Gun found in buried box near murder scene in Mayberry
State police and National Guard swarmed Power House Hill to advance a triple homicide probe on Coaldale Mountain. They unearthed a blue plastic case from a beehive coke oven, revealing what appeared to be a semi automatic weapon as investigators pursue leads and potential suspects.
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Buford Fire Fund Set Up In Bluefield
A fund for the Buford family displaced by a North Side fire was opened at First Community Bank of Bluefield. Donations to Barbara Francis, including non monetary items, are welcome with contact 327-8162. A March 1 shower at Bluefield Youth Center invites contributions as the family plans lodging.
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Lynn Buford
Hanover Street
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Buford
Stadium Drive
Driver survives crash through guard rails on I 77
Roosevelt McRae, truck driver, escaped death when his tractor trailer left southbound I 77, plowed 450 feet of guard rails on Flat Top Mountain, overturned, and stopped 60 feet from the highway. He was hospitalized in stable condition. Interstate traffic remained open.
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Alabama
Princeton
McRae
Raleigh General Hospital
Flat Top Mountain
West Virginia Senate Sends Domestic Violence Bill Back
West Virginia senators unanimously approved amended HB 2817 and sent it back to the House of Delegates for review. Judiciary chair Bill Wooton explained the bill aligns state domestic and child violence laws with new federal standards and funding concerns were noted by Sen. Thomas Scott while Sen. Truman Chafin sought a one day delay for review.
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Raleigh
Thomas Scott
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Truman Chafin
Jaeger indictment targets former officials in McDowell County
Former Jaeger mayor Dale Adkins and former town recorder Betsy Kiser face arraignment in McDowell County Circuit Court after a 10 count grand jury indictment. They are charged with embezzling about $30,000 in town funds. Judge Kendrick King will oversee arraignments with others named in the indictment, some scheduled for a come-back day if not informed or unable to attend.
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Jaeger
Dale Adkins
Betsy Kiser
McDowell County
Adkins
Kiser
Senate approves road kill bill to allow taking carcasses home
The Senate passed HB4062 by a 32 vote margin and sent it to Governor Cecil Underwood. The measure would permit motorists to keep road kill if they report to conservation or police within 12 hours and again within 12 hours to a wildlife authority, as part of a correction package for a 1997 legislative error.
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Cecil Underwood
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