Rocket set to fly from Eastern Shore launch at Wallops Island
A 200-ton Conestoga rocket carrying METEOR and 14 NASA and private experiments will lift off from Wallops Island, marking the center's first orbital launch in a decade and a new push to expand Virginia's aerospace industry. The launch, delayed by weather, aims to boost commercial space efforts and attract more aerospace companies to the region.
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Daily Record Police blotters Bluefield entry sweep
Police blotter items from Bluefield and nearby areas report juveniles throwing rocks vandalism vehicle theft and alarm activations with multiple officers including G W Lightfoot M A Sylvester J A Jones M A Beck T L Simmons and D A Pennington responding entries note missing persons disturbances suspicious vehicles and a downtown area briefing with no further details available for most incidents
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Boone
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College Ave
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J.M. Williams
Carolina Avenue
Rogers St
Aden St
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Virginia Ave
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T. Walker
Mountain Lane Avenue
R. Wagner
Circle Drive
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Environmental board proposes compromise on water regulation
The West Virginia Environmental Quality Board has sent a compromise water rule to the Legislature for approval. The plan relaxes standards by allowing pollutants to be diluted in rivers before meeting limits and eliminates the five mile rule near drinking water sources. Weirton Steel Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel and Koppers oppose the five mile rule as costly.
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State Environmental Quality Board
Panhandle
Weirton Steel Corp
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel
Koppers Industries
Libby Chatfield
State Division of Environmental Protection
David Flannery
State Chamber of Commerce
Virginians mostly indifferent to party control in survey
A newspaper poll of 1 024 adults shows 54 percent are indifferent to which party controls the state legislature while 51 percent deem income taxes at proper levels and 42 percent say they are too high. The GOP seeks three Senate and three House seats this fall to gain majorities impacting education and public safety.
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State Senate
House of Delegates
Two Women Survive Train Cadillac Crash Near Mabscott
In Mabscott West Virginia two women escaped serious harm after a train slammed into their Cadillac pushing it 360 feet down the tracks. The 8000 ton freight train hit the car at about 10 pm on a Saturday. Authorities noted the Cadillac was totaled and lights at the crossing were functioning. the driver was not fast enough to avoid impact.
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Mabscott Fire Department
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CSX
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Raleigh County
Quinnimont
Fayette County
Tourist train plans linked to Heritage Park expansion
County officials push a passenger train project tied to Heritage Park in the Town of the Millionaires amid shrinking federal funds. A $20 000 feasibility study is required, with private funding likely needed for construction. the plan hinges on a strong study showing possible $30 million annual revenue.
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Heritage Park
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Washington Monument
Kirkham
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Nelson Walker
John Rapp
John Anderson
West Virginia
Del
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Mercer
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