Missing pilot's body found after Southwest Virginia crash
In rural Dickenson County a single engine Mooney M 20 crashed near Jon W Flannagan Dam. Victor B Owens Jr 57 of Telford Tennessee was the sole occupant and died. FAA and NTSB investigators to arrive to determine cause. wreckage in rugged wooded terrain.
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Clintwood
Virginia
Civil Air Patrol
Jon W. Flannagan
Dickenson County
Virginia State Police
Victor B. Owens Jr
Telford, Tenn
Cheek
FAA
NTSB
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline.com
Burglary and theft report from Mercer County blotter
May 31 blotter items include a residential burglary at 822 Augusta Street investigated by Patrolman R D Davis. Warrants arrests after a traffic stop on Union Street. Elks Sport Shop alarm checked by Patrolman J D Vance. store secure. Kids warned for fireworks at 1321 Highland Avenue. Hit and run at 901 Porter Street. vehicle report filed by Patrolman A L Crook. Theft of a television reported at 1312 Stadium Drive. Cab trouble reported at Lyndale and Church Street. subject gone. Crash at Monroe Street and Princeton Avenue. report filed by Patrolman S N Horton.
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Mercer County
Augusta Street
R.D. Davis
Union Street
Elks Sport Shop
Whitethorn Street
J.D. Vance
Highland Avenue
A.L. Crook
Porter Street
Lyndale
Church Street
J.W. Murray Jr
Monroe Street
Princeton Avenue
S.N. Horton
West Virginia PSC to conduct 72-hour motor vehicle road check
Public Service Commission safety enforcement officers will run a 72-hour non stop commercial motor vehicle road check from 12:01 a.m. June 2 to 11:59 p.m. June 4 at the Bluestone Rest Area in Bluefield as part of Road Check 2009. All CMVs passing the area must pull over for possible inspections to ensure federal safety compliance.
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Charleston
Byrd’s long Senate career marked by change and controversy
The article traces Robert Byrd’s record ninth Senate term in 2006, his shift from chairman of the Appropriations Committee to president pro tempore, and his place in succession behind Pelosi. It notes health decline after his wife Erma’s death, his famed procedural power to funnel West Virginia funds, and his past KKK ties and Civil Rights Act filibuster, followed by later support for liberal causes and Obama.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Nancy Pelosi
Byrd
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Ku Klux Klan
America
George W. Bush
Iraq
Barack Obama
West Virginia residents plead guilty in federal court
Four southern West Virginia residents faced charges of embezzlement or distribution of controlled substances in Beckley court. Victoria Caudill, 51, Bluefield, got five years probation and a $100 assessment after transfer of 60,000 tied to Florida labor funds. John Martin, 40, Welch, received five years probation and $60,555 restitution for theft of U S government property involving deceased black lung benefits. Charles Lawson, Saeger, pleaded guilty to distributing oxycodone. Edward Kennedy, 38, Caretta, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute oxycodone with sentencing set for October.
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Beckley
West Virginia
USS
Thomas E. Johnston
Victoria Ann Caudill
Bluefield
Caudill
Florida Department of Labor and Employment Security
Southern District of
West
Virginia
Johnston
Charles Lawson
Saeger
Edward Kennedy
Caretta
John Martin
Welch
U.S. District Court Office
Martin
U.S
West Virginia lawmakers speed through special agenda
In Charleston the Senate quickly advanced six of 14 agenda items during a special session called by Gov. Joe Manchin. Bills passed include education and economic measures while several items tied to taxes and licensing changes draw focus. Lawmakers resume hearings on the rest as they prepare appropriations for flood relief and overdue court defense fees.
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Charleston
Joe Manchin
Senate
House
Jefferson County
Manchin
Sen
Mike
Oliverio
D-Monongalia
Coordinator Needed to Start Assign A Highway Program
In Tazewell County Virginia hundreds of probationers await trash removal work but the Assign A Highway program needs a full time coordinator funded by the Board of Supervisors per Sheriff H S Caudill. About 800 probationers could participate once overseen, with state probation office support and an existing office setup. Caudill urges residents to press supervisors for funding while noting ongoing inmate trash crews. The program moved from the Board of Supervisors to the sheriff’s office recently and would operate only with a dedicated coordinator, with work possible when temperatures exceed 40 degrees.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
County Board of Supervisors
H.S Caudill
Caudill
Claypool Hill
Sheriff's Department
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