Area Hospitals Brace for Worst as Surge Looms
Hospitals across the area mobilize emergency plans amid warnings of rising patient intake. Administrators say staffing, beds, and critical supplies will be stretched as local clinics report increasing demand and potential surge conditions.
Family rejoices in Smarts return from capture
Elizabeth Smart, 15, is home after nine months hidden in a canyon near her Salt Lake City home. Her father Ed Smart calls the reunion a miracle as police trace her movements with her kidnapper Brian Mitchell. Elizabeth had been held since June and was later moved to San Diego before authorities recaptured her.
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McDowell Residents Propose Plan To Save Local High Schools
McDowell County residents led by War Mayor Tom Hatcher ask the state Board of Education to consider The People’s Plan for Excellence as an alternative to Dr. Mark Manchin’s consolidation plan. The proposed plan would keep Jaeger and Big Creek high schools separate and focus on quality education across communities.
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Odighizawa to get more treatment in legal case
In Grundy Virginia a judge ordered six more months of inpatient treatment for Peter Odighizuwa the former student charged in the January 16 2002 shooting at the Appalachian School of Law. A Sept 11 hearing was set to assess competency to stand trial.
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Mercer youths serve as pages in state Legislature
Caitlin Shields of Mercer County describes being a House of Delegates page as fun yet confusing with many Capitol rooms. Lindsey Flinchum Krystal Wolford and Michael Winfrey joined about 20 other students from Princeton Senior High and various schools to work as pages.
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Bush weighs delaying or dropping UN resolution
U S officials say President Bush may delay a vote on the troubled UN resolution or abandon it and pursue actions against Iraq without UN backing France calls the compromise plan an automatic recourse to war UN chief Annan hints at a global summit to resolve the crisis Baghdad braces for conflict amid mounting tensions and recriminations.
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