Rich Rod Returns

After 17 years, the 32nd head coach in the history of Mountaineer football is returning to the sidelines. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported Wednesday that Rich Rodriguez and West Virginia are working on securing a deal that would make Rodriguez the 36th head coach in program history. Rodriguez led WVU to a 60-26 record across seven…

Federal workers file injunction to stop Federal Bureau of Prisons reorganization plan

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — An employee group is trying to stop the federal government from closing the Kennedy Prison in Morgantown and six other federal lockups. Members of the American Federation of Government Employees have filed an injunction with the Federal Labor Relations Authority to stop facilities closures announced by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The…