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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 2011
Page
1
Bank Robber Caught After Wife Sees Photo on TV
In Bradenton Florida Afra Sandifar spotted a bank robbery image on local news and alerted deputies. Her husband Troy Sandifar fled their apartment but was stopped after authorities traced the broadcast. He swallowed what appeared to be drugs before his arrest and confession at the hospital.
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Bradenton
Fla
Tampa
Manatee County
Afra Sandifar
Troy Sandifar
Lottery Results From West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia Daily 3 numbers 4 4 5 and Daily 4 2 6 1 3. Virginia Pick 3 draws 9 2 5 and Pick 4 1 9 1 9.
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Senate leadership changes in West Virginia politics noted
Bluefield daily report notes a shift as State Senators Jeffrey Kessler and John Unger move toward acting senate president and majority leader roles. The article traces the region’s southern representation decline after deaths and political transitions surrounding Byrd and Manchin, with Unger replacing Chafin and Mabe replacing last names in the Senate leadership lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
West Virginia
Senate
Panhandlers
Jeffrey V. Kessler
D-Marshall
John Unger II
Derkeley
Princeton
Mercer County
Tazewell
Chambers of Commerce
H. Truman Chafin
Dingo
Don Caruth
Caruth
Thomas
Mike” Porter
U.S
Robert C. Byrd
Congress
Joe Manchin
D-W.va
Manchin
Earl Ray Tomblin
Unger
Chafin
Brooks Mabe
Oanawha
112th Congress Opens as Boehner Elected Speaker
The 112th Congress convenes as Republicans take the House with John Boehner elected speaker replacing Nancy Pelosi. Democrats retain the Senate under Harry Reid with Paul Laxalt joining as accompanying figure in a day of ceremonial proceedings.
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Boehner
Ment
House
John Boehner
Ohio
Nancy Pelosi
Senate
Harry Reid
Nevada
Paul Laxalt
Vinciguerra to resign Bluefield City Board post
Bluefield official Mike Vinciguerra Jr plans to resign from the Bluefield City Board District 3 after becoming a Mercer County Commissioner. He won election last year, faced Buckner for County seat, and was sworn in Monday. Officials say ethics rules allow holding both offices but incompatibility could require a resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Mercer County Commission
Mike Vinciguerra Jr
Vinciguerra
A. Gene Buckner
Jay Mills
Joe Coburn
County Commission
Buckner
Barnes pleads guilty in Mercer County shooting case
Mercer County resident Joey Lee Barnes 35 Bluefield pleaded guilty Wednesday in Mercer County Circuit Court to four counts of wanton endangerment following a July 2010 standoff with deputies and state troopers at a home on Chicken Farm Road near Princeton Bluefield He faces sentencing March 3 after a plea deal that avoided trial on 24 attempted murder counts 30 wanton endangerment counts and an burglary charge. Barnes was jailed after surrender following the incident.
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Mercer County
Tone Ye
Joey Lee Barnes
Bluefield
Omar Aboulhosn
Barnes
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
West Virginia
Chicken Farm Road
Route 20
J.G. Martin
M.D. Clemons
Beckley
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Bottonline
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