Vaman pleads guilty to wounding Virginia state trooper
A Virginia man, Steven Dale Branscome, 33, of Barren Springs, pleads guilty to three counts including attempted murder after eluding a nationwide dragnet for days. He receives a 3 to 15 year sentence plus two one year terms, to be served consecutively, for related thefts and gun and knife thefts. The trooper Hughes was wounded in the neck during pursuit. The judge noted the pending Virginia charges and possible additional cases in Wythe, Floyd, Carroll and Giles counties. U.S. Marshals tracked Branscome to Texarkana and arrested him on April 6.
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Barren Springs
Kellysville
Athens
Branscome
R.W. Hughes
Virginia State Police
Glen Lyn
Hughes
S.M. Barton
Mercer County
Giles Memorial Hospital
Pearlsburg
Scott Ash
Ash
Derek Swope
Greg Arnold
Mercer County Probation Office
Wythe
Floyd
Carroll
Giles
Statesville
N.C
U.S
Texarkana
Texas
Swope
Southern
Beckley
McDowell authorities target arrests in school vandalism case
McDowell County deputies expect arrests this week in a vandalism and theft at Sandy River Middle School in Avondale. Entry documented through a rear door, with doors damaged and substantial food and three laptops stolen. Damage estimated at 20 000 to 25 000 dollars. One computer recovered. charges planned for one adult and two juveniles.
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ELCH
McDowell County
Mark Shelton
Keith Auville
Lyle Noe
B.J. Garretson
Welch Detachment
West Virginia State Police
Shelton
Byrd Announces Local EFS Funding for Two Counties
West Virginia receives 909,395 in Emergency Food and Shelter program grants. McDowell County gets 12,720 and Mercer County 28,120 to support shelters, soup kitchens, and food banks with rent, mortgage, and utility aid. Local Salvation Army official notes no notification yet and says applications will be announced in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph.
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U.S
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D-W.va
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Mercer County
Byrd
EFS National Board
Department of Homeland Security
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FEMA
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United Jewish Communities
National Council of the Churches of Christ In
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Salvation Army
United Way of America
Sarah Keys
Virginia lawmaker Puckett voices gloom for 2009 session
In Lebanon Virginia State Senator Phillip P Puckett D Russell warned of a bleak 2009 General Assembly session noting Camp 31 in Tazewell County will close while efforts aim to relocate correctional officers. He cited limited gains at the county day report center and said he approaches the session with unprecedented pessimism.
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Phillip P Puckett
Russell
Virginia General Assembly
Puckett
Tazewell County
Kaine faces deep budget cuts and tax debate in Virginia
Virginia Governor Kaine outlined a pared budget due to nearly $3 billion shortfall in state revenue. About 13,000 of 36,000 non teaching public school support staff are at risk, with districts paying locally from 2009 2010 onward. Medicaid funding cuts total 418 million, with eligibility unchanged for current recipients. State employee raises are lost through June 2010, and a proposed cigarette tax rise to 60 cents a pack aims to cushion health care cuts, a plan opposed by Philip Morris and Altria. critics doubt the revenue estimate.
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Elwood
Virginia
House
M. Kirkland Cox
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