West Virginia faces possible loss of federal funds over tobacco sales
A legislative panel heard that WV retailers show 34‑40 percent noncompliance in selling tobacco to minors, risking up to 40 percent of an $84 million annual federal block grant. If penalized, WV could lose about $3.5 million. Brooke County cited as worst, with 75 percent of minors succeeding in tobacco purchases.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Kathi Elkins
Tobacco Prevention Program of Health and Human Resources
Oklahoma
Mike Synar
Elkins
Alcohol Beverage Control Administration
Brooke County
Roy Givens
D-Brooke
HHR
Givens
West
Hancock County
Richard Stevens
the West
Mount Vernon to restore Washington distillery site
Mount Vernon authorities plan a major renovation of the 1797 Washington era distillery at the estate in Virginia. The project, supported by a 1.2 million DISCUS grant and Smithsonian loan offers, aims to uncover production records and recreate the site as part of a broader look at Washingtons life.
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Washington
Mount Vernon
Virginia
Lees
Randolphs
Fitzhughs
James Anderson
Anderson
John
Esther White
White
Potomac River
Distilled Spirits Council of the
United States
Discus
Smithsonian
Peter Cressy
Cressy
Delta seeks court order to force pilots overtime flying
Delta Air Lines filed suit against its pilots union and 49 pilots in federal court seeking a temporary restraining order to halt a coordinated no overtime campaign. The airline will trim 100 to 125 daily flights, canceling 386 flights over the weekend and affecting about 43,000 travelers as it pressures bargaining talks ahead of a winter travel period. The dispute centers on overtime approvals and pay proposals, with ALPA warning pilots against actions that could harm negotiations.
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Atlanta
Delta Air Lines
Delta
Leo Mullin
Mullin
Russ Williams
Mullins
United Airlines
Northwest Airlines
Autopsy Shows Officer Shot Actor From Behind at Party
In Hollywood Hills, Deputy Medical Examiner Jeffrey Gutstadt found Anthony Owain Lee, 39, was shot four times by Officer Tarriel Hopper, three in the back and one in the back of the head, after a toy gun incident at a Halloween party. Lee had cocaine and alcohol in his system and was known for ER and NYPD Blue roles.
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Los Angeles
Jeffrey P Gutstadt
Anthony Owain Lee
Tarriel Hopper
Natalie Humphrey
Hollywood Hills
Hopper
LAPD
Horace Frank
Lee
Bernard Parks
Nypd Blue
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Daily Telegraph
Virginia Pharmacists Association
Henry Taylor
State Board of Medicine
William Douglas
Board of Pharmacy
Cabell County
Mount Vernon Historical Society
Washington’s
Heather Greenfield
Associated Press
Cameron Stewart
Femi
Branch Banking
Bb&t
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