Major hazmat spill shuts 20 miles of I-77 in Wytheville
Officials say a tractor-trailer overturn spilled ammonium nitrate and blasting gear, blamed as one of the region’s worst interstate accidents in years. The load forced a 13 hour closure, detours for thousands, and a reckless driving charge for driver Chip Bare of Millers Creek, North Carolina. Agencies from Virginia and West Virginia coordinated a broad response with no fatalities reported.
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Wytheville
D.A. Shaver
Shaver
Wythe County
Chip Kendall Bare
Millers Creek
N.C
Virginia Department of Transportation
Brenda Waters
VDOT
Waters
de Lambert
Virginia State Police
Charles Owens
Cowens
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Wert's wife testifies in sexual abuse trial in Princeton
In Mercer County Circuit Court in Princeton, Nissa Kahle of the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said Sheila Wert, wife of Larry Franklin Wert, testified for the defense during nearly six hours of Friday proceedings. Wert faces 81 counts of sexually related crimes alleged to have occurred from 1994 to January 2002 involving relatives. testimony from relatives and a nephew for the defense continued into evening. The case, with Deborah Garton representing the state and attorneys David Smith and Phillip Scantleberry for Wert, is slated to resume Monday.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Nissa Kahle
Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office
Shelia Wert
Larry Franklin Wert
Wert
Brian Basham
Wert’s
Kahler
Tiffany Johnson
Kahle
Deborah Garton
David Smith
Phillip Scantleberry
John R. Frazier
Mark Blevins
Chamber issues statement on workers' compensation
The Princeton Mercer County Chamber of Commerce challenges West Virginia's workers' compensation costs not revenues. It opposes fee or tax increases, calls for fraud elimination and a 50 percent disability threshold, supports an Appeals Board, a physician panel to set disability levels, and legal action against delinquent employers. Barbara Hawkins at bhawkins bdtonline.com is the contact.
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Princeton
Princeton-Mercer County
West Virginia
PMCCC
Barbara Hawkins
Bhawkins
Bdtonline
Construction worker injured in Bluefield fall
In Bluefield Virginia a construction worker fell 12 to 15 feet from a wall Thursday afternoon. The man, unnamed, was rushed to Bluefield Regional Medical Center with a fractured leg and possible injuries to left leg and both ankles. Med-Flight could not land due to low ceiling. The cause remains under investigation.
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Luefield
Tommy Carroll
Bluefield
Brierwood
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
BRMC
Carroll
Arnold Palmer Benefit Concert Supports Celia Millner Memorial Fund
In Medley entertainment, Arnold Palmer’s March 15 Princeton Senior High School gym show will donate all concert proceeds to the Celia Millner Memorial Scholarship. The same fund will receive a portion of proceeds from Palmer’s new CD sales. The event starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are 10 dollars for adults and 5 dollars for students with free admission for children under 12.
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Arnold Palmer
Princeton Senior High School
PSHS
Celia Millner
Accident on Route 219 sends man to hospital
Lindside man Richard Walsh, 37, was hospitalized after a rear end collision on Route 219 Friday morning. A tanker truck driven by Steven Baker struck Walsh’s Honda Civic as he slowed to turn off, minor injuries reported. Baker received a citation for failure to maintain control. truck owned by Petroleum Marketers Incorporated of Roanoke, Virginia. Crews from Lindside Volunteer Fire Department aided at the scene.
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Lindside
Richard Walsh
Carilton Giles Memorial Hospital
K.D. Hedrick
West Virginia
Hedrick
Steven Baker
Gap Mills
Petroleum Marketers Incorporated
Roanoke
Baker
Mark Blevins
Mblevins
Bdtonline
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