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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 2015
Page
1
Rain showers likely mainly before noon with patchy fog through 10 a.m. High near 55. A 90 percent chance of precipitation. Tonight a chance of showers between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m. Mostly cloudy with a low around 32.
Sports brief notes the Beavers and Tigers tip off the basketball season. The piece mentions the Prerogative Shelter Drive in Bluefield supporting homeless dogs and cats, listing five partner shelters and collection points with a deadline and contact number.
U S District Judge Irene C Berger gave an Allen charge to the eight woman four man jury in the Don Blankenship case after the jurors asked for guidance on how to proceed. The jurors, after seven full days of deliberations, consider whether the former Massey Energy CEO conspired to violate mine safety rules and lied to investors regarding the Upper Big Branch explosion that killed 29 miners. A verdict on all counts could carry up to 30 years in prison if convicted.
In McDowell County West Virginia miners face perilous 40 inch seams and tiny returns, with Eddie Asbury running a refurbished operation to survive. Central Appalachia’s era of heavy coal employment wanes as tech cuts jobs and residents seek opportunity elsewhere.
Donations continue to arrive for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph Community Christmas Tree campaign. With 22 days left and more than 300 children signed up, the effort trails its $35,213 goal despite Tuesday gifts totaling 675. Friday and Saturday sign-ups at City Auditorium invite more parents to register children and bring required documents for the December 23 party.
Anthony Michael Hicks, 36, of Bluefield, faced multiple charges including first degree sexual assault, incest, and displaying obscene matter to a minor. A pretrial hearing before Circuit Court Judge Omar Aboulhosa occurred after the guilty plea was withdrawn following police and child protection interviews dating to December 2014.
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