Man jumps from bridge during police pursuit in Bitter Hollow
A 34‑year‑old Avondale man leaped from a Route 80 bridge near Bitter Hollow while deputies sought him after a domestic battery report. He survived a fall onto a rock‑covered sandbar and was airlifted to Charleston Area Medical Center in serious condition. No charges were filed as investigators withheld identities pending further inquiry.
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Saeger
Route 80
Bitter Hollow
Charleston Area Medical Center
G.A. Bishop
West Virginia State Police
Welch
Bishop
Ritter Hollow
Iaeger
Avondale
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Princeton unveils comprehensive plan guiding future
Princeton reveals its proposed comprehensive plan at a City Hall event. Mayor Ron Lively and City Manager Doug Freeman outline public review through October or November, with comments invited in writing. The plan will guide budgeting and become the chief policy document after Planning Commission approval and council readings.
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Princeton
Ron Lively
City Hall
Lively
Doug Freeman
Freeman
Princeton Planning Commission
Kenna Amos
kamos@bottonline.com
West Virginia Presents Model Statewide Mapping Project
McDowell County Emergency Services Director Jimmy Gianato touts West Virginia as a nationwide model for state mapping and addressing at the State Emergency Response Team Conference in Charleston. The plan, developed by E-911 leaders, aims for uniform city-type addresses in rural areas, using GPS, digital mapping, and GIS, with $15 million from Verizon to start and a timeline toward 2006.
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Charleston
West Virginia
McDowell County
Jimmy Gianato
United States
Gianato
Emergency Management Council
Granato
Erizon
WV Public Service Commission
McDowell
Tourism dollars mount in Tazewell
County Administrator Jim Spencer announced that Tazewell County tourism revenue reached 25 million dollars last year. Officials will unveil Cavitts Creek Recreational Park's new services at 11 a.m. as public water extends for phase two of the Baptist Valley Water Project, adding restrooms, RV hookups, paddle boats, trails, and fishing at the 54 acre lake. Tourists are expected to boost local restaurants hotels and stores.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Jim Spencer
Spencer
Richmond
Cavitt’s Creek
Baptist Valley
FDIC fraud case probes Keystone bank collapse
Daniel M. Melgar, a California consultant, admitted to perjury and hiding $400,000 in Keystone fees during a federal preliminary injunction hearing in Beckley. He testified about securing funds from his associate Harold Bakkebo while aiding Keystone’s loan securitization, arguing that the FDIC’s expert testimony was misleading.
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Eckley — Testi
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
California
FDIC
First National Bank of Keystone
Daniel M. Melgar
San Francisco
Calif
Robert C. Byrd
Beckley
Melgar
Paul Manasian
Charleston
David Mullin
Keystone
Harold Bakkebo
Bakkebo
Norway
Louisiana
Clearview Capital Corp
Prime Financial
Cial
FNB Keystone
Mike Graham
Keystone Mortgage Co
Bank
Terry
Church
Andrew Davidson
Mullin
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Jane Matney
North Tazewell Elementary School
Kevin Wiley
Lake Witten
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