Union rally outside Patriot Coal over pension benefits
SCOTT DEPOT AP Hundreds of United Mine Workers of America miners and retirees rallied outside Patriot Coal headquarters as the bankrupt company seeks to reject its union contract and cut pension and health benefits. Cecil Roberts led 1,500 to 1,800 protesters from Kentucky, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, packing twenty-two buses and vowing to protest in front of coal facilities and roads. Patriot filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on May 12 and seeks court approval to reject the collective bargaining agreement and alter retirees' health coverage, risking liquidation and loss of jobs if denied.
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Phil Smith
Roberts
Patriot
Charleston
Scott Depot
Virginia
Woman dies after off trail fall near Sandstone Falls overlook
Felicia Redden 26 of Cool Ridge died when she fell about 60 feet from an off trail overlook on West Virginia 20 near Sandstone Falls seven miles north of Hinton. Her boyfriend Cody Buckland 20 of Beaver fell and survived with non life threatening injuries. Investigators continue to review the incident.
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Sandstone Falls
Felicia Redden
Cool Ridge
Redden
Cody Buckland
Beaver
Bieri
W.va. 20
New River
Hinton
Buckland
Raleigh General Hospital
National Park Service
Psychiatric evaluation granted for man facing charges in Princeton
Kellysville man Jared Weatherly, 29, facing misdemeanor counts of unlawful restraint brandishing a deadly weapon and assault, had a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation approved after a June incident at Princeton Community Hospital. Weatherly allegedly brandished a knife and forced a driver to stop near Resthaven Cemetery before fleeing and being captured by police. No new court dates were set.
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Princeton
Kellysville
Jared Marshall Weatherly
J.E. Malm
Mercer County
William Sadler
Weatherly
George Sitler
Princeton Community Hospital
Malm
Resthaven Cemetery
Princeton Police Department
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Briefs: Bluefield Recycling Pickup and Local Meetings
Recycling day for Thursday routes is Tuesday Aug 18 by 8 am with items listed. Also notices include adult children of alcoholics meeting, Alzheimer’s and diabetes support groups, chamber after hours, and a Bluefield foundation dinner with Buckley Moss as keynote. Cedar Bluff memorial wall volunteers needed Sept 17–21.
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Bluefield
Community Foundation of the Virginias, Inc
Fincastle
P Buckley Moss
New York
Cooper Union For the Advancement of Science and Art
Pat Moss
America
Cedar Bluff
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Kelley Blue Book
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PCH
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Green Valley
Greeview United Methodist Church
Princeton Health Care Center
Greater Bluefield
Raleigh St
P. Buckley Moss
Buckley
Foundation
Sight & Sound
PEG Rockford
Suy
Ron
Mitsubishi
Outlander
Pantili
Mitsubishi Motors
Pantili.com
Oakvale Road
Rocky Gap
VA & WV
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