Fire destroys vacant structure in McDowell County
Firefighters battled a vacant home off U S Route 52 in McDowell County as water had to be pumped from a nearby creek due to no hydrants. Northfork Bramwell and Keystone volunteers fought the blaze after a 1 p.m. 911 call, with flames visible from the highway and the structure burning from the top as crews worked to contain it.
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McDowell
McDowell County
Tony Road
Northfork Community Volunteer Fire Department
Bramwell
Keystone Volunteer Fire Department
Eric Graham
Northfork Department
Graham
Fiscal cliff stalemate overshadowing Christmas week budget talks
Washington and congressional leaders wrestle with looming fiscal cliff as tax cuts and spending gaps threaten a sharp downturn. House Republicans push a plan while Senate leaders demand action on a Senate bill, with negotiations stalled over timing and scope amid brinkmanship and urgent borrowing limits.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Congressional
House
Senate
Harry Reid
Dnev
Obama
Hawaii
White House
Treasury
John Boehner
Ohio
D-New
Boehner
Eric Cantor
Virginia
Reid
Cantor
After Christmas shoppers flock to Mercer Mall sales
Merchants expect strong weekend traffic as post holiday deals lure customers. Shoppers Paula Peyton Tina Spencer Nellie Smith and Patty Jones discuss exchanges refunds and purchases while noting slower mail weather and the day after Christmas sales.
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Warf
Paula Peyton
Princeton
Mercer Mall
Peyton
Nellie Smith
Tazewell
Patty Jones
Jones
Kate Coil
Kcoil
Water rate hike eyed to fund $85 million system upgrades
Bluefield and Princeton officials and residents discuss proposed PSC water rate increases aimed at funding capital improvements since 2009, including distribution and treatment upgrades. Officials cite EPA projections of $335 billion needed nationwide. protest high costs for residents and seniors while noting no rate change before Oct. 10, 2013.
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PSC
Jordan
Environmental Protection Agency
Bluefield
Linda Whalen
Princeton
Patricia “Pat” Wilson
Wilson
Weather Update Amid Outages Across Regions
Across 1 528 customers lacked power with 670 outages in Wyoming County and 121 in Summers County. Giles County Virginia reported 292 outages. Appalachian Power spokesperson Jeri Matheney said outages have eased, wind caused most damage, some ice and snow contributed, and extra crews are in place or en route.
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Wyoming County
Summers County
Giles County
Jeri Matheney
Appalachian
Matheney
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