State unemployment rises to 4.5 percent in December
West Virginia unemployment climbs to 4.5 percent in December, up 0.2 point from November, with 36,600 out of work. The rate remains the lowest for any December since 1976. December 2000 saw over 44,000 unemployed at 5.5 percent. A separate incident in Berkeley County saw Betty J. Fouch, 45, charged with domestic battery after allegedly harming her 15-year-old daughter during an exorcism attempt. A regional airport near Culloden is proposed with Governor Wise backing a $350 million project to boost Lincoln and Putnam counties, while concerns about benefits to Lincoln remain.
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West Virginia
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Gerrardstown
Betty J. Fouch
Berkeley County Sheriff’s
Richard Rhinaman
Rhinaman
Fouch
Culloden
Lincoln
Putnam
Cabell
Bob Wise
Cooper
Huntington
Salvation Army
Lincoln County
Putnam County
Wise
Warner calls for deeper Virginia budget cuts in first address
Gov. Mark Warner in Richmond vowed to cut state agency spending by 3 percent immediately and by 7 percent in 2003 and 8 percent in 2004 to close a projected 5 billion dollar shortfall over the next four and a half years. He criticized Gilmore for ignoring warning signs as the economy cooled and urged a broad review of government structure and hiring.
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Richmond
Mark Warner
Warner
Virginia
Southside
Norfolk
Jim Gilmore
Gilmore
House of Delegates
Legal group asks VMI to rescind policy
The National Women's Law Center urged Virginia Military Institute to withdraw its policy banning married or pregnant cadets from the corps. The group argues the rule discriminates against women and violates federal law. If VMI does not revise, an administrative complaint to the Education Department's civil rights office could follow.
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Legal Group
VMI
Richmond, Va
Virginia Military Institute
Corps of Cadets
Jocelyn Samuels
National Women’s Law Center
Josiah Bunting III
Samuels
U.S
Department of Education
Office of Civil Rights
Man accused of sending anthrax hoax appears in court
Edward Lee Lewis a 34 year old from Sissonville faced a detention hearing in U S Magistrate Court after being charged with sending a threatening letter to U S District Judge Charles Haden The Dec 10 mail to the court included a white powdery substance and a photocopy of a taunting note The return address listed Cross Lanes with a flawed spelling If convicted he could receive up to five years imprisonment and a 250000 fine multiple similar envelopes have appeared in Kanawha County in the past week
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Charleston
U.S
Charles Haden
Edward Lee Lewis
Sissonville
Mary Stanley
Haden
Federal Court Clerk’s Office
W.B. Flaharty
Flaharty
Kanawha County
U S attorney forms cybercrime unit in Virginia
U S Attorney Paul McNulty announces a new computer crimes unit in the Eastern District of Virginia. Six prosecutors will operate from Alexandria with offices in Norfolk and Richmond. An FBI cybercrime task force will coordinate with the unit, alongside the Secret Service, U S Customs Service, and Virginia State Police.
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U.S
Paul McNulty
District
Virginia
Norfolk
Richmond
McNulty
FBI
Secret Service
U.S. Customs Service
Virginia State Police
Video cameras reveal eagles' hidden lives along James River
A William and Mary conservation team hid cameras near two bald eagle nests to document living and breeding differences between inland nests near Richmond and those by the James River and Chesapeake Bay. Bryan D. Watts leads the Center for Conservation Biology as eagles thrive in Virginia.
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Portsmouth
Center For Conservation Biology
College of William and Mary
James River
Virginia
Richmond
Chesapeake Bay
Bryan D. Watts
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