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Survey Hopes To Gain Better Understanding Of Bobcats In The Wild
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A state Division of Wildlife surveyor said a recent bobcat sighting in southeast Ohio was helpful as the state tries to determine why bobcats seem to have thrived more in… Read More
Plea Hearing For Ex-Massey Coal Mine Exec Delayed
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A plea hearing for a former president of Massey Energy's White Buck Coal Co. has been delayed until February. A federal judge in Beckley on Friday granted David Hughart's request… Read More
Josh Mandel Trims Staff Posts At Ohio Treasury
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Republican Josh Mandel is restructuring his leadership team at the Ohio treasury and cutting 10 percent of the staff, in a move he says will trim his upcoming budget. Mandel,… Read More
Josh Mandel Trims Staff Posts At Ohio Treasury
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Republican Josh Mandel is restructuring his leadership team at the Ohio treasury and cutting 10 percent of the staff, in a move he says will trim his upcoming budget. Mandel,… Read More
Ohio School District To Allow Armed Employees
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A school district in Ohio said it plans to arm a few of its non-teaching employees with handguns. The school in the state's northwest corner said four of its employees… Read More
First Flu-Related Death Of Child Reported In Ohio
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Ohio health authorities say a child has died from flu complications as the state's flu-associated hospitalizations climb. Health Department spokeswoman Tessie Pollock says the department won't release other information about… Read More
Survivor Of Fatal Fire Released From Hospital
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UPDATE: 1/16/13 @ 9:50 a.m. The lone survivor of a Pike County house fire that killed four others, was released from University of Kentucky's burn unit Tuesday. Tammie Tucker, whose… Read More
Kasich Willing To Back Further Legislation Cracking Down On Human Trafficking
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UPDATE: 10:55 a.m. Ohio Gov. John Kasich said he'll back further legislation this session bolstering the state's legal crackdown on human trafficking. Kasich spoke at an awareness event Friday at… Read More
Ohio Public Schools Fall In Ranking For Third Straight Year
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Ohio's public schools are 12th in the country in Education Week's annual rankings. The publication released its 2013 Quality Counts rankings Thursday. Ohio's overall grade was a B-. Its 79.6%… Read More
Preliminary Report Recommends More Than A Billion Dollars In Spending
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A commission developing a plan for West Virginia's highway system says the state should spend more than $1 billion more each year to preserve and expand the road system. The… Read More
Applications Being Accepted For State Wide Clean Up Effort Projects
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The state Department of Environmental Protection is accepting applications for the 2013 West Virginia Make It Shine Statewide Cleanup. The event that will be held during the first two weeks… Read More
Jury Selection Set To Begin In William Inman Murder Trial
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Jury selection has begun in the trial of a southeast Ohio man accused of strangling his daughter-in-law with a zip tie and dumping her body in a septic tank. The… Read More
Regulators Deny Proposed Deal For Solar Farm
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Utility regulators have nixed a deal between American Electric Power Co. and a massive solar farm planned for southeast Ohio, putting the project's future in jeopardy. An official said AEP-Ohio… Read More
FBI Investigating Cyber Threats Against Law Enforcement Officials
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The FBI is investigating cyber threats against officials in Steubenville that include death threats against the Jefferson County sheriff's family and an email that apparently shut down the police chief's… Read More
Father That Shot Young Son Then Himself Struggled With Depression
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UPDATE: 1/11/13 @ 8:55 a.m. The Guernsey County sheriff said a man who killed his 5-year-old son before turning the gun on himself struggled with depression and had been out of… Read More
Incoming W.Va. Attorney General Names Top Deputies
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West Virginia's incoming attorney general is putting his leadership team together. Republican Patrick Morrisey named top deputies and other office changes Wednesday. Dan Greear will become chief counsel. Greear is… Read More
WVU To Study Effect Of Cell Phone Laws On Crashes
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West Virginia University is getting $182,000 to study whether laws limiting or banning cell phone use while driving are effective. The researchers will look at laws on texting and talking,… Read More
Health Department Wants To Follow State Agency’s Healthy Lead
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A Parkersburg-area health department is looking at emulating a West Virginia state agency's move to provide healthier food choices at meetings and events. The West Virginia Bureau for Public Health… Read More
Former Steel Building For Sale In West Virginia
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The former RG Steel building in downtown Wheeling is up for sale for $900,000. Built in 1905, the 13-story building once served as the headquarters of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. Jay Goodman… Read More
West Virginia Social Security Benefits Going Paperless
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More than 63,000 Social Security and Supplementary Security Income recipients in West Virginia still receive paper benefit checks. That will charge March 1, when the federal government switches all benefit… Read More
W.Va. Veteran Health Raises Flags In New Survey
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A new survey finds one in five West Virginia veterans at risk for suicide. Research commissioned by the Legislature also found half of veterans surveyed showing signs of post-traumatic-stress disorder,… Read More
Parents Claim Teacher Humiliated Son With Special Needs
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The parents of a Parkersburg High School student said a teacher put their son in a box labeled "Bad Kid Fort" because of his behavior in the classroom. Beth Dean… Read More
West Virginia Veterans Survey To Be Released
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West Virginia lawmakers are awaiting results from an effort to survey the state's military and veterans. Organizers say more than 1,200 people answered questions about such topics as health, work,… Read More
Federal Grants To Help Kids Get To School Safely
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Safe schools projects in four West Virginia counties have received federal grants. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin presented nearly $825,000 in Federal Highway Administration funds Monday for projects in Barbour, Greenbrier,… Read More
West Virginia Doctor Sentenced For Drug Law Violation
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A Cabell County doctor has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for violating drug control laws. Dr. Anita Dawson of Milton was sentenced Monday in federal court in… Read More
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