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HARTFORD, CT - JANUARY 9: Alex Oriakhi #34 of the Connecticut Huskies takes a look at the clock in the final minutes of a win against the West Virginia Mountaineers in the second half at the XL Center on January 9, 2012 in Hartford, Connecticut.

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  • West Virginia women fall to No. 2 UConn 79-60

    an 84-36 rout of Elon in their last game on New Year's Eve.Connecticut hit just four of its 20 3-point attempts, but held West Virginia to 3-of-19 shooting from behind the arc.Doty, who hadn't turned the ball over since a Nov. 27 win over Dayton, had four   Read more »

  • Tasmania, off Australia, is nature-lover's dream

    I embarked on a mini-road trip around Tasmania, the island off the southeast corner of Australia that is about the size of West Virginia . Tassie, what Aussies affectionately call their smallest state, is a nature-lover's dream, with enough history and culinary   Read more »

  • W.Va. ski resorts welcome fresh snow

    the state's cross-country areas, White Grass Touring in Tucker County and Elk River Touring Center in Pocahontas County.The West Virginia ski and snowboard season traditionally continues through early April.The resort's snowmakers will use the cold temperatures   Read more »

  • W.Va. air show to resume

    air show in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia that was halted after a fatal plane crash will return in 2012. The Thunder Over the Blue Ridge Air Show and Open House will run Sept. 15-16 at the Eastern Regional Airport south of Martinsburg.Pilot John "Jack"   Read more »

  • Former W.Va. asylum now a booming tourism business

    1864 that the first patients were admitted.The hospital repeatedly changed hands during the Civil War, ending up with West Virginia when it became a separate state. Originally intended for 250 patients, it housed nearly 10 times that many during the 1950s.Known   Read more »

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About West Virginia

West Virginia is a state of the United States in the Appalachia region. West Virginia broke away from Virginia during the American Civil War and was admitted to the Union as a separate state on June 20, 1863 (an anniversary now celebrated as West Virginia Day in the state). It is the only state formed as a direct result of the American Civil War.

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