Copper thief burns down Birmingham Christmas tree
Police say a copper thief stripped wires from the 35 foot Linn Park Norwegian Spruce about 4 a.m. Wednesday then started a fire that engulfed the tree. Public works removed the charred trunk and limbs and the parks director says the tree will not be replaced.
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Lottery numbers drawn in West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia Daily 3 results show 9 7 9 and Daily 4 with 1 8 6 5 Virginia Pick 3 gives 1 3 7 and Pick 4 0 0 7 0. No further information or outcomes provided.
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Dominion to Acquire Full Ownership of Bluestone Wind Farm Site
Dominion Resources announces purchase of a 2600 acre tract on East River Mountain to develop the Bluestone River Wind Farm in Virginia. BP will no longer co-develop. Dominion to own and operate the project with a $200 million price tag and ongoing wind energy studies. No construction timetable given.
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Bluefield
East River Mountain
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Tazewell County
Emil Avram
British Petroleum
Avram
Virginia
Ryan Frazier
Senate approves tax cut package to head to House
The Senate backed sweeping tax cuts and jobless benefits 81 to 19, sending the measure to the House where liberal Democrats may seek changes to estate tax terms. President Obama urged quick passage unchanged, warning against delays that could derail final approval. Republicans warned modifications risked passage.
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Little Jimmie fund near goal as drive nears finish
Contributions total $2,320 push the Community Christmas Tree toward a $30,000 goal with seven days left. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph sponsored program will distribute gift bags with toys fruit a treat a book gloves and a toboggan to hundreds of children ages newborn to 12 at the December 22 party in the Bluefield City Auditorium. More than 750 children have signed up and volunteers are buying hundreds of toys at Kmart. The drive also received donated children's books from West Virginia.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield City Auditorium
Wintery mix brings storm warning to region
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg Virginia issued a winter storm warning for Mercer McDowell Monroe Greenbrier and Summers counties in West Virginia as a wintery mix moves across the region today Roads may become slick and hazardous under the precipitation and colder air expected to follow the wintry mix with impacts across southern West Virginia and southwest Virginia.
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West Virginia
Southwest Virginia
National Weather Service
Mercer
McDowell
Monroe
Greenbrier
Summers
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