Jury convicts Jackson woman in husband murder case
A Wood County jury found Robin Ladd of Ripley guilty of first degree murder in the 1998 death of her husband Richard Ladd. The 46 year old faces a life term with mercy recommendation and parole eligibility after 15 years, plus two conspiracy counts each carrying one to five years. Ladd plans to appeal. The verdict marks a second conviction for the woman in the murder plot.
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Charleston
Jackson County
Wood County
Robin Ladd
Ripley
Ladd
Richard Ladd
Condition of police officer upgraded in Norfolk shooting
Norfolk police say Officer Robert Testa 35, a 10 year veteran, is in fair condition after Friday night surgery. Testa was wounded during a gun battle with a credit union robbery suspect at Chartway Federal Credit Union in the Southern Shopping Center. The suspect attempted escape through a back door before retreating inside.
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Norfolk
Robert Testa
Chris Amos
Amos
Testa
Chartway Federal Credit Union
Southern Shopping Center
Supporters push tax amendment as economic tool not debt
In Charleston, backers of Amendment One the County and Municipal Option Economic Development Amendment say it enables tax increment financing without adding debt. They argue TIF would fund needed projects like water lines roads and a Morgantown redevelopment while limiting future revenue loss. Labor groups and officials cite detailed project oversight and public access as key safeguards. Potential TIF sites include Morgantown Square at Falling Run a Harrison County housing development near the FBI center Clarksburg and Logan's Fountain Place Mall sewer upgrades.
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Charleston
Dana Waldo
All For One
TIF
Waldo
West Virginia Roundtable
Steve White
Afl-Cio
Jim Bowen
Bowen
Aflcio
Bob Wise
Brian Kastick
West Virginia
Falling Run
Morgantown
Harrison County
FBI Center
Clarksburg
Fountain Place
Logan
Schools transfer under No Child Left Behind law in two towns
About 60 students from VanDevender Junior High in Parkersburg and Barnes Elementary in Fairmont will transfer to higher performing schools Monday under the No Child Left Behind Act. The two city schools faced low testing scores and high poverty, with improvements noted after a reading program and tutoring efforts.
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Charleston
VanDevender
Parkersburg
Barnes
Fairmont
US Department of Education
Tina Peterman
Peterman
Nancy Hilsbes
Barnes’ Parent Teacher Organization
State officials eye Tamarack in Northern Panhandle
Wheeling could host a new Tamarack style center as traffic volumes surpass Beckley. State Turnpike Authority official Dave Dickinson notes 80 percent of visitors come from out of state and favors a site off the interstate near Wheeling. A verdict is expected within six to 12 months with no firm timeline.
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Wheeling
Panhandle
Dave Dickinson
The
State Turnpike Authority
Dickinson
West Virginia
Beckley
West Virginia Turnpike
Tamarack
Dickirson
Doctors urge liability safeguards before new doctor mutual plan
West Virginia State Medical Association at The Greenbrier urged changes to malpractice law and more state funding before creating a physician mutual program. The group wants to transfer risk to a third party instead of mandatory BRIM coverage and cited BRIM enrollment and premium figures.
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Charleston
West Virginia State Medical Association
Physicians’ Mutual
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Ahmed Faheem
Ing Association
Board of Risk and Management
BRIM
Tals
The
Medical Association
Faheem
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American Board of Plastic Surgery
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Shane
City of
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Lindsey Optical
LindseyOptical
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