Weather Brief and Policy Quote From Holbrooke
Sunday forecast calls for partly sunny skies with scattered afternoon showers and storms, highs near 80. A U.S. envoy quotes that eradicating drugs in Afghanistan wastes money and may destroy land, urging interdiction and alternate crops. Coupons highlight over $80 in savings.
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Tustin Man Arrested After Drug Find at Gym
Police arrested 45 year old Stephen Murdoch of Tustin after a security guard spotted him in a closed workout room wearing a bustier and watching adult material on a laptop. Officers found marijuana methamphetamine and pipes in his backpack leading to the drug possession charge.
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California
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Stephen Murdoch
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WV Daily 3 8 2 1 and Pick 3 1 0 0
Lottery draw highlights list numbers for West Virginia Daily 3 and Virginia Pick 3 and Pick 4 results. Draws show 8 2 1 for Daily 3, 1 0 0 for Pick 3, and 1 9 6 3 for Pick 4, with 1 7 5 1 noted for Daily 4.
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Daily
Virginia Pick
Delivery questions and contact hours for subscribers
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Merriman pushes to keep Bluefield transit facility
Bluefield officials lobby state and federal agencies to retain the Bluefield Transit Authority facility on Bluefield Avenue. City Manager Andy Merriman cites annual city losses of about 35000 dollars if the service moves to a Route 52 metal building, urging investment to redevelop the current site. The transit system moved to the old Norfolk and Western freight station after JanPak expanded nearby. State and federal transit bodies had eyed a new site on US Route 52 between the city limits and Brushfork.
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Bluefield
Andy Merriman
Norfolk & Western Railway
JanPak
Bluefield Avenue
West Virginia Division of Public Transit
Federal Transit Administration
State Division of Public Transit
FTA
Airport Road
Brushfork
Posthumous induction for WV hall of fame of Snoop broadcaster
Ray Brooks known as Snoop from WHIS TV programs Snoop and Scoop and A Woman's Whirl is honored posthumously in the West Virginia Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Sue Brooks expresses significance while Jackie Oblinger prompted the recognition. the ceremony is set for September 26 according to hall committee chair Tom Resler.
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Ray Brooks
Hall of Fame
Jackie Oblinger
Ray’ Oblinger
Whis-Tv
Snoop
Scoop
Whis TV
Jackson family seeks second autopsy on Michael Jackson
Los Angeles AP family spokeswoman Rev. Jesse Jackson said the Jackson family wants an independent autopsy to determine the cause of Michael Jackson's death. He described unanswered questions about the death and the role of the personal cardiologist present when he died while noting the coroner had performed an autopsy but deferred a cause pending further tests.
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Los Angeles
Michael Jackson
King of Pop
Jesse Jackson
Associated Press
Los Angeles County
Mustang GT painted for fallen Marine’s memory
A 1992 Ford Mustang GT owned by Sgt. R J Jimenez was painted by U S Navy veteran Brian Barker. Jimenez was killed in action in Iraq and his mother Alesia Swartz of Bruceton Mills fulfilled her son’s dream with support from many volunteers honoring his sacrifice to freedom.
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R.J. Jimenez
United States Marine Corps
U.S. Navy
Brian Barker
Jimenez
Iraq
Alesia Swartz
Bruceton Mills
Tall Town Festival Impresses Visitors Inaugural Event
BLUEFIELD Va The inaugural Tall Town Festival drew steady crowds under sunny skies. Visitors praised the scenic Sanders House area as the festival center with Marcia Hartery of Sarasota Florida calling the place one of the most beautiful she has visited. She toured with husband Don Hartery and siblings Charlie and Jane Hattery as well as other relatives.
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Marcia Hartery
Sarasota
Fla
Sanders
Hartery
Don Hartery
Charlie
Jane Hattery
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