Judge clears woman in balcony incident at Roanoke courthouse
Roanoke County jurist found Lisa Vest not guilty of felony child abuse after weighing testimony that she dangled her 18 month old son by the calves over a second floor balcony. Witnesses said she held him in a bear hug while seeking to entertain the boy, with only his head exposed.
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CHIP awareness low in West Virginia survey urges action
A state survey of 523 adults shows 47 percent never heard of CHIP while 27 percent know something about it. Officials cite funding limits and call for intensified promotion via mail, TV ads, and brochures as enrollment remains modest with 1,327 under age five and 9,875 aged 6 to 18 enrolled, plus 4,267 with Medicare via CHIP.
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