Weather Outlook Brings Thunderstorms Across Central Regions
The Associated Press forecasts thunderstorms from the upper Plains to the Gulf Coast with showers reaching Maine. Expect sunny today with mid 70s, then clouds and a 30 percent rain chance tonight. Through Monday into midweek, showers and thunderstorms persist with highs in the 70s and 60s and nightly lows around 50s to 60s. Yesterday’s Bluefield high 73 low 60, with June 11 record highs 96 in 1911 and 37 in 1972.
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Regional Weather Forecast Summary
Virginia sunny and pleasant today with clear cool night. Highs in the lower to middle 80s. West Virginia sunny with highs in the 70s. Increasing cloudiness tonight and a chance of showers west after midnight. Lows in the 50s. North Carolina mostly sunny with highs in the 80s and some 70s in the northern mountains. Partly cloudy tonight.
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Temperatures Across Regions Reported Highs Laredo Texas
Readings show a low of 31 degrees in Phillips Wisconsin and a high reaching 105 degrees in Laredo Texas. The contrast highlights a sharp regional weather swing with hot conditions prevailing in the south and unusually cold air in the north.
Redistricting battles loom as parties gear up for map redraw
Washington AP reports Republicans and Democrats mobilize with lawyers and data teams for the decennial redistricting process. Census 1990 set for April 1, 1990 to determine population shifts and House apportionment, with Sunbelt gains expected in California, Florida, Texas and others.
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Virginia drug policy and economic development plans outlined
The article details candidates Coleman Trible and Parris outlining tough drug penalties including death for kingpins, life without parole for major dealers, and specific minimums for various offenses. It notes Trible’s economic development focus, Parris’s education and rural enterprise zone proposals, and Coleman’s emphasis on diversification to spur Southern Virginia jobs.
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Pregnant valedictorian at Jack Yates High delivers speech
Carrie Mae Dixon, 18, top student and soon to graduate at Jack Yates Senior High, spoke to about 400 classmates at Texas Southern University after controversy over a school paper article about her pregnancy. She noted hardships, thanked supporters, and outlined plans to study chemical engineering at the University of Houston aided by $17,500 in scholarships.
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Reese Builds Bridges Through Blues Workshops
Reese has performed at the Cultural Center in Charleston and on Mountain Stage at Augusta Heritage Arts Workshop at Davis & Elkins College. He hopes to bring master musicians to Pipestem or nearby schools to teach without high costs. He has taught foreigners, including a German math teacher who learned blues in days, and has invited workshops to Milan and Germany. He recorded a West Virginia Blues album for Augusta Heritage Records two years ago.
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Wilder poised as first black governor in U.S. history
Virginia Republicans name a three way contest with Paul S. Trible Jr J. Marshall Coleman and Stanford E. Parris in a tight primary while Democrat Wilder campaigns to extend progress under Baliles and Robb. Baliles praises Wilder as labor delegates protest coal strike presence and police escorts spark tension. Beyer of Fairfax runs first bid for elective office.
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