Driver injured in I-77 crash near Camp Creek Mercer County
A 2002 Chevrolet truck pulling a camper driven by Walter Ukasik, 63, from Pennsylvania, lost control on I-77 causing the trailer to overturn and separate. The driver and three passengers were transported to hospital with minor injuries. no other vehicles involved. Witnesses reported the trailer swayed before the crash near mile marker 24 around 3:35 p.m. The driver wore a seat belt. Citations were not issued.
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Camp Creek
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
C.K. Morton
West Virginia State Police Turnpike Detachment
Walter Ukasik
Mile Marker
Ghent
Mercer County
Princeton Community Hospital
Morton
Charleston Area Medical Center
Donald Ukasik
Curtis
Ukasik
PCH
Samantha Perry
Sperry
Bottonline
West Virginians lax on vaccines say health official
DHHR officials warn immunization rates in West Virginia remain below ideal levels with 77 percent coverage, a 2002 flu death toll noted, and a call to use the WV statewide immunization system to keep records. Experts stress vaccines are essential to prevent pertussis and other diseases amid complacency. August is National Immunization Awareness Month under the theme Are You Up to Date Vaccinate.
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Reen Valley
West Virginia
John Law
Kathy Wides
Mercer County
Wides
United States
Good Neighbor Fest and Picnic in Bluefield Planned
Detroit pastors Edd Henry Jr and Eddie Oliver, Excelsior High graduates, host a Good Neighbor Gospel Fest and Picnic at Lotito Park in Bluefield. The event, beginning 12 30 p m Saturday Aug 23, features diverse gospel acts and community sponsors, with continued ministry and outreach to West Virginia and Motown connections.
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Bluefield
Edd Henry Jr
Eddie Oliver
Excelsior High School
McDowell County
Detroit
Mich
Henry
Oliver
West Virginia
Newhall
Allen
Excelsior
Howard Wilson
Mill Creek Baptist Church
Motown
Good Neighbor
Lotito Park
Lotto Park
Detroit Boys
Edd Henry
Four found slain in North Carolina home
BELMONT, N.C. AP Yellow police tape marked the Paradise Point home where three women and one man were murdered Wednesday night. Neighbors report surprise as Gaston County police release two names Melissa Petrie 23 and Billy Collins 34 while others await kin notification. Investigators continue scene examination and interviews. police call it an isolated event.
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Belmont
N.C
Paradise Point
South Carolina
Liz Martin
Gaston County
Melissa Ann Petrie
Billy Joe Collins
Darryl Brown
Tony Robinson
Southwest District FOP Lodge 67 Poker Run in Tazewell
The Southwest District FOP Lodge 67 hosts a poker run Saturday at Tazewell Moose Lodge across from Sonic Drive Inn. Registration starts at 10 a.m.. depart at noon. Proceeds benefit the Shop With a Cop project. Mercer Democratic Women meet at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Hardee’s Route 460 Princeton.
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Tazewell
Tazewell Moose Lodge
Sonic Drive Inn
Williamstump
Princeton
Mercer Democratic Women’s Club
Hardee’s
Route 460
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