Mercer man pleads to cocaine base charges
Mercer County man George Brooks Jr. of Princeton pleaded guilty to distribution of crack cocaine. He admitted selling a quantity to an undercover officer on March 27, 2002. Sentencing set for March 9, 2004 with possible five year prison term and 250000 dollar fine. Investigation by Southern Regional Drug and Violent Crime Task Force led to the arrest.
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Princeton
Mercer County
George Brooks Jr
Beckley
U.S
David A. Faber
West Virginia
Brooks
Faber
Southern Regional
West Virginia man fined for crash into cannon at Antietam
Michael Wise, 27, of Martinsburg, WV, was ordered to pay the National Park Service 10312 dollars after crashing his car into a cannon at Antietam National Battlefield. A federal magistrate placed him on three years probation and 10 months, with 40 hours of community service and mandatory drug and alcohol treatment. He pleaded guilty to driving an uninsured vehicle, disturbing cultural structures, failing to report an accident, and failing to maintain control of his vehicle.
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Hagerstown
Antietam National Battlefield
National Park Service
Michael Wise
Martinsburg
W.va
Wise
Park Service
Father: Prayers help family after fatal fire
In Poca, the Green family mourns the loss of their 33 year old daughter Destiny after a Dec 1 fire destroyed their home. Their or surviving daughter Kristen, 23 months, fights to recover at Shriners Hospital burn unit as prayers from church and community leaders arrive in support.
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Poca (Ap
Green
Destiny
Shriners Hospital
Cincinnati
Kristen
Roland Green
Poca
Teresa
Trail system nears McDowell as Wyoming loop outlined
Hatfield and McCoy Trail System pushes toward McDowell and Mercer counties with a Wyoming County loop of 100 to 120 miles slated to begin in January. The project links coal and gas roads for off highway riders and hikers, with 15,000 permits sold last year and visitors from 46 states and six countries. Economic planners expect a tourism boost for McDowell, noting anticipated business growth around existing sites like the Elkhorn Inn in Landgraff.
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Welch
McDowell
Mercer
Matt Ballard
Regional Trail Recreation Authority
Wyoming County
Pinnacle Creek
Logan
Boone
Mingo
McDowell County
Wyoming
Rachel Lester
Lester
Mercer County
Trail
Landgraff
Princeton woman pleads guilty to forging and passing checks
Mary Bowles 59 pleaded guilty to forging and cashing 37 SSI disability checks belonging to her missing daughter. The fraud began in 1999, totaling over $19,000, with Bowles lying to banks and post offices. Sentencing set for April 5. she is detained as a flight risk.
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Princeton
Rinceton
Treasury
United States
Kasey Warner
Mary Bowles
U.S. District Court
Charles H. Haden II
Warner
Bowles
Social Security Administration
Tracy Neophyton
Neophyton
J.K. Hill
West Virginia State Police
Lewisburg
Hill
Post Office
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
WV DHHR says child support collections improving
West Virginia child support enforcement reports more noncustodial parents paying support than a year ago though about 14 000 owe 5 000 or more totaling over 70 million dollars. Commissioner Susan Shelton Perry notes some very large court orders and says assets are now easier to locate with a federally certified upgraded computer system. Governor Wise credits court system cooperation and a federal state roundup that detained 18 delinquent parents.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Susan Shelton Perry
Bureau For
Ents
Perry
Bureau
Fire code woes dampen fresh trees sales in Virginia
In Christiansburg and Richmond reports, the state fire code restricting five cut Christmas trees in public buildings hurt Family Tree lot sales with many trees remaining two days before Christmas. Alta Caldwell credits the fire marshal with the unusual outcome, hoping for an improved season next year. Meanwhile the Virginia DMV warned 2,800 drivers about information requests to locate illegally issued licenses after Tysons Corner transfers revealed employees selling licenses for bribes of 800 to 1600 dollars.
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Christiansburg
Richard Caldwell
Alta Caldwell
Richmond
Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
DMV
Virginia
Tysons Corner
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Lee Ann Burnette
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Mark Wood
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