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Friday February 9, 2018 brings a sunny day with mostly clear skies. Temperatures rise to a high near 62, with light winds and no precipitation expected.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 2018
Page
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Friday February 9, 2018 brings a sunny day with mostly clear skies. Temperatures rise to a high near 62, with light winds and no precipitation expected.
In Titusville Florida Mason a young boy crawled inside a claw vending machine in Beef O Brady's play area and became stuck. Off duty firefighter Jeremy House called 911 and fellow firefighters freed him in five minutes. Mason sat atop the toys and was not in distress. The machine sustained minimal damage.
West Virginia Daily 3 numbers were 5 6 3 and Daily 4 numbers 2 3 1 8. Virginia Pick 3 was 8 7 4 and Pick 4 was 0 2 8 9.
Mercer County deputies and state police courted the Bluefield border area after an armed bank robbery at First Community Bank in Bluewell. One suspect was taken into custody after a vehicle linked to the crime was spotted near the Bluefield Bluefield state line, while a second suspect fled on foot as K 9 units combed Crescent View Apartments and nearby Crescent View area. Eyewitnesses described the fleeing man as wearing a wig.
Stephanie Bailey, 38, of Rock, pleaded guilty to sexual abuse by a parent and was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge William Sadler to one to five years. Bailey's plan to have her boyfriend impregnate a minor prompted the case, with relatives urging leniency and stating she has mental health issues and has changed. The victim blamed Bailey's boyfriend, Michael Watkins, currently jailed in Virginia, for influencing the plan and pleaded for Bailey's return home.
A bill sponsored by Del. James W. Morefield would grant tax incentives to attract jobs to Southwest Virginia. The measure, HB222 and SB883, moves to House and Senate floors after passing full committees amid bipartisan support. Morefield called committee passage a major hurdle and said the idea aims to stimulate the region’s economy.
WVEA president Dale Lee says teachers statewide have voted on a possible strike and votes will be counted. Representatives from the WVEA and AFT meet in Flatwoods to discuss progress and next steps with a decision likely after Sunday. Lee notes some positive signs such as a freeze on insurance premiums for 2018.
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