Environmental groups sue billionaire Justice mines over water pollution
Statewide Organizing for Community Empowerment and the Sierra Club filed a federal suit in East Tennessee claiming S H Mining discharged iron manganese and other solids into New River forks without required Clean Water Act reports since 2013. They warn downstream residents face unknown toxic material. The case targets three Tennessee mines owned by Jim Justice with additional suits planned against related companies.
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Campbell County
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S&h
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Steve Ball
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Roanoke
Virginia
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Premium
Casey Self
Stephanie Langley
Tennessee Group
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Forbes
Kentucky
Alabama
Justice-owned
National Coal
Firefighters battle truck blaze on John Nash Boulevard
Bluefield firefighters and police responded Friday night to a truck fire near I 77 on John Nash Boulevard. Reported around 9 05 p m Mercer County 911.dispatched units from Bluefield Fire Department Bluefield Police Department and a Rescue Squad unit as a precaution. Fire crews extinguished the fire with no injuries reported.
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Bluefield
John Nash
Mercer County
Robbery investigation continues in Mercer County
Deputies and state police searched Brushfork and Bluewell areas for a gunman who assaulted a local business owner, striking him on the head but not firing. The owner was treated at a hospital and returned to work. Investigators say the case remains open with no suspect named.
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D.A. Forches
Mercer County
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Brushfork
Bluewell Area
West Virginia
Matoaka
Bramwell
Bluefield City
Woman shot at Littlesburg Road home in Bluewell
West Virginia troopers responded to a Littlesburg Road home Friday evening after shots were fired. A caucasian female sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen and was transported to Bluefield Regional Medical Center then flown to CAMC in Charleston in stable condition. One male suspect was taken into custody and charged with malicious wounding unlawful restraint and domestic battery. He will be held at Southern Regional Jail until arraignment. A handgun was recovered at the scene.
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Littlesburg Road
B.R. Wood
West Virginia
State Police
Princeton
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Charleston Area Medical Center
Wood
Southern
Beaver
Attic Fire Damages Third Floor on Wythe Avenue
Bluefield firefighters battled a Friday evening attic fire at 2114 Wythe Ave and confined smoke and fire damage to the home’s third floor. No injuries were reported as occupants evacuated. Cause under investigation by Capt. S A McKenzie. Bluefield Rescue Squad assisted.
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Former Sen Phil Puckett hires attorney Bondurant
Richmond AP A former state senator Phil Puckett who resigned June 9 amid FBI probes has hired ex federal prosecutor Thomas J Bondurant Jr as his counsel. Bondurant said Puckett has committed no criminal acts and Kilgore denies wrongdoing while also hiring counsel.
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FBI
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Phil Puckett
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Terry Kilgore
Kilgore
Bondurant
Puckett
Preliminary Hearing for Martin Delayed After Lawyer Hire Talk
Sommers said Martin told the court he planned to hire a lawyer as the magistrate court continued his preliminary hearing. Martin remains jailed at Southern Regional Jail on a $5,000 bond for a pre-trial felony. He had just come off probation for a sex offender registration violation on April 28.
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Martin
Southern Regional
Long
Second Chance concert supports local learning centers
The Bluefield event, organized by Second Chance, honors Billy Wagner and Ferrum College alumni while funding the Learning Center and other community services. Sponsors donate tickets to human service agencies. the show benefits Wade Center Bluefield College Concord University and 80 Concord athletes, with local businesses and individuals praised for support.
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Tazewell County
Ferrum College
Learning Center
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Robinson
Second Chance
Wade
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Tommy
Governor McAuliffe Bets On Medicaid Expansion Tactics
Governor McAuliffe clashed with House Republicans over expanding Medicaid without legislative approval. He ordered a plan from the health department by Sept 1 and threatened vetoes while Republicans pressed constitutional limits. The dispute follows a months long stalemate tied to budget impasses and a resignation that shifted control in the General Assembly.
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Mark Herring
General Assembly
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