Three veterans seek West Virginia schools chief post
Carolyn Long Mark Manchin and Joren Marple apply for the West Virginia state schools superintendent job as interim leader Ted Mattern departs. Finalists to be named soon with references checked by the National Association of State Boards of Education and interviews planned for February.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Carolyn Long
Mark Manchin
Joren Marple
Charleston Gazette
Long
West Virginia University Board of Governors
Braxton County
Manchin
School Building Authority
Webster
McDowell
Marple
State Department of Education
Liza Cordeiro
Priscilla Haden
National Association of State Boards of Education
Feds press asset seizure case in W Va pain pill probe
Federal prosecutors seek forfeiture of about 687000 from Dr. Katherine Hoover and Dr. Diane Shafer tied to large cash and bank holdings found during searches at Williamson clinic and residences. Judges rejected multiple defense challenges, and both cases await rulings.
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Feds
W.va
Harleston
West Virginia
U.S. District Court
Katherine Hoover
Williamson
Shafer
Hoover
Diane Shafer
John T. Copenhaver Jr
U.S
Mary Stanley
Bahamas
Mountain
Feds plan emergency mine safety rules amid deaths
MSHA chief Joe Main outlined emergency rules to require proximity detectors on mobile mine equipment and stricter health and safety programs. The plan aims to reduce fatalities, with 70 deaths since 1984 and six last year, while critics warn against rushing new standards.
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Charleston
United States
Federal
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Joe Main
Main
MSHA
U.S
National Mining Association
Carol Raulston
Massey Energy Co
Upper Big Branch
Large fish kill reported in Chesapeake Bay
Officials investigate a large Chesapeake Bay fish kill spanning from the Bay Bridge to Tangier Sound. About 2 million fish, mostly juvenile spot and some juvenile croakers, are dead as cold water stress is suspected. Maryland officials say water quality is acceptable and temperatures dropped to near 36 degrees in late December.
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Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
Maryland Department of the Environment
Bay Bridge
Tangier Sound
Nile Croakers
Dawn Stoltzfus
Upper Bay
Michigan man faces mental health exams in stabbings case
Elias Abuelazam, charged with three fatal stabbings and six attempted killings in Flint area plus an Ohio attempt, will undergo two mental health evaluations as defense seeks possible insanity plea. Attorney Ed Zeineh says judge granted exams and a notice of insanity defense has been filed though its viability remains uncertain.
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Flint, Mich
Michigan
Ed Zeineh
Zaynee
Genesee County
Elias Abuelazam
Ah-Bool-Ah
Zahm
Abuelazam
Flint
Toledo
Ohio
Leesburg
Zeineh
Browning Reaffirms Senate Leadership Role In West Virginia
West Virginia Senate leader Richard Browning seeks to balance duties as chair of the Economic Development Committee with an expanded role on Acting President Kessler's leadership team. Browning praised Kessler's ethics while noting no deals were made.
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Walt Helmick
Pocahontas
Senate
Richard Browning
Wyoming
Kessler
West Virginia Senate
Browning
Jeff
West Virginia
Tainty
Chafin
Letitia
Bluefield Garden Lambert
McDowell County
Mayhip
McDownty
Richard I
Lambert
Republicans Take House After Landslide Victory in 112th Congress
The new House GOP majority pledges to challenge President Obama with legislation and investigations. Speaker Boehner, amid Democratic protests, vows to cut spending and repeal the health care overhaul, while Obama pushes bipartisanship and confirms several vetoed nominees. Senate Republicans, led by Mitch McConnell, press for debt cuts and private-sector growth.
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Grande
Barack Obama
Reid
Obama
White House
Senate
Mitch McConnell
Kentucky
Washington
House Republicans
McConnell
Congress
Capitol
Boehner
Wwe
Pelosi
Darrell Issa
California
Smi
Madeleine
Calin Demhatine
Peter DeFazio
Oregon
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Allen West
Florida
Congressional Black Caucus
Sen. Barbara
Devary
Rand Paul
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