Father shoots son in Nemours police investigation continues
Police in Mercer County probe Sunday into the shooting death of Stephen Lee Bell, 28, who died after a Saturday 10 p.m. incident described as a domestic dispute. His father, William Henry Bell, had not been charged by late Sunday as detectives questioned witnesses.
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Stephen Lee Bell
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Mercer County
Sheriff's Department
Bell
William Henry Bell
Toby Gill
W.O. Lawson
Temperature records fall as highs hit new marks
The National Weather Service reported record or near record highs across West Virginia cities on Sunday. Beckley and Bluefield reached 68 degrees, surpassing 61 from 19 6 1. Elkins topped 70, breaking the 66 record from 1932, while Huntington also reached 70, tying its 1932 high.
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Beckley
Elkins
Huntington
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Bluefield
Cloudy with Showers Forecast for Early Morning
The National Weather Service predicts cloudy skies with a chance of showers in the early morning. Temperatures will reach the 40s today, with cooler highs overall. Tonight, skies stay cloudy and lows drop to the mid-20s.
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National Weather Service
Mercer County to Begin Statewide Property Reappraisal in 1991
Mercer County Assessor Winifrey Shrewsbury announced a three year statewide program to reappraise real and personal property in West Virginia. The plan divides the county into three sections with initial work in spring 1991, first phase tickets mailed July 1992, second phase in July 1993, final phase in 1994, and brochures sent to property owners.
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Princeton
West Virginia
Mercer County
Winifrey “Wimpy
Shrewsbury
State Tax Department
State Property Valuation Commission
U S seeks Saudi cash in war against Iraq
Vice President Dan Quayle told King Fahd in Riyadh that the United States expects more Saudi funding for military actions against Iraq. Officials said there were no figures discussed but implied Saudi willingness. Iraqi information minister Latif Jassim called Bush’s remarks that Iraq might withdraw a “drunk” gut feeling and vowed Iraq would not retreat before the Jan. 15 deadline.
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Kuwait
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America
Latif Jassim
James A. Baker
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Time Magazine
Mist Shrouds Washington Monument Saturday Evening
Mist and drizzle cover Washington D C as the monument reflects late Saturday in a foggy national capital scene. The weather creates subdued visibility with damp air enveloping iconic sites and city streets.
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Walker
Washington Monument
West Virginia sued over segregated special ed classrooms
A class action filed in U S District Court in Charleston accuses the state of stigmatizing special education students by educating them in segregated outbuildings such as trailers. The suit seeks a permanent injunction and a ruling that facilities for disabled students violate equal protection. Defendants include State Superintendent Hank Marockie, the State Board of Education and the School Building Authority. Examples cited include an 8-year-old in a trailer at Blacksville Elementary, portable classrooms at DuPont High, and a former coach's gym used for mentally impaired students. The attorney plans a Jan 9 meeting with Marockie.
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West Virginia
U.S. District Court
Attor
Ney Dan Hedges
Hank Marockie
State Board of Education
State School Building Authority
Blacksville
Monongalia County
DuPont High School
Kanawha County
Lewis County
Hedges
Marockie
Women in Appalachia Empowered redefine help in mountains
In Bristol, Virginia, Cindy Johnson and peers launch Appalachian Women Empowered to lift women beyond traditional roles. They encourage self defined solutions, education of different kinds, and community led decisions at local centers in Dickenson County.
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Bristol
Cindy Johnson
Johnson
Terry Vautrin
Barbara Greene
Appalachia
Appalachian Women
Binns County
Dickenson County
Vautrin
Once in a blue moon blue moon lights up New Year’s Eve
Philadelphia AP reports a rare blue moon will occur on New Year’s Eve with two full moons in a month. Astronomers say no special effect on people, though some see luck and stronger tides. The last blue moon was May 31, 1988. next is Sept 30, 1993.
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Philadelphia
Tom Jerome Roma
Woodlyn
Derrick Pitts
Franklin Institute
Roma
Beginning of a new decade sparked by a monk
A Washington AP report explains how Dionysius Exiguus set the Anno Domini system. It notes the 1990s as the decade start in common usage, while calendar purists argue the century and decade boundaries are arbitrary.
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Washington
LeRoy Doggett
U.S. Naval Observatory
Doggett
Dennis the Small
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