NYC teen drowns during West Virginia rafting trip
Justin Henry Dohnert, 18, from New York City, drowned Friday night while swimming in a pond at a facility run by American Canadian Expeditions in Minden Fayette County. Staff pulled him from the water and he died after transfers to Plateau Medical Center and Charleston Area Medical Center General Hospital. The family had planned a raft ing trip for the following day.
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Minden
New York City
West Virginia
Justin Henry Dohnert
American Canadian Expeditions
Fayette County
Bill Laird
Dohnert
Plateau Medical Center
Oak Hill
Charleston Area Medical Center General Hospital
Laird
Marion County to hand count ballots in four precincts
Marion County officials will hand count ballots in four precincts to verify the accuracy of the new optical scan voting system after earlier glitches delayed unofficial tallies from 75 precincts. Commissioner Cody Starcher notes random precincts will be counted Monday and results compared to machine counts.
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Fairmont
Marion County
Cody Starcher
Starcher
State Election Commission
Harrison
Lewis
Monongalia
Preston
WV Voters reject Sunday hunting in majority counties
In West Virginia, Sunday hunting was defeated in 35 counties on last Tuesday's primary ballot by a wide margin. Despite the Legislature's vague bill and initial interpretation allowing county votes, voters sided against Sunday hunting, offering momentum to opponents and signaling ongoing debate and potential future referendums in remaining counties.
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Charleston
West Virginia
House
Bob Kiss
D-Raleigh
Division of Natural Resources
Ed Hamrick
Bob Wise
West Virginia Farm Bureau
Bob Williams
Larry Lawson
West Virginia Bowhunters Association
Hamrick
Williams
Farm Bureau
Wirt
Lawson
Southern Appalachian protection plan seeks vast forest safeguard
An environmental coalition led by the Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition proposes a long range vision to protect more land across the southern Appalachian Mountains from Alabama to Pennsylvania. The 112 page plan endorsed by Kennedy Jr Carter and others calls for linking public lands, restricting logging, and encouraging private owners to conserve land.
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Blacksburg
Southern
Appalachian Mountains
Southern Appalachians
Hugh Irwin
Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition
Irwin
Robert F Kennedy Jr
Carter
Martha Marks
Republicans For Environmental Protection
Appalachians
Alabama
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
The
Coalition
Asheville
N.C
Sierra Club
Virginia Forest Watch
Virginia Tech
Ramsey’s Draft
Staunton
Mount Rogers
Marion
Clinch River
Virginia
James River Face
Natural Bridge
Wayne Jenkins
Paul Howe
Virginia Forestry Association
Howe
Congress
Tropics
Miscommunication blamed for restaurant minor uproar
West Virginia ABCA official cites miscommunication after inspectors told managers under 21 barred from dining in alcohol serving restaurants unless with a guardian. Law bans under 21 from buying or drinking, but minors may eat if they do not drink. Agency says the message was blown out of proportion in Wood County.
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Parkersburg
Wood County
Alcohol Beverage Control Administration
ABCA
Kristin Boggs
Boggs
Chamber of Commerce
Mid
Ohio Valley
West Virginia
Three Killed in Small Plane Crash Near King George County
A single engine plane crashed in a private driveway off Route 629 in King George County, Virginia, killing three people. State Police said no one on the ground was injured and could not identify ownership or origin. additional details were not immediately available.
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Weedons Fork
King George County
Corinne Geller
Route 629
Geller
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Mothers Inc
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