National Weather Outlook and Local Forecast Summary
National outlook shows sunny to partly sunny skies with thunderstorms in southern Idaho Wyoming east Texas and the Midwest. Regional forecast calls for 30 percent shower chances today with highs 80 to 85 and tonight a 50 percent chance of showers with mid 60s lows.
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Regional Weather Summary for Virginia West Virginia and North Carolina
Regional forecast shows Virginia partly cloudy today and tonight with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s. Friday brings partly sunny skies and highs in the mid 80s to 90. West Virginia remains hot with scattered thunderstorms and humid conditions, highs in the 80s to low 90s, with tonight and Friday expect thunder activity. North Carolina is mostly sunny with highs in the 80s, near 90 in the southern Piedmont, with partly cloudy tonight and again Friday.
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State to lease Rowan nursing home not sell it
SWEET SPRINGS AP The state said it would lease the Andrew S. Rowan nursing home to Monroe County officials rather than sell it but the county balks at the terms. Commissioner Susan Wickline says she washes her hands of it while noting a deed and lease to a management firm could yield profit. A Sweet Springs private firm is the front-runner, with plans to operate the 81 bed facility and add a clinical behavioral unit.
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Explosion mystery surrounds Mega Borg oil spill in Gulf
Galveston Texas AP three million gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico from the Mega Borg as fires from Saturday blasts raged. Captain Mahidhara testified to a panel that the explosions came without warning while the crew transferred oil to a smaller tanker. Coast Guard officials said most spilled oil burned or evaporated with 12 000 to 40 000 gallons left in water. initial estimates cited up to 100 000 gallons leaked. The Norwegian government ordered a board of inquiry at a Galveston hotel as investigators questioned Mahidhara and crew.
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McDowell County Faces Outmigration and Decline
Longtime issue of youth leaving McDowell County for work or education dominates a Mount View High School discussion. Residents cite no jobs and scarce recreation as reasons to depart, while health, crime, and infrastructure woes mark the region as economically depressed and reliant on coal history.
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