West Virginia's New River Train won't run this year

The New River Train service in southern West Virginia has been canceled this fall
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Marshall University building to keep Confederate name

A building at Marshall University will retain its name after a Confederate Army general
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Towing vessel sinks on Ohio River between Ohio, W.Va.

The U.S. Coast Guard says a towing vessel has sunk on the Ohio River between Ohio and West Virginia
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Former West Virginia newspaper publisher Charlie Walton dies

Charles L. "Charlie" Walton, retired publisher of the Moundsville Daily Echo, has died
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5 siblings worry about developing Alzheimer's like parents

With both of their parents in the early stages of Alzheimer's, five Colorado siblings worry about their chances of developing the degenerative brain disorder
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12 held in apparent California sea smuggling attempt

Authorities have detained a dozen men and woman they say may have been trying to enter the U.S. illegally from Mexico in a small boat
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Indiana Senate backs civics test for high school graduation

Indiana high school students would have to pass a civics test in order to graduate if a state Senate proposal becomes law
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Tree falls on mother during family trip to Los Angeles Zoo

A woman is recovering from a broken rib after she was struck and trapped by a falling tree during her family's first trip to the Los Angeles Zoo
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California sues wealthy coastal city over low-income housing

Gov. Gavin Newsom has used a new law for the first time to try to force a wealthy Southern California coastal city to end its years of opposition to meeting low
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California sues Huntington Beach using new housing law

Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration is using a new law for the first time in an attempt to force Southern California's self-styled "Surf City USA" to meet housin
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The Latest: 'Surf City USA' disputes state housing lawsuit

The Southern California coastal city of Huntington Beach says it is complying with state housing laws, rejecting a lawsuit by Gov. Gavin Newsom's new administra
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California sues 'Surf City USA' using new housing law

Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration is using a new law for the first time in an attempt to force Southern California's self-styled "Surf City USA" to meet housin
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Marshall University opens food pantry to federal workers

Marshall University says its Department of Dietetics has opened the doors of its food pantry to federal employees affected by the government shutdown
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Exhibition celebrates legacy of patron of Detroit art museum

An upcoming exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts celebrates the legacy of a late museum patron, benefactor and volunteer Margaret Herz Demant
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Cat rescued after sliding down dam's spillway

A wayward cat is safe after it was rescued from a dam in Indiana
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Doctor in pill mill case sentenced for money laundering

A West Virginia doctor has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for participating in a money laundering scheme related to pain pills he prescribed
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Ruling that city isn't bound by 'sanctuary' law is appealed

Immigrant rights advocates have appealed a judge's ruling that a Southern California city isn't bound by a state law that limits local police collaboration with
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Navy to name destroyer for Vietnam POW who became senator

A U.S. Navy destroyer to be built in Mississippi will be named for a former Vietnam prisoner of war who became a U.S. senator from Alabama
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Goose found with arrow through its neck at California park

Wildlife officials say a goose is recovering after being found with a large arrow through its neck at the same Southern California park where a goose and a gull
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Biologists seek cause of Lake Champlain salmon decline

Biologists are trying to learn whey there has been a steady decline in the number of salmon swimming up a Lake Champlain tributary in Vermont to spawn
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Mississippi lawmakers announce $930M contract for shipyard

Lawmakers say a Mississippi shipyard has been awarded a $930.8 million contract to build the 10th and 11th U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutters
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Birds rescued after eating prescription pills dumped at park

A Canadian goose and a gull are recovering after they swallowed prescription pills that were dumped at an Orange County park
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History app receives $81,000 from humanities organization

The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded over $81,000 to Marshall University Research Corp. to upgrade a website and mobile app that provide inform
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Group to drive W.Va. disabled vets to hospital trips

West Virginia is resuming a partnership with a nonprofit to drive disabled veterans to VA Hospital medical appointments
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To understand life expectancy fall, start in West Virginia

West Virginia serves as harbinger of health woes: overdoses, suicides, obesity and sinking life expectancy
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West Virginia shows challenges of getting people healthier

West Virginia serves as harbinger of health woes: overdoses, suicides, obesity and sinking life expectancy
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Kentucky man sentenced for W.Va. bank robbery

A Kentucky man has been sentenced to five years and three months in federal prison for robbing a West Virginia bank
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Ex-West Virginia cabinet chief sentenced for embezzlement

The former cabinet secretary of the West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance has pleaded guilty to embezzling from a volunteer fire department where he h
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Governor: Norfolk Southern moving headquarters to Atlanta

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal says railroad company Norfolk Southern Corp. is moving its headquarters from Norfolk, Virginia, to Atlanta
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Man suspected in spree of Southern California robberies

Investigators say a 38-year-old man is suspected in a spree of armed robberies at gas stations and fast-food restaurants in Southern California
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The Latest: Pedestrians warned of ice from skyscraper

Police in North Carolina's largest city are warning pedestrians of ice falling from a downtown skyscraper
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The Latest: Pig truck crash adds to traffic woes after storm

An overturned truck full of pigs is adding to traffic delays as western North Carolina digs out from a snow storm
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