West Virginia natives choose stay or move in life stories
A variety of West Virginians describe why they stay or return to the state. Kathryn and Andy moved west for a 80 day trip and now live in Charleston while seeking work. Others praise close knit communities, leadership roles, and family ties, despite debt and job search challenges across cities like Morgantown and Beckley.
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Oregon
California
West Virginia
Kathryn
Andy
Charleston
West
Natalie Roper
Roper
Lewisburg
Brittany
Carowick
Appalachian Studies
Appalachian State University
North Carolina
WalletHub
Evolution Finance, Inc
Washington D.C
America
Create West Virginia
Frontier
Charleston Town Center
Highland Research and Development
Appalachia
Dinsmore & Shohl
Joe
Kanawha County
Dustin Blankenship
Texas
Morgantown
Blankenship
Mingo County
Concord University
West Virginia University
West Virginia Junior College
Austin
Ice.com
WVU
D.C
Panhandle
Jenni Canterbury
New River
Disneyland Power Restored After Outage Halts Rides
An outage at Disneyland in Anaheim caused about 12 rides in Toontown and Fantasyland to stop, with guests evacuated. Power returned to Toontown and much of Fantasyland within hours, while full restoration was expected later. No injuries were reported and some guests debated refunds as park officials warned closures could occur with no notice.
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Jessica Nuzzo
Princeton Fire Department
East River Volunteer Fire Department
Cove Street
Princeton
Mercer County
Keith Gunnoe
Gunnoe
Green Valley
Glenwood
East River
Anaheim
Calif
Disneyland
California
Toontown
Fantasyland
Suzi Brown
Mark Freeman
Provo
Utah
Freeman
New Orleans Square
Macado's and Anytime Fitness to Open Bluefield Locations
Macado's will occupy about 6000 square feet while Anytime Fitness uses 5200 square feet in College Plaza Shopping Center Bluefield. Both will run as separate businesses with shared membership access at two locations Princeton and Bluefield. Members can work out 24 hours a day and a $1 signup fee runs through Jan. 12 at the Princeton location.
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Macado’s
Anytime Fitness
Pratti-Lawrence
Princeton
Stafford Drive
Bluefield
College Plaza
Suspect admits crimes in McDowell County robbers case
Angela Pistorius 36 of Jaeger confessed to two armed robberies mirroring the same female thief pattern. She faced two counts of first degree armed robbery and a fraudulent schemes warrant. Magistrate Van Dyke set bonds totaling 76 000 for sheriff and state police charges. Greg Jordan contact provided.
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McDowell County Sheriff’s Department
Daniel
Angela Pistorius
Jaeger
Pistorius
McDowell County
J.R. Coburn
Richard van Dyke
James E. Muncy Jr
VanDyke
Sheriff’s Department
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Bottonline. Com
Unreleased Name Tied to Wednesday Death Homicide
The person of interest remains unnamed as of Wednesday. Police indicate the death was ruled a homicide on Monday and urge anyone with information to contact Compton and Butler at the Princeton Police Department, 304-
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Howell
Compton and Butler
Princeton
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A-1
Minnesota
United States
Canada
Richard Macher
Roanoke
Virginia
Tennessee
Macher
Charles Boothe
Cboothe
Bottonline
Rocky Gap Tree Service
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