January 20 2016 Weather Update Snow Likely After 4 PM
Snow showers are expected mainly after 4 PM as a cloudy day unfolds. The high temperature should reach about 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 2016
Page
1
Snow showers are expected mainly after 4 PM as a cloudy day unfolds. The high temperature should reach about 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
A Charlottesville grand jury indicted 22 year old Justin Cox Sever on charges including willfully communicating false information and endangering an aircraft. He allegedly wrote a bomb threat on a SkyWest plane bathroom wall in July and reported a suspicious package on a Minneapolis to North Dakota flight in September. FBI said Cox Sever admitted the July claim. Neil Fulton said prosecutors shared Virginia incident details with Cox Sever’s defense team.
A series of fire incidents reported within Bluefield and nearby Duhring areas include a structure fire in Bluefield affecting multiple buildings, a house fire on Lyndale Avenue, and a separate incident in Duhring under state police supervision. No serious injuries reported and emergency crews responded promptly.
Kmart at the Claypool Hill Mall in Tazewell County will close in mid April. The store employs 50 people, with severance offered to eligible workers and openings at other Sears or Kmart locations. Liquidation sale begins January 24 as part of a company wide consolidation.
Bluefield firefighters monitored a blaze that consumed an abandoned house at Mineral Street and Altamont Street around 4 34 p m. Chief Rick Cary said crews aimed to prevent spread to nearby homes and brush on a hill as dark smoke rose over Bluefield.
WV congressman Evan Jenkins urged Norfolk Southern to halt the consolidation of the Pocahontas divisions Bluefield Huntington and move operations to Roanoke and CSX shutdowns. He warned hundreds of jobs would be lost in Bluefield Mercer County and surrounding communities tied to coal and steel industries.
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals hears arguments over who fills the Senate seat after Daniel Hall resigns to join the NRA. Hall elected as a Democrat then switched to Republican. Democrats seek a Democrat appointee via writ of mandamus, Republicans argue party at resignation governs. The court did not immediately rule.
A winter system is expected to bring up to two inches of snow today followed by a larger storm anticipated to drop as much as 18 inches across the region starting midweek. Forecasters caution that the forecast remains subject to change with new data.
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