Clarksburg handyman linked to two murders and arsons
Police identified Carrie Lynn Baker, 26, of Clarksburg, and Carolyn Sauerwein, 40, of Philippi, as victims of James Childers, who killed them and later died by suicide. Childers confessed in a two hour audiotape and notes mailed to police, claiming four arsons and three additional victims in Braxton County. Sauerwein had been missing. authorities say she and Baker were not known to each other until relations with Childers.
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Clarksburg
Carrie Lynn Baker
Barbour County
Carolyn Sauerwein
Philippi
Braxton County
Robert Matheny
Sauerwein
James
Childers
Baker
Braxton
Matheny
Chris Sauerwein
Inter-Mountain of
Elkins
James Childers
Virginia Tech lawsuits moved to Montgomery County in trial venue shift
Families of Julia Pryde and Erin Peterson sue Virginia Tech and officials over the 2007 mass killings. Fairfax County Judge Charles Maxfield transferred the cases to Montgomery County seeking convenience and greatest connection, while not ruling on sovereign immunity or dismissal.
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Fairfax
Virginia Tech
Fairfax County
Charles Maxfield
Montgomery County
Julia Pryde
Erin Peterson
Seung-Hui Cho
Robert T. Hall
Hall
Montgomery
Maxfield
Target Red Safety Campaign Prompts June Police Patrols
Ruth cites national statistics showing nearly 1 million people involved in intersection crashes. Bluefield police will patrol intersections through most of June, with media and local businesses asked to display posters warning of red light violations.
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Ruth
Bluefield
West Virginia
Governors Highway Safety Effort Targets Red Light Violations
Ruth announced a crackdown sponsored by the Governor's Highway Safety Program to reduce crashes from red light running. The Coalfields Highway Safety Program said the initiative will run through the first two weeks of July, with an aggressive enforcement push.
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Governor’s
Ruth
Coalfields Highway Safety Program
Groups seek federal ruling on wind farm in West Virginia
Environmental groups seek a federal ruling under the Endangered Species Act to require Beech Ridge Energy LLC to obtain a permit. They argue 124 turbines could harm the Indiana bat as construction proceeds on the Greenbrier County project. The suit, filed in Maryland federal court, also names David Cowan as a plaintiff.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Animal Welfare Institute
Mountain Communities For Responsible Energy
Beech Ridge Energy LLC
Institute
Mountain Communities
Williamsburg
W.va
Frankford
David Cowan
Beech Ridge
Greenbrier
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Bill Eubanks
U.S. District Court
Maryland
Eubanks
Mit
Rockville
Invenergy LLC
Chicago
State Public Service Commission
State Supreme Court
Dave Groberg
Joe Condo
Invenergy
Beech Ridge Energy
Rescue crew extricates driver from hillside crash
Carroll and Bluefield Rescue Squad members reach a hard wreck where a pickup struck rock and a tree, slid 70 feet, and trapped the driver. Rescuers cut the roof, used a wrecker, and pulled the conscious victim up the hill before Medflight airlifted him to Bristol Regional Medical Center.
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Carroll
John Brown
Bluefield Rescue Squad
Brown
Gary No. 14 Road
Abbs Valley Road
Bristol Regional Medical Center
Bristol
Tenn
Mike Pertee
McDowell County
H1N1 flu cases rise in WV but none in Mercer County
West Virginia reports 59 confirmed H1N1 cases to date with no Mercer County cases. closest was Raleigh County. Officials say most WV cases are mild, with weekly CDC reporting. Advice urges staying home when sick, avoiding eye and nose touching, and contacting a physician for advice or prescriptions as surveillance remains active.
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Donithan
West Virginia
CDC
Donahan
Dreyzehner
Health Department
Mountaintop mining permits face renewed uncertainty
The Obama administration moves to reform the permit process, seeking faster decisions while scrutiny tightens. Regulators in affected states were briefed, and officials stress steps to improve effectiveness and transparency. Environmental groups call for stronger actions, warning of ongoing ecological harm.
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Carol Raulston
National Mining Association
Obama Administration
Len Peters
Kentucky
Energy and Environmental
Barack Obama
Bush
EPA
Army Corps
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Janet Keating
The
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Westwood Medical Park
Westwood Commons
Princeton
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Stafford Commons
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Country Current
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