Inmate who fled work detail captured
One of three inmates who left a state Division of Highways work detail in Beckley was captured by Huntington Police. They found 23 year old Brandon Williams at a Guyandotte home after he attempted to carjack a woman with two children inside. Arrest warrants were issued for Williams, 27 year old Robert Cole and 28 year old Nicholas Lane who escaped the Mount Olive minimum security work camp.
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State Division of Highways
Beckley
Huntington
Brandon Williams
Guyandotte
Fayette County
Williams
Robert Cole
Nicholas Lane
State Division of Corrections
Mount Olive
Handyman used ads to lure victims before suicide
Clarksburg man James Childers, 45, posted classified ads seeking work and companionship to identify potential victims and answered ads for caregiving. He killed himself at a motel amid arson and murder charges after confessing to four arsons and five homicides and leading police to two bodies in Barbour and Braxton counties. Police found one body on a Flower area property and are reviewing connections to other missing person cases.
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Clarksburg
James Childers
Childers
Robert Matheny
Barbour
Braxton
Flower
Brush
Matheny
Jury Indictments Tied to Oct 19 Shooting Case
Mullins wore a bullet proof vest during the Oct 19 shooting and has recovered. Coxton Scotty Stinson aged 29 of Bandy Virginia and Wallace Stearn Kinder Jr aged 35 of Cedar Bluff were indicted last year on attempted murder. Stinson pleaded no contest last year and received two life terms. Kinder’s trial is set to begin next week.
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Coxton
Scotty Stinson
Bandy, Va
Wallace Stearn Kinder Jr
Cedar Bluff
Stinson
Kinder
Samantha Perry
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McDowell County inquiry nets 75 counts in case involving explicit material
McDowell County investigators led by Garretson, with state and federal cooperation, executed a search warrant at the residence of Mrs. Farmer in the Cucumber area. Seized were multiple computers and digital devices as several charges related to sexual mistreatment and distribution of child adult material were filed against Mrs. Farmer. The case includes first degree sexual mistreatment and child endangerment among 75 total counts. The investigation, ongoing, involved law enforcement from West Virginia and assistance from U S Immigration and Customs agents.
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Cucumber
McDowell County
Garretson
Farmer
Welch
Bluefield Eyes Big Princeton Avenue Transit Project
City leaders discuss moving forward with a large scale Princeton Avenue transportation project. U.S. Representative Nick Rahall aims to secure federal funding for design this fall, with construction hoped for 2010. The plan mirrors the Beckley Intermodal Gateway, aiming to spur downtown economic development with shops and eateries. New board members will be sworn in by August and first meeting held that month. The June 2 municipal election tally in Bluefield shows no major changes.
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U.S
Nick Rahall
D-W.va
Princeton Avenue
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Raleigh
Bluefield
Helen Mitchell
Charles Owens
Cowens
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Elections heat across towns amid unopposed races and write-ins
In multiple McDowell County towns and surrounding areas voters face numerous unopposed incumbents and several five seat council contests. Oakvale votes today with ballot details incomplete as officials confirm election ongoing. In Anawalt Davy Bradshaw and Saeger mayoral and council races see incumbents challenged and several write ins recorded. West Virginia polls open 6 30 a m close 7 p m while Virginia Democratic primaries vie for Northern District Supervisors seat with three candidates and a Republican challenger.
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Louise Stoker
Edris Miller
Kelly Murphy Eller
Joe Vinciguerra
Bill Keller
Joe Miller
Jeff Vance
Matoaka
Todd Colonna
Jack Coburn
Randy Radatz
Richard Wall
Alan Graham
Lamar Lancaster
Roby Shrewbury
Doug Hawkes
Frank Caruso
Kelly Colonna
Deborah Vickers
Marsha Howell
Betty Lancaster
Jami Clark
Oakvale
Jake Glance
Natalie Tennant
Glance
McDowell County
Anawalt
Davy
Bradshaw
Kaeger
Eva Sue Rash
Recorder
Wanona Paul
Doris Revels
Donal Hastings
Barbara Wooldridge
Steve Gaminde
Joycie Sargent
Ray Gilley
Kennethy Gentry
Alice Walker
Charlie Cornwell
Jane Gentry
Roger Cox
Bob McGovern
Ryan Sizemore
Saeger
James C. Stafford
Joe Ford
Ruby Fanning
Danny Kennedy
Delbert Kiser
Wilbert Marcum
Eugene Shaw
Walt Parker
Cleda Carter
Jimmy
Chicago
Jim” Cline
Doug Church
Lawrence Crigger
Charles W. Click
Sheila Muncey
Bryan Pack
Ruthie Matney
Randy Osborne
al Carolla
Rick Garlic
Daily Telegraph
Secretary of State
West Virginia
Virginia
Tazewell County
Debbie Barrett
Barrett
James T
Jim” Campbell
Charles Owens
Cowens
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Mountaineer Gas Sees $22 Monthly Reduction in Gas Costs
Mountaineer Gas projects a second filing to cut the gas component of bills by about 22 per month, boosting annual savings for a typical 80 Mcf user to around 165 while reducing overall bills by roughly 13 percent. President Tom Taylor says the base rate hike is needed to cover safe, reliable service and securing adequate gas supply.
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Tom Taylor
Mountaineer Gas
Charles Owens
Cowens
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