Safety teams form at local churches to guard services
In Bluefield area churches and congregations are forming trained safety teams amid rising violence and mass shootings. Cornerstone Family Church Princeton has built an organized security group to protect worshippers and ease fears, with members licensed to carry firearms.
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America
British Broadcasting Corporation
United States
Cornerstone Family Church
Princeton
Scott Catron
New Year brings no baby born at local hospitals
BRMC Princeton Community Clinch Valley Welch and Welch hospitals report zero births on New Year’s Day 2020. Nursing staff note the event is not unusual and births can be feast or famine. Clinch Valley Medical Center in Richlands also saw no baby new year, underscoring variability in daily birth rates across the region.
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Bluefield Regional Medical Center
BRMC
Wwice
Ritter
Princeton
Alicia Fry
Welch Community Hospital
Tazewell County
Clinch Valley Medical Center
Richlands
Chris Ward
Clinch Valley
Ward
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Trump deploys troops after U.S. embassy attack in Iraq
President Trump orders about 750 U.S. soldiers deployed to the Middle East with roughly 3,000 more prepared for possible deployment in coming days. No U.S. casualties reported after Iran-supported militiamen attacked the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. Marines were sent from Kuwait to reinforce the compound as the 82nd Airborne Division prepares to deploy.
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Iran
U.S
Iraq
Donald Trump
Middle East
Kuwait
Defense
Mark Esper
Trump
Army
82Nd Airborne Division
First Day Hikes Promote Winter Outdoor Fun
On New Year’s Day 2020 hikers joined First Day Hikes at state and local parks. West Virginia DNR offered programs at Pipestem State Park with about 20 participants at Glenwood Park in Mercer County despite windy cold weather.
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Princeton
West Virginia
Kanawha
Mercer County
Eric DiNovo
Kevin Dials
Glenwood Park
Glenwood Recreation Park
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