Acquittal shocks victim's mother in overseas murder case
Patricia Penich, mother of Jamie Lynn Penich from the University of Pittsburgh, questions a South Korean court's acquittal of Kenzi Snider in the death abroad. Prosecutors may appeal within seven days after key evidence from U.S. officials was excluded. Snider was released as her confession was deemed coerced.
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Pittsburgh
Patricia Penich
University of Pittsburgh
Jamie Lynn Penich
U.S
FBI
Marshall University
Kenzi Snider
Snider
South Korea
Penich
Derry
St. Cloud
Minn
Reading gains lift Virginias on NAEP test
Virginia public school students posted higher NAEP reading scores than national and regional peers. Fourth graders averaged 225, up eight points from 1998, while eighth graders averaged 269, up three points. Proficient rates reached 37 percent for both groups, versus national 31 and 33 percent.
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Richmond
Virginia
West Virginia and US Forest Service launch gypsy moth control in southern counties
The WV Department of Agriculture and USDA Forest Service plan to treat 115 446 acres across Mercer McDowell Raleigh Summers and Wyoming counties in southern West Virginia for low level gypsy moth infestation. An additional 2 681 acres in Mercer on East River Mountain will be treated. The program uses aerial pheromone flakes to deter male moths and prevent mating and population growth. The project targets white oak and red oak forests, protecting timber value in the region.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
Mercer
East River Mountain
Virginia
Charles Coffman
Coffman
Mercer County
Wise seeks disaster declaration for 10 WV counties
Gov. Wise asked President Bush to issue a Major Disaster Declaration covering 10 West Virginia counties including McDowell Mingo Logan and Wayne after flooding. The move could unlock FEMA or SBA assistance with low interest loans or grants. Local officials report damaged bridges roads and several homes with tolls in McDowell County.
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Charleston
McDowell County
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Bob Wise
Bush
West Virginia
McDowell
Mingo
Logan
Wayne
Office of Emergency Services
Division of Highways
U.S. Rt. 52
Rt. 1
Saeger
Bull Creek
Panther
The
Small Business Administration
FEMA
Boone, Cabell
Kanawha
Lincoln
Mason
Putnam
Wise
State
Byrd pushes for safer coal impoundment rules in West Virginia
U S Senator Robert Byrd leads a 3 million comprehensive pilot project to reduce dangers from coal slurry impoundments in southern West Virginia. The effort, coordinated by the National Technology Transfer Center at Wheeling Jesuit University with MSHA and NETL support, targets counties like McDowell and Mercer amid flood‑related concerns and decades of spill history. The initiative follows Byrd’s funding in the FY 2003 Omnibus bill and aims to spur safer containment and monitoring of coal waste.
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Washington
West Virginia
U.S
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
National Technology ‘Transfer Center
Federal
Mine Safety and Health ‘Administration
Byrd
McDowell
Mercer
Appalachia
National Technology Transfer Center
Wheeling Jesuit University
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Morgantown
Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration
MSHA
Buffalo Creek
Appalachian
Barbara Hawkins
Bhawkins
Bottonline
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Marshall
Heath Bozonie
Virginias
Eric DiNovo
Alexis Taylor
Lotito Park
Coun
McDowell, Mingo Logan and
West
Mountain State
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