Five lawsuits target former Williamson officer for alleged abuses
In Mingo County Circuit Court five suits accuse ex Williamson police officer Michael Barnes of outrageous conduct and negligence, naming the city of Williamson and Barnes as defendants. Plaintiffs include Grady Kelley II, Frieda Kelley, Charles Ward, Donald Wilkerson, and Robin Maynard, claiming arrests, manhandling, and harassment across 1999 to 2001.
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Williamson
Mingo County
City of
Michael Barnes
Williamson Police Department
C. Michael Sparks
D Williamson Tavern
Grady Colin Kelley II
Kelley
Mingo County Court
Frieda Carol Kelley
Barnes
Charles Douglas Ward
Burch High School
Donald G. Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Robin Lynn Maynard
Pike County
Massey Energy Hit With 50 Million Verdict
A Boone County jury awarded Harman Mining owner Hugh Caperton and Harman Mining 50 million in damages after finding Massey Energy defrauded the coal firm and interfered with its business. The verdict allocates 32.6 million in losses, 2 million punitive against Massey, plus 11.4 million compensatory and 4 million punitive to Caperton. Caperton is a cousin of former West Virginia governor Gaston Caperton.
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Massey
Harman
Hugh Caperton
Dave Fawcett
Caperton
Harman Mining
Grundy
United Mine Workers
Ancil Ramey
Richmond
Ramey
Lincoln County
Jay Hoke
West Virginia
Gaston Caperton
Power union strikes against Dominion Virginia Power
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 50 led a walkout by about 3,700 workers in Virginia and surrounding states after seven months of failed negotiations on a new contract with Dominion Virginia Power. The union cites issues on retiree benefits and a proposed profit-sharing plan, while Dominion vows to continue service with trained managers and nonunion contractors.
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Schmond
Dominion Virginia Power
Jack Wells
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 50
Dominion
Virginia
North Carolina
West Virginia
Brad Stevens
Stevens
IBEW
Irene Cimino
Ibew Local 50
VDOT toll plan on I-81 under new state guidelines
Virginia highway commissioner returned private proposals for widening I-81 and tolling trucks, while outlining revised guidelines under the Public Private Partnership Act. Star Solutions would toll trucks in the truck lanes of an eight-lane I-81 from Winchester to Bristol with electronic tolling, while cars avoid tolls.
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Richmond
Virginia
Philip A. Shucet
Virginia Department of Transportation
Hampton Roads
Shucet
VDOT
Commonwealth
Star Solutions
Winchester
Bristol
Virginia Senate special election tests tax debate in Fairfax
In Fairfax County voters choose a state senator in a special election as the region weighs a November referendum on a half cent sales tax to fund transportation. Republican Cuccinelli opposes the tax while Democrat Belter supports it, with turnout seen as a bellwether for the broader measure.
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Richmond, Va
Virginia
Fairfax County
Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II
Cathy A. Belter
Warren Barry
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Belter
Cuccinelli
Kenneth Cooper Alexander
Linda Horsey
Sherry W. Battle
House of Delegates
Norfolk
Jerrauld C. Jones
State Department of Juvenile Justice
Mark R. Warner
Fairfax
Murder trial delayed as witness ill in Leesburg
Clara Schwartz 19 once James Madison University student faces first degree murder charges after conspiring with friend Kyle Hulbert to kill her father, Robert Schwartz 57. Trial now postponed four to eight weeks as a key witness falls ill and new date will be set. In Roanoke County Dominion College to close permanently at semester end due to finances and remoteness.
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Leesburg
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Vdot Commissioner
Clara Schwartz
Roanoke
Dominion College
Roanoke County
Marty Ehrenberg
Quest Education Corp
Ehrenberg
Bluefield
Mark McGuire
First Baptist Church
Princeton
Anthony Burger
Anthony
Gaither
Bluefield Union Mission Food Pantry
Chicory Square
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Stan Wikle Gospel Music Promotions
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