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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 2002
Page
5
Senate Democrats backed Earl Ray Tomblin for a record fifth term as Senate president. The Logan Democrat was nominated without opposition at a 50 minute closed door caucus marking the year's final interim meeting. He is expected to appoint new committee heads before the interim session ends Tuesday.
Free health clinics in West Virginia cut services due to rising malpractice insurance costs. Doctors reducing volunteer hours, clinics shift to BRIM coverage, with Wheeling and Bluefield hardest hit. Health Access in Clarksburg, Morgantown Health Right, and Wheeling Health Right face patient transfers as St Paul insurers pull out. United Way and Harrison County provide emergency funds to avert closure.
Chesterfield County police seek a man described as tall white haired with a white beard in a red suit after a Saturday night armed robbery at the Eckerd Drug Store in Chester. The Santa lookalike demanded the OxyContin from the pharmacist, obtaining an undisclosed amount.
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