Man stable after car hits a telephone pole
Chano Gracia, 30, of local 5B, was listed in stable condition at Bluefield Regional Medical Center after his Pontiac struck a telephone pole on Cumberland Road near the Brier Motel around 10:30 a.m. The Bluefield Rescue Squad and Fire Department responded. Police said the pole was moved by the impact and the exact cause remains under investigation. Gracia said another vehicle pulled out in front of him as he left the parking lot.
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Cumberland Road
Chano Gracia
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Gracia
Brier
Bluefield W.va
Bluefield
K.C. Hazuka
Hazuka
Buchanan defendants sentenced for roles in insurance fraud
Eight Buchanan County defendants were sentenced over three days for conspiring to defraud insurance companies by mail. Trials involved 29 staged accidents with payouts from under 10 thousand to over 100 thousand dollars. Defendants face varied federal prison terms with several awaiting sentencing in June to August.
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Abingdon
Buchanan County
United States
Robert P. Crouch Jr
Guesses Fork
Crouch
James P. Jones
Daniel McCoy
Roger McCoy
Tony Matney
Terry McCoy
Harold McCoy
Phyllis McCoy
J.B. Slone
Carolyn New
Randy Ray McCoy
Herman McCoy
William Addison McCoy
Sanford Steven Lester
Steve Allen Lester
Carl “Harold” Slone
Virginia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Virginia State Police
Leaked confession could delay CIA shooting trial
Fairfax prosecutors warn leaked confession could postpone Mir Aimal Kansi trial for the killings of two CIA employees. Horan said jury selection could be hampered as defense moves claim bias in the Washington area. He anticipated motions to move or delay the trial to gauge media impact.
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CIA
Mir Aimal Kansi
Kansi
Virginia
Associated Press
Fairfax County Commonwealth
Robert F. Horan Jr
Virginia overpaid departing workers in buyout plan
Virginia officials say the state overpaid some workers who accepted buyouts to shrink the bureaucracy, with 524 of 6,113 records in error. Overpayments totaled 341,909 dollars and underpayments 291,410. The state will not seek repayment of overpaid funds. those underpaid will receive owed amounts plus interest. The governor asked the attorney general to forgive debts, and the VRS cited data errors and tight deadlines for the miscalculation.
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Richmond
Jay Timmons
George Allen
Department of Planning and Budget
Timmons
Allen
Virginia
VRS
Buchanan county mulls residency rule for new employees
Buchanan County officials discussed a plan requiring all future full time employees to live in the county. County attorney McGlothlin said a Virginia attorney general opinion would be sought, possibly delaying a ruling until fall. Rife argued the rule could keep residents in county jobs and noted limits with private firms. The county already requires law school employees to reside in Buchanan.
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Buchanan
Roger Rife
Mickey McGlothlin
Virginia
McGlathlin
Rife
McGlothlin
Consol
Buchanan County
Appalachian School of Law
Law School
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