Emu at WVU killed during campus capture
An emu wandered onto West Virginia University’s downtown campus and was killed during capture by university workers and Monongalia County animal control. Some witnesses criticized the handling as untrained and rough, while officials defended the attempt as humane, noting the risk of the bird roaming populated streets.
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West Virginia University
Monongalia County
Mike King
WVUI
Chuck Scoles
Scoles
Mother of singer Kathy Mattea dies in West Virginia
Ruth Mattea, mother of country star Kathy Mattea, died at 84 in Cross Lanes after battling Alzheimer's disease. Born in Bancroft and educated in Poca, she worked for the United Mine Workers and is survived by two sons, a grandson, and a great grandson. Services set for noon Saturday at Gatens Harding Funeral Home with Father Joseph Hacala officiating.
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Kathy Mattea
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Joe Mattea
Poca
Mike Mattea
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Ohio
Gatens- Harding Funeral Home
Joseph Hacala
Election fraud trial dates set in Charleston area
Lincoln County assessor Jerry Weaver and circuit clerk Greg Stowers will face trial October 24 on an eight count federal indictment accusing them and five other residents of conspiring to buy votes dating back to 1990. The case, part of a broader federal election fraud probe, includes bribery schemes tied to traffic violations jobs tax adjustments and a marijuana grower in Kentucky.
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Lincoln County
Jerry Weaver
Greg Stowers
U.S
Mary Stanley
Stowers
Weaver
Ralph Adkins
Toney
Zeke” Dingess
Clifford Odell
Groundhog” Vance
Wandell
Rocky” Adkins
Robert C. Byrd
Kentucky
Wylie Stowers
Logan County
Logan
Lincoln Co
Bob Allen
Robert C. Byrd Federal
Lawsuit accuses DHHR of failing to protect boy
A Wood County lawsuit filed in Kanawha County Circuit Court accuses the Department of Health and Human Resources of failing to act after a boy reported sexual abuse by a live-in boyfriend's son. The suit, filed in 2003, seeks damages and targets DHHR conduct in 2001. Trial is scheduled for December.
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Charleston
Department of Health and Human Resources
Wood County
Gregory Scott Lutz
Kanawha County
Robert Warner
DHHR
Raleigh County
Wood County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
Raleigh
Bob Kiss
West Virginia high school closure stays in effect
The West Virginia Supreme Court granted an emergency stay allowing Gauley Bridge High School to remain closed while an appeal proceeds. Fayette County and state boards argue the delay prevents last minute scrambling and ensures proper resource planning at Valley High and Valley Elementary. The case stems from a 1995 closure pressure and a 2002 dispute over Gauley Bridge.
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Supreme Court
Fayette School
Charleston
State Supreme Court
Fayette County
Gauley Bridge High School
Circuit Court
West Virginia
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Kanawha Circuit Court
Charlie King
Gauley Bridge
Kelli Talbott
Valley High School
King
Montgomery
Valley Elementary
Smithers
Gauley Bridge Citizens For Equal Education
Lewisburg
Thomas White
Barry Bruce
Greg Bailey
Valley
Montgomery Middle
Lawsuit Seeks 16. 1 Million From Teacher and Officials
The mother of an 11 year old sexually assaulted student seeks 10.7 million from former Nelson Middle School teacher Michael Wayne Allee and 6.75 million from three Nelson County school administrators. The suit names Allee, 36, of Lynchburg, who pled guilty to misdemeanor sexual battery and assault and battery. It covers an October 2003 incident and notes Allee taught in three localities 2001 to 2003 amid prior complaints. Nelson County Superintendent Roger Collins declined comment.
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Nelson County
Michael Wayne Allee
Lynchburg
Allee
Nelson Middle School
Roger Collins
Court upholds bribery conviction of Hedgepeth
A federal appeals court unanimously upheld former Richmond City Council member Gwen C. Hedgepeths 44 month prison sentence for accepting 2500 in bribes in exchange for votes on two council appointments. The 4th U S Circuit rejected claims of error in evidentiary rulings and sentencing delay.
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4Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Hedgepeth
FBI
Robert C. Davis Jr
Davis
H. Louis Salomonsky
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