Lawmakers skeptical of Huntington casino plan
Huntington officials push a downtown casino to aid a budget shortfall while legislators doubt gambling as a fix. The plan proposes renovating The Frederick Building for a casino, with a referendum sought for November, amid a projected $900,000 deficit. </analysis>
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Charleston
Huntington
Senate
Vic Sprouse
Kanawha
John H. Hawkins
Frederick
Cabell County Commission
Crews rescue family stranded on cliff at Coopers Rock
Emergency crews rescued Kathy Hake of Pittsburgh and her two young sons Skyler and Hunter after they became stranded on a cliff at Coopers Rock State Forest. No injuries were reported as the group attempted a cliff descent Sunday evening but veered into rugged terrain when darkness and loose rocks hindered the climb. Nichols went for help, reaching a concession stand phone to call 911 before responders arrived.
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Morgantown
Pittsburgh
Coopers Rock State Forest
Kathy Hake
David Nichols
Skyler
Hunter
Division of Natural Resources
Hoy Murphy
Murphy
Coopers Rock
al Kerns
Nichols
Hake
State accuses Massey of intentional spill
West Virginia DEP orders Massey Energy Co to close a Mingo County mine and Alex Energy to clean Laurel Creek and Laurel Lake after inspectors allege 20 000 gallons of polluted mine water were released. They cite a willful breach from cutting a sediment berm causing black water to run into Laurel Creek. A citizen complaint prompted the action amid related Friday spill at Bandmill Coal’s Tower Mountain mine.
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Charleston
Massey Energy Co
Mingo County
Department of Environmental Protection
Alex Energy
Massey
Summersville
Laurel Creek
Laurel Lake
DEP
Jeff McCormick
Michael Callaghan
Laurel Lake Wildlife Management Area
Dingess
Mingo-Logan County
United Mine Workers
Cecil Roberts
Bandmill Coal Corp
Tower Mountain
Lyburn
Logan County
West Virginia
Reservoir in Roanoke hits record low amid drought
Calvins Cove reservoir in Roanoke Virginia sank to 29.3 feet below spillway the lowest level on record amid a regional drought. City officials have imposed outdoor water bans and urged use of alternative sources while preparing for up to 4 million gallons daily from nearby reservoirs.
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Roanoke
Botetourt
Virginia
Canoke
Blue Ridge Mountains
Calvins Cove
Roanoke County
Salem
Darlene Burcham
Crystal Spring
Georgia
Appomattox
Chesapeake
Craigsville
Fredericksburg
Portsmouth
Spotsylvania County
Caroline
Henry Counties
Judge rejects transportation referendums challenge
A Richmond judge blocked an early ruling on a lawsuit against northern Virginia and Hampton Roads regional sales tax referendums. The suit, backed by anti tax conservatives, sought to strike the measures from the November ballot. The court said it lacks jurisdiction to halt an election and noted the State Board of Elections would perform only ministerial duties.
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Richmond, Va
Virginia
Hampton Roads
Richmond
Randall Johnson
General Assembly
Johnson
State Board of Elections
Patrick McSweeney
Virginia Supreme Court
Mark R. Warner
William H. Hurd
Roanoke pharmacist put on probation in diet pill case
A Virginia Board of Pharmacy panel disciplined Roanoke pharmacist Tommie Jo Nichols for filling Internet diet pill prescriptions. She received a three year probation, a reprimand, and a 12000 dollar fine with half suspended pending compliance. A related case against Salem pharmacist Daniel Varalli was postponed to gather records as he faces accusations of filling hundreds of Internet prescriptions for diet pills and Viagra.
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Richmond, Va
Roanoke
Virginia Board of Pharmacy
Tommie Jo Nichols
Daniel Varalli
Salem
Varalli
Nichols
Patane
Exhusband
Bob Patane
Worker struck fatal by tractor trailer on I-77 in Carroll County
Virginia man Joseph White McCarthy 43 of Woodlawn died at the scene after stepping from a pickup to check a culvert on Interstate 77. The tractor trailer dragged him about 180 feet before stopping. Driver Ray Denzil Rogers 61 of Waynesboro was charged with reckless driving. McCarthy worked for Virginia Maintenance Service of Richmond.
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Hillsville
Carroll County
Joseph White McCarthy
Woodlawn
Mike Slater
McCarthy
Virginia Maintenance Service
Richmond
Ray Denzil Rogers
Waynesboro
Stater
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