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Mostly sunny with a high near 80 degrees. Light variable winds. No precipitation expected.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 2012
Page
1
Mostly sunny with a high near 80 degrees. Light variable winds. No precipitation expected.
Mountain Cats clawed past Big Blues in a high scoring sports clash amid a string of federal charges. Seven defendants from a Richmond base were charged in Newport News with leading a jewelry theft ring that stole over 4.6 million dollars in gems and metals from travelers across Virginia and six other states. The group, tied to South American theft rings, operated in teams to strike carriers carrying large sums in merchandise, with suspects traveling to New York to peddle the goods after robberies.
Lottery draws listed include West Virginia Daily 3 9 5 0 and Daily 4 5 7 6 8 plus Virginia Pick 3 2 0 4 and Pick 4 6 A. The fragment shows numbers but lacks full posting details or dates.
An assistant state fire marshal opened an investigation into a fatal house fire at Asco Hollow near Davy. Fire departments from Davy Roderfield and Welch responded about 9 05 p m Tuesday to two burning homes. One adult male died in the destroyed residence and the other home was occupied but no further details were released pending family notification.
Former Iaeger High School, unused for years, was torn down after a two week removal period. Residents recall the gym as a central hub hosting basketball, Rotary meetings, graduations since 1956, and events like the 1987 West Virginia Percussion Ensemble concert. The 2010 public hearing on Appalachian Power followed a 2009 snow outage.
Thomas Franklin Carroll of Bluefield is indicted for embezzling more than 100000 dollars from the Bluefield Rescue Squad between January 2008 and June 2011. The sealed grand jury indictment was served recently, with a potential maximum 20 year sentence if convicted. Carroll posted a 10000 dollar unsecured bond after service.
President Obama and Republican rivals race to gain the edge on energy amid surging gas prices. Obama tours a Nevada solar plant and NM oil fields while Republicans accuse him of stifling production and favoring risky alternatives. Voters seek long term solutions despite immediate pain at the pump.
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