Governor vetoes estate tax repeal in Virginia
Governor Mark R. Warner vetoed a bill repealing Virginia's estate tax, saying it is an irresponsible fiscal policy that would cost at least 140 million dollars annually and benefit fewer than 1,000 families. The Republican majority pressed for the repeal, arguing wealthy residents would relocate to states with no death tax.
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Richmond
Mark R. Warner
House of Delegates
Senate
Warner
Virginia
GOP
Ex trooper faces 90 day halfway house for parole breach
Gary Messenger II of Bluefield faces a Friday hearing before U.S. District Judge David Faber after a federal probation officer recommended 90 days in a halfway house for violating release terms. Messenger, twice linked to civil rights charges in 2000, allegedly sent secret letters to inmates and lied to his probation officer.
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Huntington
Gary Messenger II
Bluefield
U.S
David Faber
Messenger
Neal Rose
Welch
Mount Olive
Staats Runs Crises Hit West Virginia Workers’ Comp
Ed Staats, Gov. Bob Wise's operations director, now leads the Workers' Compensation Division amid its near bankruptcy after Executive Director Dale Newell's resignation. Staats, formerly CFO under Gov. Caperton, says his mandate is to tackle the division's crisis and stabilise operations.
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Charleston
Ed Staats
Bob Wise
Staats
Dale Newell
Gaston Caperton
Cecil Underwood
Bond Denied in Mercer Homicide Case
William David Belcher 55 of Kimball had bond denied at Mercer County Circuit Court in the February 27 shooting death of Bernadette McCoy 46 of Princeton. McCoy, ex girlfriend of Belcher, died of multiple gunshot wounds at her Pisgah Road home. Belcher remains jailed at Southern Regional Jail as court weighs risk of flight and potential crimes.
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Princeton
Kimball
Mercer County
Derek C. Swope
William David Belcher
Bond
Belcher
Bernadette McCoy
McCoy
Pisgah Road
Swope
Omar J. Aboulhosa
George Sitler
Rocco Legato
Aboulhosa
Legato
Timm Boggess
Lydia Belcher
William Belcher
Courtney McCoy
WV soldier Jessica Lynch missing after ambush in Iraq
A West Virginia woman, Pfc Jessica Lynch 19 of Palestine, is among a dozen soldiers reported missing after a supply convoy was ambushed in southern Iraq. Lynch joined the Army from Wirt County seeking work and education. Her family awaits word as flags and ribbons mark their home.
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Alestine
West Virginia
U.S. Army
Wirt County
Iraq
Pfc
Jessica Lynch
Palestine
Army
507Th Maintenance Co
Greg Lynch
White House
Jean Offutt
Fort Bliss
Texas
507Th
11Th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
Lynch
Deadra
Jessica
Brandi Renee
Lorene Cambridge
Lynches
Jesse
Cambridge
Gregory Lynch Jr
Princeton man charged with animal cruelty
A Bland County grand jury indicted Harry Thompson, 73, of Princeton on 63 misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals. About 64 cows were found dead at his Bastian farm two weeks earlier, with 160 animals taken into county custody. A necropsy tied death to malnutrition, and low quality hay was cited by a vet. Investigators checked for disease or starvation. The case proceeded in Bland County Circuit Court before Judge J Colin Campbell.
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Bastian
Princeton
Bland County
Ronny Hall
Harry Thompson
Bland County Sheriff’s Department
Thompson
Lorin Hanshew
Hanshew
John Cate
Sheriff's Department
J. Colin Campell
Hall
Mark Blevins
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Doctor Pagano Faces Board Ruling After TenHour Hearing
The board found Dr Pagano rough around the edges but smart, noting he believed a spell and exorcism affected him. He threatened a nurse for a failed backing and urged a doctor to watch The Godfather. Pagano has acute bipolar mania and alcohol issues, with a Maryland emergency petition filed for threatening behavior and poor judgment.
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Pagano
Goodwin
Maryland
War veteran recalls 14 months as POW in Europe
Meadows, a Willowton resident and 80 year old former POW, describes capture on August 18, 1944, and brutal imprisonment in Italy and Germany. He weighs 140 pounds at capture and 80 pounds later, fed cabbage soup, enduring sleepless nights and constant questioning. He warns of harsher treatment for current hostages and notes only one family letter reached him.
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Tured
Italy
Germany
Meadows
U.S
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