First LaCrosse Encephalitis Case Reported in SW Virginia
Southwest Virginia health officials confirm a suspected LaCrosse encephalitis case in the Cumberland Plateau district. The infection, confirmed by the state lab, involves a hospitalized child improving under care. Officials warn mosquitoes remain active through late summer and urge yard cleanup to reduce breeding sites.
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Tazewell
Virginia
John Dreyzehner
Cumberland Plateau
Buchanan
Russell
Dickenson
Robert Parker
Virginia Department of Health
Health Department
Brian Stanley
Stanley
United States
Health District
Dreyzehner
Shooting suspect remanded to jail for murder charge
Bluewell man Edward Omarrah Jr., 30, faces first degree murder charges in the death of Renee Coleman, 19, of Lorton Lick Road. Coleman died after a single gunshot wound on Aug. 5 in Bluefield hospital. Omarrah was remanded to Southern Regional Jail after a magistrate court hearing and was scheduled for a 1 PM preliminary hearing in Bluefield before Magistrate Harold Buckner.
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Southern Regional
Rinceton
Bluewell
Lorton Lick Road
Mercer County Magistrate Court
Edward Omarrah Jr
Renee Loriie
Coleman
Panther
Bluefield
Circuit Court
William Sadler
Omarrah
Beckley
Harold Buckner
Huntington
Hamlin
Brenda Yeager
James Kirk
Rosemary Forney
Cabell County
Forney
Steven Anthony Foster Jr
Yeager
Foster
Kirk
Steven Anthony Foster Sr
Pro Careers
First Care Services
Suspect shot dead after daylong Lula standoff near school
In Lula Georgia a suspect died from a gunshot wound after an hour long standoff near Lula Elementary. An off duty officer was wounded and a Hall County SWAT team responded. The suspect Herbert Tate 65 died at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. The lockdown at the school was lifted with no injuries to students.
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Hurt
Georgia
Lula
North Georgia
Hall County
Riley Sargent
Sargent
SWAT
Joe Groover
Grady Memorial Hospital
Atlanta
Jeff Strickland
Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Gainesville
Herbert Tate
Milton Turner
Tate
Turner
Mae Stewart
Lula Pharmacy
Hall County Schools
Gordon Higgins
Civil War cannonball blast ends life of relic hunter in Virginia
ATF findings say Sam White, 53, was cleaning a 9 inch naval cannonball in his driveway with a wire brush grinder when a spark ignited residual black powder. The shell exploded, sending fragments into a nearby roof, injuring no one else. Authorities note the shell may have been inert when sold or flushed improperly. White had estimated handling 1,600 shells for collectors.
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Richmond
Sam White
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Investigation
White
Bill Dunham
Richmond Atf
Dunham
Chester
Brenda White
Sam
Associated Press
Holcomb trial date postponed awaiting evidence
A Mercer County man Ronald Holcomb 35 of Princeton faces first degree murder charges in the death of his 5 year old daughter Brooklyn Holcomb The trial set for Aug 18 in Charleston was delayed after a pre trial hearing The judge will rule on evidence issues as they arise and DNA tests and medical records are pending results A new trial date will be considered at a later pre trial session in Princeton
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Princeton
Mercer County
Ronald Holcomb
Charleston
Holcomb
Brooklyn Holcomb
William Sadler
Jim Harvey
Tim Harvey
Holecomb
Sadler
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SW Va
Charles Owens
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
By Greg Jordan
Sionate Fraternity
Ben Greenbaum
Central Virginia Relic Hunters Association
Park Service
U.S. Army
Jimmy L. Langley
U.S. Army Technical Center For Explosives Safety
Oklahoma
Tal
Glen Conway
Grand Jury
Conway
Jay Love
Foster Jr
Koontz Funeral Home
Fer
Edgeryderz
TTC
Ec Tan Co
Marsha
Donna
Or of
Allergy E& Asthma Center of
Ronald W. Asbury
M.D
Bdtonling.com
Srtorion Ous
West Virginia
Tropstone Outdoor Furniture
Bland Street
Stephen P. Raskin, M.D
Community Radiology
Dr. Raskin
Drs. Setliff, Daniel, Lintala
Reesman and
Ramas
The
Virginias
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Nelson E. Velazquez
Board Certified
Dermatologist
Ceu Tsu Ee Dat
New Hope Rd
Princeton Medical Arts Building
Princeton, WV
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