The USS West Virginia bell will ring three times Friday to memorialize three West Virginia University students who died over the summer.
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OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — An autopsy was conducted Monday on an unidentified body found in a barrel buried behind the home of a man suspected in the disappearance of two missing girls.
A body found in a shed behind the rented home of Ward Weaver on Saturday was identified as that of 13-year-old Miranda Gaddis, one of two girls who vanished last winter from an apartment complex down the road from Weaver’s home.
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It’s back to a familiar routine for many West Virginia students — waking up to alarm clocks, packing brown bag lunches and bookbags and catching yellow school buses.
But many students and teachers kicking off the new school year Monday were greeted with some welcome changes, including new schools and equipment.
The Village of Barboursville Elementary, which consolidates Pea Ridge and Barboursville elementaries, had an open house Sunday.
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First Listenings: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Victor Wooten

By Jenn Young
Associate A&E Editor

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have been making music for the past 20 years.  Along the way the group has battled drug addiction, suffered the death of guitarist Hillel Slovack, added guitarist Dave Navarro and lost him. At some point each member has more or less went through his own personal version of hell. 
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Once again, one of the deepest and most talented spots in West Virginia University football is the linebacker position.
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