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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 2002
Page
1
A bloodhound trained to detect arson is highlighted as a local secret weapon. The article notes the dog’s scent-tracking skills and its role in aiding investigators. It emphasizes rapid response and collaboration with fire officials to identify suspects and prevent future fires.
Readable text hints at a surge in thefts of purebred dogs across areas labeled Virginias. Mentions of social themes pop in with questions about progress of women in politics and whether true advancement has arrived.
After brief deliberation a Houston jury spared Andrea Yates from the death penalty and sentenced the 37 year old to life in prison for drowning her children. She will be eligible for parole after at least 40 years. The verdict followed a prior murder conviction and rejected insanity claims.
American Electric Power won PSC approval to shift the proposed 765 kV transmission line away from the Coalfields Expressway interchange in McDowell County at Indian Creek and Route 16. The commission also endorsed a Wyoming County adjustment to address a small section of the route, per company spokesman Todd Burns.
Mary Sheridan a fifth grade student from Athens Elementary, accompanied by her mother Jennifer Sheridan, travels to Washington D C for a Jeopardy qualification round for 10 and 11 year olds. She hopes to sightsee while in the capital.
U S Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia drives provisions on coal and energy in a forthcoming national policy. He aims to secure West Virginia jobs while supporting cleaner mining and use, framing coal as a core future energy component despite some reservations about the package.
Work could begin this summer on a 4.2 million water project serving about 218 families in Tazewell County. The Road Ridge Shortt's Gap Red Root Ridge project will supply both Tazewell and Buchanan counties and ends years of hauled water for residents amid a drought.
Today at 10 a.m. the Princeton area Military Retiree Support Group gathers at the Princeton Vet Center, 905 Mercer St. in Princeton. For information call 425-5653. Also on Tuesday March 19 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Four Seasons Women's Conference will be held at Fincastle Country Club, contact (304) 327-7184 for details.
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