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WVU music school offers instrument specialty days

MORGANTOWN — This fall, The WVU School of Music will offer a series of specialized learning days for students of all ages interested in a particular instrument. Viola, trombone, cello and saxophone days are on the agenda in September and October. The days are a way to expand the music ...

M.T. Pockets to debut historical drama Sept. 14

MORGANTOWN — M.T. Pockets Theatre will present Shirley Lauro’s “A Piece of My Heart,” the story of six women before, during and after the Vietnam War. The production opens at 8 p.m. Sept. 14. Additional shows are set for 8 p.m. Sept. 15, and Sept. 20-22. A matinee performance will also ...

TV: CBS’ Les Moonves quits after new sex misconduct charges

NEW YORK (AP) — CBS Chief Les Moonves resigned Sunday, just hours after six more women accused the veteran television executive of sexual misconduct. The resignation is effective immediately, CBS said in a statement posted on its website Sunday night. The New Yorker magazine reported ...

Burt Reynolds, star of film, TV and tabloids, dead at 82

NEW YORK  — Burt Reynolds, whose credits included acclaimed films such as "Deliverance" and commercial hits like "Smokey and the Bandit," has died. The handsome film and television star died at age 82, according to his agent Todd Eisner. No other details were immediately ...

LIFE: US says North Korean charged in Sony hack, WannaCry attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — A computer programmer accused of working at the behest of the North Korean government was charged Thursday in connection with several high-profile cyberattacks, including the Sony Pictures Entertainment hack and the WannaCry ransomware virus that affected hundreds of ...

MUSIC: Cranberries singer O’Riordan drowned after drinking

LONDON (AP) — The Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan accidentally drowned in a bathtub after drinking, a coroner’s inquest concluded Thursday. A police officer told the inquest at Westminster Coroner’s Court that a pajama-clad O’Riordan was found submerged in her bathtub at a ...