New York settler kills worshippers in Hebron mosque attack
A Jewish settler from New York armed with a rifle and grenades killed dozens of Muslim worshipers during Ramadan prayers at the Ibrahim Mosque in Hebron before apparently taking his own life. The massacre sparked riots across the West Bank, Gaza, and Jerusalem, with hospital counts placing Palestinian deaths around 54 and injuries near 170. The attacker was identified as Baruch Goldstein, a 38-year-old physician from Kiryat Arba, linked to far right groups. International leaders urged peace talks, while the UN prepared a condemnation.
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Middle East
Clinton
Washington
Baruch Goldstein
Kiryat Arba
Goldstein
Brooklyn
Meir Kahane
Noam Arnon
Itim
Israel Army Radio
Kahane
Education Expo showcases Mercer County schools interests
Mercer County Schools wrap up their Education Expo held at Mercer Mall. Parents toured school displays highlighting day to day life, computer tech, and special programs. Performances by Melrose Show Choir Athens Choir Oakvale Square Dancers and Ramsey School Choir drew visitors while JROTC Math Read Aloud and other programs were featured.
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Mercer County
Mercer Mall
Rosalie Peck
Mercer County Board of Education
Peck
Melrose Show
Center Court
Athens Choir
Athens Band
Oakvale Square
Ramsey School
Melrose Choir
Washington D.C
Linda Cox
Mercer County Technical Education Center
Saturday Snow Showers Then Flurries Forecast
A weather update notes Saturday brings snow showers and flurries with daytime highs in the mid-20s. Tonight remains clear with low around 10 above. Weather package A-10.
Baiul Wins Olympic Figure Skating Gold at Lillehammer
Ukraine's Oksana Baiul, 16, captures gold in a dramatic finish over Nancy Kerrigan with Tonya Harding third. Baiul overcame injuries and a late anthem delay, delivering a Broadway set to clinch first Ukrainian Olympic gold. Kerrigan takes silver, Harding eighth after a boot lace issue.
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Nancy Kerrigan
Tonya Harding
Ukraine
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Kerrigan
Harding
Baiul
Damage blamed on mining firm near McDowell homes
A DEP letter cites Black Wolf Mining Company as indirectly responsible for damage to nine homes from a nearby coal mine. The agency orders compliance with West Virginia rules and warns of possible enforcement including a total mining prohibition near the residences.
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McDowell County
Department of Environmental Protection
Welch Office
James Rose
Black Wolf Mining Company
William Skewes, Jr
Black Wolf Tipple
Rose
Black Wolf Mining
West Virginia
Skewes
West Virginia University
DEP
Escaped murderer Billy Joe Hampton hunted in Virginia West Virginia
Police widen search for Billy Joe Hampton a 35 year old convicted murderer linked to rapes abductions car thefts and a 1976 murder in Montgomery County Virginia He fled after a malicious wounding indictment in Pulaski County and is suspected in additional assaults and an abduction in Beckley West Virginia authorities said.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Montgomery County
Ken Phipps
Billy Joe Hampton
Ironto
Hampton
Phipps
Della Clark Britt
Pulaski County
Ralph Dobbins
Beckley
Summers County
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