Flood Watches Continue As Rain Soaks Area
Flood watches persist as heavy rain and high winds affect Mercer McDowell Tazewell Bland and Giles counties. Officials note urban runoff and small streams are prone to flooding with 2 to 3 inches of rain likely tonight. Do not drive through flooded roadways. water depth can be deceptive and flash flooding is not expected immediately. Kate Coll reports.
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Monroe County Health Center to get federal funding boost
The Monroe County Health Center will receive 393,093 in federal funds from the U S Department of Health and Human Services. The grant supports operations and services such as X ray exams lab tests behavioral health and oral health care and may fund school wellness centers and modern dental care facilities. U S Sen Manchin and Senator Rockefeller praised the aid to rural West Virginia communities.
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Fresh focus on Social Security in budget debate
Washington lawmakers press a long running clash over whether Social Security belongs in the deficit fight. The White House says no immediate crisis exists, yet projected deficits and looming long term costs put pressure on both parties to address entitlement programs Medicare and Medicaid as part of next year’s budget.
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Mercer County man sentenced to 18 months in federal prison
Clarence Raymond Davis, 28, of Bluefield, received an 18 month federal prison term after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute marijuana. The sentence part of a March 7 hearing before Judge Irene C. Berger in Beckley, stemming from a Mercer County offense on Sept. 22, 2010. Davis also drew a two year supervised release and was remanded to U.S. Marshals.
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Wisconsin Republicans push through union limits amid exiled Democrats
Wisconsin Senate Republicans, after Democrats fled to Illinois to block the budget bill, voted to strip most public workers of collective bargaining rights. The measure withholds wage bargaining beyond inflation, increases pension and health cost shares, and exempts police and firefighters, amid protests at the state capitol.
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