaddeus Lewis has put up plenty of big numbers during 3 1/2 seasons as Duke's starting quarterback, but he's still looking for his signature victory.
Group at Va college helps student-veterans
- For veterans looking to continue their education, the College of William and Mary can be the academic equivalent of shock and awe.
W.Va. PSC staff press for power line dismissal
- Staff lawyers for the state Public Service Commission continue to press for the dismissal of an application to build a multistate power line through West Virginia.
Silent DC sniper mastermind Muhammad executed
- Sniper John Allen Muhammad refused to utter any last words as he was executed in Virginia.
Radford U fall enrollment declines
- Radford University is the only one of Virginia's 15 four-year state-supported schools to see a decline in fall enrollment.
W.Va. pols vow to speak in single, pro-coal voice
- An array of West Virginia's top political leaders stood shoulder-to-shoulder Tuesday with executives from the state's top coal producers, vowing to form a united front in the face of what they call mixed signals and heavy-handedness from federal mining regulators.
Roanoke board fires principal over test scandal
- The principal of a Roanoke school is out of a job following a state investigation that found testing irregularities.
AP-GfK Poll: A grouchy public sticking with Obama
- President Barack Obama still has the approval of a majority of Americans, but it's an increasingly pessimistic nation.
- President Barack Obama still has the approval of a majority of Americans, but it's an increasingly pessimistic nation.
Property owner near TVA ash spill `living in hell'
- Ten months after millions of cubic yards of coal ash spilled from a Tennessee Valley Authority dam, Gary Topmiller and his wife, Pam, said they are trapped in their home across the Emory River from the site and "living in hell."
Alpha Natural Resources to build new HQ in Bristol
- Coal operator Alpha Natural Resources plans to build a new headquarters in Bristol.
Poll: Southerners want federal help, fear for jobs
- A new poll shows Southerners are fretting about job loss and the economy and don't think the federal government is doing enough to address either.
VMI student's funeral to be held Saturday
- Funeral services will be held in Maryland for a Virginia Military Institute student who collapsed after completing a 10-mile march.
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