Mountaineer expands with 500 more slot machines
The West Virginia Lottery Commission approved a 500 slot expansion at Mountaineer Race Track & Gaming Resort, bringing its total near 2,500 machines. The expansion, described as in the best interest of the track and state, follows $120 million in recent upgrades. The motion confirms ongoing growth at the Chester facility.
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Mountaineer Race Track & Gaming Resort
State Lottery Commission
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West Virginia
Mountaineer
West Virginia doctors wooed by out of state recruiters
West Virginia physicians face rising malpractice insurance costs driving relocation as recruiters flood the state with offers. Dr. Colin Iosso of Martinsburg and others report daily ads and calls from recruiters promising lucrative positions and stable legal climates, with several doctors already moving to nearby states.
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West Virginia
Colin Iosso
City Hospital
Martinsburg
Josso
Alma Saider
Virginia
Evan Jenkins
West Virginia State Medical Association
Jenkins
CompHealth
Salt Lake City
Dara Grabner
Grabner
Merritt, Hawkins & Associates
Stephen Marsh
Atlanta
Florida
Mississippi
Nevada
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Marsh
Mountain State
Phillip Stevens
Huntington
Virginia studies Potomac cross to ease gridlock
Virginia Governor Mark R Warner announced on WTOP that $400000 will be spent to study a possible techway bridge as part of an outer beltway between Virginia and Maryland. He said the study could address traffic relief despite opposition from slow growth advocates and Maryland Governor Glendening.
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Virginia
Potomac River
Mark R. Warner
Warner
Wtop Radio
Washington
Maryland
Parris Glendening
Virginia lawmakers push smart driver license bill
Northern Virginia congressmen Moran and Davis will introduce a bill requiring states to issue smart licenses with embedded data to deter fraud and tie DMV databases. The plan would ban sworn statements, use fingerprints to check criminal databases, and require inter-state data linkage while civil liberties groups warn of privacy risks.
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Northern
Jim Moran
Tom Davis
Moran
Davis
John Whitehead
The
Rutherford Institute
Hate Crimes Task Force to hold Bluefield panel
The West Virginia Human Rights Commission Hate Crimes Task Force will host a 6 p.m. panel at Bluefield State College Tierney Auditorium on May 2. Marion Capehart said Elizabeth Brown chairs the workshop, inviting residents from Bluefield Welch Logan Princeton area to attend and ask questions.
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West Virginia Human Rights Commission
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Bluefield State College
Commission
Marion Capehart
Capehart
Welch
State Human Rights Commission
Elizabeth Brown
Bluefield-Welch-Logan
Princeton
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
Investigation into accidental shooting on Poplar Street
Bluefield police investigated an apparent self inflicted gunshot at 9 05 pm on Poplar Street. Patrick R Perry 31 of 120 Poplar St was evacuated by helicopter from Bluefield Regional Medical Center to Charleston Area Medical Center in extremely serious condition. Lt Tom Helton urged gun safety and keeping firearms away from children.
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Patrick R. Perry
Poplar St
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Charleston Area Medical Center
Tom Helton
Perry
CAMC
Helton
Live Where You Work Bill Aims to Aid Arlington Workers
Arlington Virginia pilots a program to help county workers and teachers with closing costs as home prices average 263000 locally. Gov Warner attended a ceremonial signing. the plan would start July 1 and provide up to 2600 per eligible employee.
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