Hearing set on federal STOP grant in West Virginia
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department announces two public hearings next week in Morgantown and Charleston to gather input on the U S Department of Justice STOP Violence Against Women grant five year plan. Call Melissa Whittington at 304 558 8814 for details.
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Mercer County Sheriffs Department
West Virginia
U.S. Department of Justice
Criminal Justice and Highway Safety Division
Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety
Morgantown
Kanawha Blvd
Melissa Whittington
Base panel rules out Long Beach shipyard in final cut
The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommends closing Long Beach Naval Shipyard with its 4,000 workers and also shuts Fort McClellan Alabama while shifting training to Missouri. The list goes to President Clinton on July 1 for review amid pressure from California politicians.
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Base Closure Commission
Alan Dixon
Fort McClellan
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Missouri
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Congress
White House
Long Beach
McClellan Air Force
Sacramento
Calif
Dianne Feinstein
Barbara Boxer
Mike McCurry
Defense
William Perry
McCurry
Dixon
al Cornella
Pentagon
Southern California
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Kittery
Maine
Adm
Jeremy Boorda
Naval Operations
Long Beach Yard
Firefighters unlock infant trapped in car by accident
East River Volunteer Fire Department responded to Estill Street in Princeton on Friday afternoon to unlock a vehicle with an infant inside. The incident occurred around 3 14 p m. The vehicle was unlocked and the infant was not hurt, according to ERVFD Chief Nelson Short.
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East River
Estill Street
ERVFD
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Nelson Short
Mercer County
Police Blotter Reports Noise Disturbances and Vandalism in Bluefield
Bluefield city officers logged multiple incidents Thursday near Richardson Funeral Home and Lewis Street and a domestic dispute on Lee Street. Cases include a mud slide on Route 598, drug theft from Dr. George Vestich on Bland, and a vandalized home on Lorton Lick Road. Mercer County deputies reported a parakeet theft at Pet Land and an abandoned burned vehicle at Bulltail Hollow Dam, with cleanup and investigations ongoing.
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Bluefield City
Richardson Funeral Home
J.A. Jones
Division of Highways
J.M. Bailey
Lewis Street
Lee Street
G.W. Lightfoot
J.W. Wilson
North Street
Third Street
T.L. Simmons
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Lorton Lick Road
W. Wilborn
Midway
Pet Land
Mercer Mall
Bulltail Hollow
T. Smith
Officials probe laughing gas theft at Tazewell hospital
Authorities investigate the theft of a canister of laughing gas from Tazewell Community Hospital in Tazewell Va The incident was reported Thursday and is being handled by the Tazewell County Sheriff's Department with Deputy Eddie Daniels named as the investigating officer.
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Tazewell
Tazewell Community Hospital
Tazewell County
Judge orders release of juror removal transcripts in Simpson case
LOS ANGELES AP The O J Simpson judge will release sealed transcripts of juror dismissal hearings by July 3 after juror Francine Florio Bunten claimed sabotage. Ito edited hundreds of pages to protect privacy, citing public juror remarks and media access. Prosecutors and defense urged openness, arguing the public deserves to know why jurors were removed and whether misconduct occurred.
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Simpson
Superior Court
Lance Ito
Ito
Francine Florio-Bunten
Florio- Bunten
Florio Bunten
Immedi
Ately
American Civil Liberties Union
Cheri Lewis
ACLU
Douglas Mirell
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Bastian
Bland County
Richard Bartley Gentry
Richard B. Gentry
Mercer
Terry P. Banne
Bluefield Fraternal Order OF Eagles
Commerce Street
Bluefield
Alan Dersho
Areet
Rrmeceto
Florshiem Shoes
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Wytheville
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