Dispute escalates into murder and suicide in Morgantown
In Morgantown Monongalia County, Walter J. Rye 59 allegedly held his family hostage for hours before killing his wife Wilma D. Rye 61 and taking his own life. Deputies found the pair dead at the home near Greer after relatives reported the incident at about 6 am. One daughter and her spouse, previously inside the home, escaped unharmed and provided details to investigators.
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Monongalia County
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Wilma D. Rye
Greer
Paul Richmond
WDTV
Bridgeport
Wilma Rye
Verna Helmick
Wboy-Tv
Clarksburg
Helmick
Sally Wall to retire after 47 years at Morrison's Drive-In
Sally Wall, a longtime Morrison's Drive-In star waitress since 1955, plans to retire on Aug 13 at age 75. Owner Bob Mayhorn praises her public relations value and predicts a tough replacement. Wall worries about life after the drive-in and looks forward to a retirement party Aug 16 at Logan High School.
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Sally Wall
Morrison’s
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George Washington
Bob Mayhorn
Morrison
Leonard L
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Mayhemn
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Logan High School
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Flood recovery spurs housing boom in southern West Virginia
In southern West Virginia a housing recovery follows floods since last July. The Housing Development Fund has committed 17 million dollars over the past year to build apartments and houses, with five to six more years of construction anticipated. The effort aims to keep engineers and contractors in state, employing hundreds as families move from mobile homes or trailers into new permanent housing.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Housing Development Fund
Joe Hatfield
Hatfield
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
Frank Blake
Pittston Co
Buffalo Creek
Logan County
State penalties for meth crimes too weak in Wood County
More than 100 people have been arrested on meth charges in Wood County over four years with many cases moving to federal court. Local officials say state penalties are too minor for manufacturing and distribution, urging tougher laws and possible action in the 2003 session. Local prosecutors also note repeat offenders and rising meth lab busts, and anticipate renewed legislative effort.
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Parkersburg
Wood County
Jodie Boylen
John Ellem
R-Wood
Senate Judiciary Committee
Wood
Ginny Conley
Conley
West Virginia Prosecuting Attorney’s Institute
Kanawha County
G.E. Amburgey
South Charleston
Robert Newell
Newell
W&M researcher explores mass extinction survival claim
William and Mary geologist Assistant Professor Rowan Lockwood seeks a $50,000 Jeffress Memorial Trust grant to test if abundant species fare better in mass extinctions. She analyzes fossil clam shells from two million to 100 million years ago to see if common species survive longer, challenging the idea that extinction favors the weakest.
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Williamsburg, Va
College of William & Mary
Rowan Lockwood
Jeffress Memorial Trust
Lockwood
Jealous ex-boyfriend accused in fatal near-bluefield shooting
Bales Miller allegedly shot Michael Anthony Proffitt 30, of Bluefield, and Alicia Lambert 25, of Thompson Valley, in a residence altercation. Lambert's father was wounded as he investigated. Proffitt died at the scene. Lambert and Miller were injured. Miller was hospitalized and faces jail after release.
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Michael Anthony Proffitt
Bluefield
Alicia Lambert
Thompson Valley
Bales
Lambert
John Wayne Lambert
John Lambert
Bristol Regional Medical Center
Proffitt
Bates
Proffit
Thompson Valley Road
Tazewell County
Smyth County
Springfield man drowns at Virginia Beach
A 25-year-old Springfield man Delmer Octavio Nunez apparently drowned at Virginia Beach on Sunday morning after entering the ocean around 8 am before lifeguards were on duty. Guards found him at 10 20 am and CPR was given before he died at Sentara Virginia Beach Hospital. The death is being treated as an accidental drowning under investigation.
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Virginia Beach
Delmer Octavio Nunez
Mike Carey
Octavio-Nunez
Carey
Sentara
Virginia Beach Hospital
Virginia
Richmond
Roanoke schools to begin laptop program pilot
Roanoke County schools plan a pilot program next year to provide laptops to some middle and high school students. Officials will size the pilot after cost proposals and funding. If successful, expansion could begin in fall 2003 with online textbooks in some classes.
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Roanoke
Roanoke County
Lorraine Lange
Lange
Henrico County
Apple Computer Inc
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