Legislators back specialty license plates bill in West Virginia
On the final night of the session lawmakers sent Governor Wise a bill adding or redesigning 12 specialty plates for veterans judges firefighters farmers teachers and patriotic residents. The move would expand the roughly 70 plates offered by the DMV. The King Coal Highway project also advances with a 2.5 mile private led four lane segment on U S Route 52 in the Horse Penn Mountain Gilbert Creek area expected to save about 24 million with the state share estimated at 10 to 15 million.
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Horse Penn Mountain
Gilbert Creek
Epperly
Bluefield
Williamson
C Five Galaxy visits Yeager for on site repairs
At Yeager Airport in Charleston travelers can glimpse a C-5 Galaxy the largest Air Force aircraft undergoing repairs after a detected elevator control structure issue. The New York Air National Guard crew flew the plane to Charleston for maintenance with help from Dover AFB recovery team while officials call it a notable viewing attraction.
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Air Force
Mike Cadle
National Guard
New York Air National Guard
105Th Air Wing
Stewart
N.Y
John Leidich
Dover Air Force Base
Delaware
130Th Airlift Wing
Leidich
Wright Brothers
Rick Atkinson
Navy Seals
Judge Pattisall halts Virginia redistricting with new map
Virginia Circuit Judge Richard C. Pattisall, a former Democratic activist, ruled the latest maps unconstitutional and ordered a new state House district plan and elections. The decision deepened partisan tensions between Gov. Warner and AG Kilgore as Pattisall nears retirement in June.
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South Carolina
Virginia
Richard C. Pattisall
Salem
Pattison
Mark R. Warner
Jerry Kilgore
Kilgore
Warner
Pattisall
Ross Hart
Roanoke
Mercer projects to gain from new $20 million federal aid
West Virginia Transportation Secretary Fred VanKirk announced a $20 million special federal allocation benefiting Mercer County for the King Coal Highway and related corridors. Funds will cover a Mercer connector through the K.A. Ammar Jr. Interchange to near the Mercer County Airport and work on Horsepen Mountain. The I 73 74 plan is a public-private venture with Premier Coal handling the mountain top removal.
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Mercer County
West Virginia
Fred VanKirk
Mountain State
Coalfields Expressway
Shawnee Parkway
VanKirk
DOH
Randy Epperly
Joe DeNault
Robert C. Byrd
Nick J. Rahall
K.A. Ammar Jr
Horsepen Mountain
the Transportation
Bluefield native dies after Salem crash near Valley Cinema
A Bluefield native died late Tuesday after a crash on Apperson Drive near Margaret Lane in Salem. Charlotte O'Dell Church, 42, of Salem, was seriously injured when her car was struck by Roanoke driver Sherrete L. Watson as she pulled from Valley Cinema. Church died at Roanoke Memorial Hospital at 10:48 p.m. Watson had minor injuries and was released. no charges yet, investigation ongoing.
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Roanoke
Charlotte O’dell Church
Apperson Drive
Margaret Lane
Salem Police Department
Church
Valley Cinema
Sherrete L. Watson
Watson
Roanoke Memorial Hospital
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