Alligator Knocks After Doorbell In Tampa Suburb
A Florida family heard knocking at 4 a.m. and found a 5 foot alligator outside their door. Police and wildlife officers captured the gator and released it. The incident mirrors a recent gator encounter near Charleston.
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Tampa
Fla
Florida
Florida Fish and Wildlife
South
Charleston
South Carolina
Gary Rogers
Danielle Barkley
Barkley
Hollywood visits Welch for All Together Arts Week
Moscow Festival Ballet and magistrate candidates highlight a diverse All Together Arts Week in Welch. Lu hosts teens Easter walk with community groups presenting performances and activities across the city.
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Hollywood
Welch
All Together
Moscow Festival Ballet
Second reading set for big tax measure in House
The House of Delegates will consider SB 1005 on second reading as lawmakers seek budget cuts. Finance Chair Eric Nelson says the tobacco tax hike is crucial to reach 51 votes. The bill would raise cigarette tax by 45 cents per pack, set smokeless tobacco at 12 percent, and tax e-cigarette fluids per milliliter, aiming to raise 78 million to help close a 271 million fiscal 2017 deficit and fund the Public Employees Insurance Agency.
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Nelson
R-Kanawha
Public Employees Insurance Agency
Cool Cruisin Nights returns to Princeton
Princeton event marks the third year of Cool Cruisin Nights on Mercer Street. Organizers expect large turnouts with hot rods cruising the street every third Saturday from May through October, drawing crowds and boosting downtown activity. Teresa Catron, of Hillsville, helps coordinate the gatherings and notes no registration is required.
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Jackie Jennings
Mercer Street
Princeton
Teresa Catron
Hillsville
Thorn School
Catron
Local leaders say jobs exist for graduates amid closures
West Virginia and Virginia area leaders note recent coal plant shutdowns and store closings at Walmart and Kmart. Despite slow economy, opportunities remain in health care and medical tech, with demand across hospitals, nursing homes, and facilities needing qualified workers.
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Princeton
West Virginia
Southwest Virginia
Walmart
McDowell County
Kmart
Bluefield
Marc Meachum
Greater Bluefield
History comes alive at Bramwell Coal Mining Show
Bramwell hosted the second annual Coal Mining Railroad and Scrip Trading Show at the Train Depot with collectors like Jack Chapman displaying historic currency. Henry Ford and Andrew Carnegie once owned mining interests in McDowell County, facts highlighted by organizer Jay Chatman to underscore the value of local scrip and industrial artifacts.
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Bramwell
Jack Chapman
Dave Baker
Henry Ford
Davy
McDowell County
Andrew Carnegie
U.S. Steel
Jay Chatman
Chatman
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