Overturned Explosives Truck Clogs Washington Area Traffic
A tractor-trailer carrying 20 tons of explosive fireworks powder overturned at the mixing bowl interchange near I-495 I-395 and I-95. Traffic backed up for about 20 miles as 150 residents were evacuated from 50 homes within a 2,000 foot safety zone. Driver Juanita Kirk 41 and her companion Ted Johnson 40 were uninjured.
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Springfield
Washington
Florida
Maine
Joan Morris
Virginia Department of Transportation
District of Columbia
Virginia
Maryland
Arlington
Fairfax County
Juanita Kirk
Ted Johnson
Lucy Caldwell
Virginia State Police
Teens fill summer jobs at local stores and parks
Amid season shifts many teens seek work in Bluefield area shops and services. Stores from Burger King and Kroger to J.C. Penney and Kmart employ high school students, with some positions open to those under 18 in non hazardous roles. Students like Jeff Zirkle plan park golf shop work while others hope for summer hours.
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A-1
Rasnake
Burger King
Brushfork
Dorothy Lemons
Lemons
Hardee’s
Bluefield
Dan Watson
Kroger
Watson
West Virginia
Charles Stores
K-mart
Beverly Walker
Walker
J.C. Penney
Mercer Mall
Elaine Dillard
Dillard
Bluefield High School
Kristen Allen
Nova Scotia
Allen
Garansuay
PikeView High School
Jeff Zirkle
Pipestem State Park
Pipestem
Zirkle
Plane Crash Sparks Rescue Scene At Airport Museum
Survivors watched their burning plane in rain and hail while rescuers moved them to safety. Relatives gathered at the Aerospace Education Center as ambulances and fire trucks streamed by. Families learned some passengers rode to Arkansas Children's Hospital and awaited word on others.
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John Hotard
Diane Ficker
Southwest Hospital
Aerospace Education Center
American Airlines
Tom Ashcraft
Dallas
Ashcraft
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Bluefield area groups set June public meetings across several towns
The Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce All Care Home and Community Services Bluefield City Board Flat Top Missionary Baptist Association Bluefield Daily Telegraph and others list scheduled meetings. Events include Keystone council 5 p.m. today Summers County Senior Center 11 a.m. June 8 and multiple council sessions in Richlands Tazewell Pocahontas and Athens along with senior center gatherings in Monroe County and Hinton through June 24.
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Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
All Care Home and Community Services
Bluefield City Board
Flat Top Missionary Baptist Association
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Economic Development Commission
Del
Mary Pearl Compton
D-Monroe
Billy Wayne Bailey
D-Wyoming
City of Tazewell
City of Pocahontas
Bluefield Civitan Club
Keystone Council
Summers County
Kimball Council
Richlands
Tazewell
Five County Medical Society
Norfolk Council
Gary Council
Athens Town Council
McDowell County Senior Center
Anawalt
Monroe County Senior Center
Lindside
Hinton
Matoaka
Union
West Virginia approves family law overhaul to protect children
Gov. Underwood signs the new family law bill after a vetoed version, with delays, aims to shield domestic violence victims and streamline divorces. The act creates law masters, defers 15000 cases, revises alimony and child support, protects custody and allows faster court action.
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House
Senate
Wills
Underwood
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Senate Conference Committee
Magistrate Court
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Ariz
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American Board of Medicine
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