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Another reason to consider a dog a man’s best friend! British scientists believe that dogs have demonstrated a capacity for human empathy because dogs find human yawns contagious! This was a trait (the contagious yawn phenomena) that was previously only attributed to humans and chimpanzees, according to MSNBC. Dogs are [...]

WV National Guard members are headed to Iraq for aviation operations, according to The Charleston Gazette.
The brigade-sized combat aviation unit known as Task Force 34 has 2,700-plus National Guards troops from the states of Minnesota, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia and Oklahoma.
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The Creative Arts Center has accepted another permanent sculpture: only the second to be installed outside the CAC.  “Last Dance” is a composition of stainless steel and river stones by Ohio artist Kevin Lyles.
“It was important for me to use the round stones found in West Virginia rivers, which have been accentuated by the steel [...]

It’s the lazy summer months, and one of the inexpensive ways to enjoy the great outdoors is to go to the “restricted use area” campsites in the Monongahela National Forest.  These fee free sites are first come, first served, and campers can stay for up to 14 days.  Check out the article about them in [...]

I’m a little behind the times on noticing this gem, but perhaps you are as well.  You can follow what’s happening with the Mars Phoenix lander on Twitter!  NASA has created a Twitter feed where they send short updates on the lander’s progress, submit links to images and other information from the lander, and occasionally [...]

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It seems Irish government is a bit soft when it comes to punishing Atomic bombers.
According to Inderpendent.ie, an Irish news source, Irish Legislature has recently redrafted a 2006 Bill designed to punish anyone found guilty of detonating a nuclear bomb. Many Irish officials are outraged that the draft still includes provisions [...]

According to The Daily Athenaeum, WVU’s student newspaper, Rodriguez agreed late Tuesday night to pay the entire $4 million that was in his contract.
The settlement was reached on the night that Rodriguez was supposed to submit non-redacted term sheets he signed with Michigan that had previously been blacked out.
“It’s a case that should have settled [...]

Don’t forget that Friday evening there will be a parade at 6pm, and that the fireworks start at 10pm.  Downtown is generally very crowded just before and during the fireworks display, and traffic will be redirected due to the parade and the fireworks leaving a narrow gap there for free travel in the downtown vicinity.  [...]

To help with the feral cat problem, WBOY reports that Elkins has put an ordinance in place requiring owners to license their cats. Owners pay a fee ($5 if your pet is fixed, $25 if not) and they get a license they must put up in their window, listing their cats and the cats’ [...]