Rabies Found In Summers County Dog In Zion Mountain
Summers County health officials urge vaccination after a dog owned by a local family in the Zion Mountain area tested rabid. The case, linked to a raccoon bite, marks rising rabies activity with four wildlife cases this year and a statewide pattern of raccoon rabies in the Eastern Panhandle.
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Eastern Panhandle
State Division of Natural Resources
FOX 59 to switch from Fox to CBS in Beckley area
WVSX TV Ghent known as FOX 59 will become CBS 59 on September 29. General manager Gary O Halloran says the CBS affiliation will broaden the audience in the Bluefield Beckley Oak Hill market and bring WVU football and basketball through 2003 along with Steelers golf Masters and NCAA events.
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Raleigh County
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CBS
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Ghent
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CBS 59
Gary O’halloran
O’halloran
Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill
West Virginia
Pittsburgh Steelers
Wise outlines rebuilding plan after West Virginia floods
Gov. Bob Wise warned of a lean year as May and July floods dampen revenue and slow the economy. He urged rapid, improved rebuilding and municipal flexibility, with the Disaster Recovery Board guiding planning. He advocated metro government ideas like intergovernmental cooperation and service consolidation.
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Wise
Municipal League
Lisa Dooley
Farmers urged to apply for federal flood aid and crop programs
Mercer and McDowell counties hit by July 8 floods may qualify for Emergency Conservation Program cost shares up to 64 percent with a $200,000 cap per disaster. The Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program covers eligible crops with a $100 per crop service fee, deadline Sept. 14, and local FSA office in Princeton.
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Princeton
Mercer
McDowell
Rick Blackwood
Farm Service Agency
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Mercer County
FSA
Gott Road
Blackwood
Blackwell
Protesters urge fair treatment for Va. couple in murder by neglect case
More than 100 supporters from Filipino American groups rallied outside Delaware’s attorney general to protest the prosecution of Abigail Caliboso and Jose Ocampo who face a minimum of 10 years in prison if convicted. They compared their case to white defendants who received lighter sentences in similar incidents, citing Amy Grossberg, Brian Peterson, and Katherine M. Jones as precedents.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware
Abigail Caliboso
Woodbridge
Jose Ocampo
Chantilly
Amy Grossberg
Brian Peterson
New Jersey
Katherine M. Jones
Dory Mojica-Caliboso
Caliboso
New rules impose waiting period before FAMIS benefits kick in
Virginia lawmakers approved changes to the FAMIS program delaying benefits for many low income children. A one to six week wait may apply after approval, with newborns at risk if families cannot rely on Medicaid for immediate coverage. Officials say some cases may get ad hoc immediate aid, though no guarantees are given.
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Richmond
Jill A. Hanken
Virginia Poverty Law Center
Children’s Health Insurance Program
FAMIS
Hanken
William T. Bolling
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