Pay raise wins led by W V a education panel
West Virginia lawmakers backing July education session plan across the board teacher pay raises of 1000 dollars and 500 for school workers. An audit of education spending and job sharing across 55 county systems were approved for study. A pilot project to limit 7th and 8th grade class sizes was endorsed after disputes.
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Charleston
House
Senate
Manchin
West Virginia
Associated Press
Suspect in robbery pleads guilty to battery
Raleigh County man Edward Miller 31 of Beckley pleaded guilty to battery on a police officer for an incident after a bank robbery in Mullens. He received 3 days in jail with fleeing on foot dismissed. the bank robbery case remains with Wyoming County Grand Jury. Miller remains jailed on bond as the robbery case proceeds.
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Princeton
Raleigh
Edward Miller
Beckley
Mercer County
First Peoples Bank
Mullens
West Virginia
Miller
Old Spanishburg Road
Wyoming County Grand Jury
Southern
FCC funds boost Internet access for Mercer County schools
Mercer County Schools will receive 405,213 in FCC E-Rate funds to expand Internet access and telecommunication services, with the statewide program distributing 114,726 to the FCC and Morgan County receiving the remainder. U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller lauded the aid as crucial for student learning and future job opportunities.
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FCC
Mercer County
Princeton
Federal Communications Commission
West Virginia
U.S
Jay Rockefeller
W.V. Rockefeller
Senate Committee On Commerce Science and Transportation
Rockefeller
Briana Warner
Morgan County
West Virginia gets new U.S. Attorney for south district
R Booth Goodwin II was sworn in as the U S attorney for the southern district of West Virginia leading about 30 federal prosecutors. The formal ceremony followed a private swearing-in on May 27 after President Obama signed the commission to the post.
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Harleston
R. Booth Goodwin II
U.S
Southern District of
West Virginia
Goodwin
Barack Obama
Ex-Massey chairman funds mine ventilation research
Evan Massey, former Massey Energy chair, funds Virginia Tech project to develop continuous mine air monitoring. Assistant professor Kray Luxbacher leads a feasibility study aiming to monitor return air around the clock, improving safety and efficiency after the Upper Big Branch disaster.
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Massey
Charleston
Massey Energy
Virginia Tech
Big Branch
Evan Massey
Evan Energy Investment
West Virginia
Kray Luxbacher
Luxbacher
West Virginia seeks to salvage parts of Medicaid redesign
Governor Joe Manchin says West Virginia aims to preserve elements of the Mountain Health Choices program in talks with federal officials. The plan ties benefits to healthy behaviors and personal responsibility, with eligibility shifting based on ongoing doctor visits and patient commitment. A new federal rule requires adult enrollments to be voluntary.
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West Virginia
Charleston
Joe Manchin
The
Charleston Gazette
Structure collapse injures five in Lex near Bradshaw
Five people were injured after a building under construction collapsed in Lex near Bradshaw in McDowell County. Welch State Police and McDowell County Sheriff respond. victims transported by various means while two refused. OSHA and state police investigate the collapse amid high winds from a passing storm.
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LEX
Bradshaw
McDowell County
Welch State Police
McDowell County Sheriff's Department
Teresa van Dyke
McDowell County Emergency Services
Welch Community Hospital
Ron Blevins
McDowell County Sheriff’s Department
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
West Virginia
Hotlines open for flood victims in McDowell Logan Wyoming
FEMA and the Red Cross launched hotlines for June 12 flood victims across McDowell Logan and Wyoming counties. FEMA funds aid for housing repairs low interest loans and other programs for residents and private nonprofits. Red Cross line provides up to date service locations client caseworkers and tracking of needed aid.
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Welch
McDowell
Logan
Wyoming
Barack Obama
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
DisasterAssistance. Gov
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Red Cross Communications
Sheri McGraw
McGraw
Court extends trial in Brodnik Pritt case in Bluefield
U S District Judge Irene C Berger granted Randy M Brodnik D O a continuance of the July 13 trial in Beckley West Virginia to Oct 19 at 9 30 a m after new counsel retained and witness list matters. Co defendant Anthony I Pritt and the government did not oppose. The indictment now carries one conspiracy count five counts of income tax evasion and one obstructing the due administration of the IRS. A pretrial motions hearing is set for Sept 28 and a witness list/voir dire deadline for Oct 12. Bill Archer at barcher bottonline com.
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Bluefield
U.S
Irene C. Berger
West Virginia
Randy M. Brodnik
D.O
Brodnik
Robert J. Stientjes
Stientjes
Anthony Ira Pritt
Eee
U.S. District Court
Beckley
Brodnik and Pritt
Internal Revenue Service
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
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Wells
Lee
Mike Browning
D-Wyoming
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Gjordan
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