Weather totals for February and March in recent days
A compact weather bulletin lists precipitation amounts over the last 30 days and year to date. It records .75 inches and .01 inches for specific periods and totals .38 inches and .40 inches, reflecting rainfall accumulation across the reported spans.
Buckles the last WWI doughboy dies at 110 in West Virginia
Frank Buckles died at his Charles Town farm after living to 110, the final WWI veteran and a tireless advocate for a national memorial in Washington. He enlisted at 16 after lying about his age, served mainly as a driver in England and France, and spent years promoting recognition for fellow veterans while his daughter Susannah and friend David DeJonge managed correspondence and plans for his memorial legacy.
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McDowell police seize drugs and cash in two weekend warrants
McDowell County authorities and the Southern Regional Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force executed two weekend search warrants in Welch and Northfork. In Welch, Brian Bradford of Bennettsville, SC, was arrested on two counts of possession with intent to deliver after officers recovered oxycodone and more than $17,000 in cash. In Northfork, investigators recovered a large quantity of marijuana and about $700 in cash with charges pending.
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