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CHARLESTON (AP) — Three inmates who tried to escape from West Virginia’s maximum security prison evaded a headcount by stuffing pillows and blankets into their beds. Corrections Commissioner Jim Rubenstein tells the Sunday Gazette-Mail that the pillow-and-blanket “dummies” made it appear that the inmates were sleeping. Rubenstein says the July 17 escape attempt at Mount [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — West Virginia health officials believe three people died as a result of derecho storm that swept through the state during a major heat wave in June. Dr. Marian Swinker, state commissioner for public health, says a review of hospital records following the storm indicated three deaths could be attributed to the storm. [...]
Continue reading …HUNTINGTON (AP) — A West Virginia murder suspect has been captured in Indiana. Quazza Stephan Farrow was tracked down by U.S. marshals in Fort Wayne, Ind. on Friday. The Herald-Dispatch reports that Farrow was wanted in the July 5 shooting death of 26-year-old Mikeal Branch. U.S. Deputy Marshal John LaJeunesse told the newspaper that investigators [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — West Virginia police have seized more than 1,700 marijuana plants in the northern part of Kanawha County. State Police Sgt. Mike Smith told the Charleston Gazette that police found the marijuana during a helicopter search. The plants were grown domestically and found in a remote area, but there are several homes within [...]
Continue reading …PRINCETON (AP) — Two suspects in the fatal shooting of a southern West Virginia teenager have reached plea deals with prosecutors. Forty-four-year-old Joseph Flack Jr. of Bluefield, W.Va., is scheduled to appear Thursday in Mercer County Circuit Court. Prosecutor Scott Ash tells the Bluefield Daily Telegraph that Flack will plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter, burglary [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — Crystal Habjan is among the West Virginia parents bracing for high child care costs, as copayments increase starting Wednesday for a state program that helps low-income families afford care outside the home. The full-time dental assistant from Fayetteville now pays $2.25 a day so her 3-year-old daughter can stay at a care [...]
Continue reading …FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — The West Virginia Music Hall of Fame is looking for memorabilia to display at a satellite exhibit in Fayetteville. The exhibit will be located at the Historic Fayetteville Convention and Visitors Bureau’s office. Harmonica legend Charlie McCoy, songwriter Donny Kees and other Fayette County musicians will be showcased in the exhibit, along [...]
Continue reading …RAVENSWOOD (AP) — Workers at Constellium Rolled Products in Ravenswood have overwhelmingly rejected a proposed five-year contract. Randy Moore of the United Steelworkers of America tells the Sunday Gazette-Mail about 700 members of Local 5668 at the aluminum rolling plant cast their votes on the company’s proposed contract Thursday and Friday. Moore said Saturday union [...]
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