Weather Brief Sees Showers Likely Friday
A Friday forecast calls for a chance of showers with possible area impacts. The day's outlook notes periods of rainfall and potential nuisance. Temperatures and precise timing are not specified in the fragment.
Structure fires in Bluefield and Duhring spark brief alerts
State police report two structure fires in Bluefield and Duhring with limited details. Entries also note a single vehicle crash and a robotics competition as ongoing or upcoming events while a BDIVideo.com listing and a Secret Santa program are mentioned in passing.
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WV and VA Lottery Draws Snapshot
West Virginia Daily Three results show 2 3 6 and Daily Four 2 3 9 1. Virginia Pick Three yields 2 3 4 while Pick Four finishes 7 9 5 3. Inside.
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Prostitution crackdown nets nine arrests in Bluefield
Bluefield police conducted prostitution sting operations on Bluefield Avenue this week. Nine suspects, including two Bluefield residents Mary Coleman 25 and Aletta Shephard 32, Rise Mohammed 30, and several out of town offenders, were charged and released on $1000 bonds. Detective Kenny Adams said the force will continue crackdowns as warmer months bring more activity.
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Mary Coleman
Aletta Shephard
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Rise Mohammed
Thomas Alley
Thomas Crutchfield
Steven Zamberlan
Fairborn
Ohio
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Brian Akers
Princeton
Kerry Compton
Lebanon
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Cumberland Road
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Sperry
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Lawmaker Calls for Legislature Drug Testing
West Virginia Delegate Clif Moore requests a random drug testing program for legislators in response to a welfare drug testing bill. Moore notes if welfare recipients face screenings, lawmakers should too. The McDowell Mercer district delegate opposes the welfare testing act that passed the House and heads to further action.
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West Virginia lawmakers override veto to ban abortion method
In Charleston, West Virginia lawmakers overrode Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's veto to outlaw the dilation and evacuation abortion procedure, marking a fourth veto override this year. The bill passed with a simple majority in both chambers after several Democrats joined Republicans, continuing Tomblin’s pattern of vetoing abortion restrictions.
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Lawmakers hail passage of opioid epidemic bill
Senator Shelley Moore Capito lauds the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act as a national emergency response with broad support. The bill passed 94 to 1 in the Senate, allocating over 300 million dollars in five years and expanding overdose reversal drugs for first responders amid rising overdose deaths.
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Shelley Moore Capito
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