Multiple crises unfold in West Virginia with storms and a child abduction
A derecho overwhelmed the region causing evacuations at Mitchell Stadium during the Second Chance Rocks the Two Virginias concert leaving thousands without power for nearly two weeks as 80 mph winds toppled structures and interrupted events. Separately, a murder suspect abducted his daughter after killing his wife prompting a statewide manhunt. Tracey Atwell was captured two days into the search as authorities combed Mercer and Raleigh counties.
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Mitchell Stadium
National Weather Service
Blacksburg
Eric Church
Jake Owen
Appalachian Power
Mercury
Tracey Lee Atwell
Spanishburg
Christina Marie Atwell
Browning School Road
Rock
Atwell
Beckley Road
Camp Creek
Porsche
West Virginia
Bluefield
Doug Watkins
Monika Watkins
Donald Adams
Watkins
Burton Street
Adams
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
War mayor Tom Hatcher found dead in his office
The veteran War mayor Tom Hatcher was found dead July 17 by city workers checking in at City Hall. Investigators charged Rebecca Hatcher and Earl Click with murder after alleging they stole 1100 dollars from Hatcher prior to his death. The case, including a bag near his head and possible suffocation, remains under state investigation as no grand jury indictment has been filed.
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McDowell County
Tom Hatcher
City of War
Hatcher
City Hall
Rebecca Hatcher
Earl Click
Grundy
Click
Ed Kornish
Thomas Hatcher
Kornish
Grand Jury
Princeton Middle School
Dalton Lee Walker
Princeton
PW. Powell
Princeton Police Department
PW. Hill
Walker
Mercer County
Deborah Akers
Akers
Mercer County Board of Education
Greg Prudich
Prudich
Parents and Students Coalition Against
Little
Buckner
Honaker Avenue
Jerry Buckner
Harold Buckner
Gerald W. Little
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