Mother blamed cat for baby's injuries in Virginia case
In Tazewell County Virginia Sellina Coleman and Michael Stevenson were arraigned on two felony abuse and neglect counts each for allegedly causing or permitting serious injuries to their infant son. The parents also face two felony child endangerment charges each. Coleman initially claimed a cat caused the injuries but later admitted rats bit the child. The hearings were conducted separately in the juvenile and domestic relations court. The incident began June 1 at Clinch Valley Medical Center after Child Protective Services called authorities. Both defendants appeared in red jail uniforms and shackles.
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Tazewell County
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Stevenson
Virginia
Child Protective Services
Clinch Valley Medical Center
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Power rate hike public hearing set for July 12
Public comment hearing on Appalachian Power rate increase is set for 5:30 p.m. July 12 at the Mercer County Courthouse in Princeton. The session, in Circuit Court Judge William Sadler’s courtroom, follows the PSC’s release of the Prudency Report ordered in the ENEC cases of 2021 and 2022.
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Appalachian Power
Public Service Commission of
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Mercer County
PSC
Circuit Court
William Sadler
Commission
Prudency Report
Prudency
Bluefield and Princeton Incumbents Win Reelection
In Bluefield and Princeton, incumbents Peter Taylor and Matt Knowles won at large seats for four more years, with Taylor 138 votes and Knowles 129. Challenger Ashley Carr 57 and Ashton Shaw 54 votes. Clerk Robert Luther said 282 ballots cast plus 160 early votes, turnout about average for a contested election. results unofficial until certification next.
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Princeton
Peter Taylor
Matt Knowles
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Knowles
Ashley Carr
Ashton Shaw
Robert Luther
Luther
Hazy skies and red sun and moon through Friday
Hazy skies and a red tinge to the sun and moon are expected through Friday due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. National Weather Service meteorologist William Perry notes smoke is aloft at about 4,000 feet, with no local air quality concerns but alerts in the North Carolina mountains above 4,000 feet.
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Canada
William Perry
National Weather Service
Blacksburg
North Carolina
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