Mingo May Consider Athlete Drug Testing Policy
Mingo County Board of Education may consider a student athlete drug testing policy if asked. Superintendent David Temple says the board would research legalities and examples like Logan County after presentation. The Gilbert-area Drug Coalition supports adopting a similar program, referencing the 1995 Oregon high school case upheld by the Supreme Court.
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Mingo County Board of Education
Gilbert-area
U.S. Supreme Court
Oregon
Temple
Logan County
Emission pollutant reduction ordered
Charleston AP Marion County power plant Grant Town Power Station faces 30 days to cut emissions after tests show 310 pounds per hour of particulates versus a 33 pound per hour permit. Plant manager Herb Thompson unavailable for comment amid regulatory action Friday.
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Charleston
Marion County
State Department of Environmental Protection
Grant Town
Herb Thompson
West Virginia Supreme Court won’t hear Sunday hunting case
The West Virginia Supreme Court refused to hear the West Virginia Farm Bureau’s petition seeking to invalidate the state’s Sunday hunting law. The 4-1 ruling means May 14 elections in at least 35 counties will decide whether Sunday hunting should be banned on private property with landowner permission.
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Charleston
State Supreme Court
West Virginia
West Virginia Farm Bureau
State Division of Natural Resources
Bureau
Charles McElwee
Hamrick
DNR
High Court
Farm Bureau
Circuit Court
Silas Taylor
Warner seeks northern Virginia sales tax referendum
Governor Mark R. Warner said he will ask the General Assembly to amend a bill to authorize a northern Virginia sales tax referendum similar to the Hampton Roads vote. The plan envisions a 0.5 percent cap for Northern Virginia, with funds to transport projects and possibly future education programs, while not taxing food. The legislature meets April 17 to decide on the amendments, and Warner warns the campaign will be tough but believes the climate is right.
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Richmond
Mark R. Warner
General Assembly
Northern Virginia
Warner
Hampton Roads
Resi
Assembly
Virginia
Iner
Kidnapper sought after victims flee in Virginia
A Mexican national abducted a Michigan woman and her 4 year old daughter and drove them 700 miles to Pittsylvania County before they escaped. Jose Adrian Aguirre Martinez, 29, is charged with kidnapping and transporting the victims across state lines per a Michigan arrest warrant.
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Danville
Michigan
Pittsylvania
Jose Adrian Aguirre- Martinez
U.Va. raises tuition and fees by 8.8 percent
In Charlottesville the University of Virginia finance committee approved an 8.8 percent rise in in-state undergraduate tuition and fees, adding $372 annually to $4,608 if the full board signs off. Out-of-state undergraduates face an 8.5 percent increase to $19,818. Room and board climb 5.3 percent, to $5,200, making on campus costs total $9,808 per year, up 6.9 percent.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia Board of Visitors’ Finance Committee
Slain Family Members Hidden Four Years in Fairfax Home
Fairfax police say Edward Chen killed his parents and brother in 1995 and left their bodies inside the Great Falls home for four years before disposing of them in the Chesapeake Bay. Investigators seek blood sample confirmation and note the house was quiet and shielded, with neighbors unaware of the murders.
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Fairfax
Chesapeake Bay
Edward Chen
Herndon
Wu-Hung Chen
Weh-Mei Chen
Raymond
Chen
Fairfax County Circuit Court
Chens
Great Falls
Amy Lukas
Taiwan
Fairfax Commonwealth
Robert F. Horan Jr
Welfare fight over welfare cuts in West Virginia case
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals hears amended stay motion from Harless seeking reinstatement of welfare benefits for families cut from TANF. DHHR argues no new grounds. CWVC files amicus brief urging continued aid for children beyond 60 month limit. Harless cites hunger and education risks. court to decide at April conference.
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West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Mensore
Department of Health and Human Resources
Harless
Daily Telegraph
DHHR
West Virginia
High Court
Supreme Court
Coalition For West Virginia’s Children
CWVC
Carol Sharlip
Sharlip
McDowell County
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline.com
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Elliott Maynard
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