Va woman on trial in pipe bomb conspiracy case
In Beckley West Virginia the trial began against Amy Tucker 30 of Williamsburg and her imprisoned cousin Coleman Johnson 31 of Newport News on charges of conspiring to manufacture a pipe bomb. Johnson’s charges were dropped March 11. he remains serving a life sentence.
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Charleston
U.S. District Court
Beckley
Amy Tucker
Williamsburg Va
Tucker
Coleman Johnson
Newport News
Johnson
Lawmakers defend education agenda in West Virginia
Charleston AP report notes top lawmakers defend the 2003 education agenda after a poor teacher union rating. Salaries rose previously but are stagnant this year, amid a $250 million budget debt limiting new initiatives. Mezzatesta and Plymale defend progress beyond salary figures.
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Charleston
Promise
Tom Lange
West Virginia Education Association
House Education
Jerry Mezzatesta
Dhampshire
Senate Education
Robert Plymale
D-Wayne
Mezzatesta
Local volunteers ship care packages to Fort Bragg soldiers
Tazewell County deputies Regina Horn and Mike Shawver, joined by Lt. Dennis Griffith, loaded more than 40 boxes of supplies for Fort Bragg. The campaign continues with a second shipment planned for April to support local soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell County
Local troops supporters urge donations and letters for Persian Gulf service
Richlands and Bluefield residents rally behind 82nd Airborne and a local family with relatives in the Persian Gulf. Volunteers collect supplies at the sheriff’s office and chamber, include cash via Christ Troop Fund, and seek letters of support to boost morale for deployed soldiers.
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Richlands
Bluefield
Jerry Wayne Remines
82Nd Airborne Division
Jason Horn
Persian Gulf
Horn
Tazewell County
Christ Troop Fund
Freestone Valley Road
Tannersville
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Byrd War Stance Splits West Virginia Supporters
World War II veteran Jack Gould shifts from Republican to Democrat over Senator Byrd’s Iraq war stance. Many West Virginians express divided loyalty as Byrd criticizes Bush policy while urging unity. Public reaction shows strong emotion, with veterans and citizens weighing Byrd’s patriotism against the war plan.
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Moundsville
Jack Gould
Robert C. Byrd
Byrd
D-W.va
Bush
Iraq
U.S. Senate
Sunny Miller
Traprock Peace Center
Deerfield
Mass
Gould
Nancy Doty
West Virginia
Saddam Hussein
United States
Tom Gavin
James A. Haught
Charleston Gazette
Haught
Military call ups drive police realignment in Four Seasons County
West Virginia State Police shift 42 troopers from administrative posts to road duty to cover shortages from military call ups. Princeton post, among the busiest, loses a trooper. two reassigned troopers arrive. Additional transfers planned with Cadet training to expand field staffing. 30 troopers and 2 cadets already called up.
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Luefield
Iraq
West Virginia
Col
Howard Hill
Princeton
Sgt
J.D. Bradley
Welch
Tle
State Police
State Police Academy
Institute
Bradley
Kenna Amos
Kamos
Bdtonline
Warner signs VDOT reform measure in Virginia
Gov. Mark R. Warner signed a reform measure to make the Virginia Department of Transportation more accountable after costly projects like the Springfield Interchange. The law requires a detailed financial plan for projects over 100 million, with cost estimates, funding sources, and a yearly schedule.
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Springfield
Mark R. Warner
Virginia Department of Transportation
Warner
VDOT
Crash claims Hurley man dies from injuries
Scottie Dean Baker a 19 year old from Hurley Va died from injuries suffered in a Sunday single vehicle crash in Buchanan County He died Tuesday at Bristol Regional Medical Center after being airlifted from the scene Trooper J T Campbell Vansant detachment said the 1992 Chevrolet two door car crossed the center line and struck a tree on Virginia State Route 643 Baker was the sole occupant of the vehicle
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Hurley
Buchanan County Sheriff's Department
Scottie Dean Baker
Bristol Regional Medical Center
Bristol
Tenn
J.T. Campbell
Vansant State Police
Baker
Virginia
Campbell
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Dom
Nephew
America
West
State Veterans Memorial Archives
M.A. Smith
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
R.T. Stinson
Turnpike Authority
Col. Hill
Smith and Stinson
J.R. Pauley
Pauley
M.D. Clemmons
D.B. Rodgers
Makenzie Lee Glacklur
Makenzie
Darrel Agee
Community Baptist Church
Country Girl Road
Ada
Barry Skaggs
Fatorion Qtivas
Bland Street
By C. Kenna Amos
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Johnston Chapel Hall
Pendleton Trunk Show
Smithman
Rt. 460
Christiansburg
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