West Virginia unemployment hits 4.3 percent in September
West Virginia's unemployment rate fell to 4.3 percent in September, the lowest since 1976 under the current system and the first month since 1978 not to exceed the national rate at 4.9 percent. In Charleston a man accused of setting a mobile home fire that killed a girlfriend's father and brother faced extradition considerations in Kentucky before opting to stay in the case.
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Carter County
Matthew Frazier
Grayson
Wayne County
Economic SWAT team ready to respond in West Virginia
Gov. Bob Wise announced that an economic SWAT team to head off business layoffs and cutbacks should be operational within two weeks. He told the West Virginia AFL-CIO at the union convention that the team will respond immediately to economic threats.
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Charleston
Bob Wise
Wise
West Virginia
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McNeely Assault Charge Heard By Retired Magistrate
A retired Greenbrier County magistrate will hear assault and battery charges against Summers County Prosecutor Jim McNeely. Louis Longanacre will preside as ordered by Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren McGraw in Monroe County Magistrate Court. The complaint by Edmund Wright alleges McNeely threatened him grabbed his coat lapel and pushed him to the ground. Berkeley County to require photo IDs for all high school students and staff by year end. The board voted to require IDs within 60 days with photos starting Monday and free issuance. replacements cost.
West Virginia to mull state run medical malpractice plan
Gov Wise office outlines three bills in a special session to create a seven member board for a state run medical malpractice insurance plan. The plan would offer doctors coverage up to 1 million dollars at 15 percent below commercial rates and require accepting Medicaid and state programs. The package also tightens claim information disclosure and adds merit certificates for witnesses.
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Wise Administration
West Virginia
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Keith Burdette
Bob Wise
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Wise
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Workers’ Compensation
Children’s Health
State Investment Management Board
Earley campaign misses joint candidate forum in Richmond
At a Richmond forum of the Junior League and Make Women Count Cynthia Earley stood in for Mark Earley as he canceled due to a packed schedule. Spokesman David Botkins said Earley could not attend but his wife fulfilled the commitment with commendation from campaign.
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Mark Warner
Earley
Cynthia Earley
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Make Women
Virginia
Commonwealth
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Botkins
Fiery 95 crash shuts 16 mile stretch in Spotsylvania
A northbound tractor trailer carrying grass seed mulch and fertilizer left I 95 near Thornburg Virginia. It veered off and crashed into a bridge brace then caught fire. the driver died and the rig spilled into the Matta River. The road was closed about three hours. Authorities did not release the driver's name. The load posed no environmental hazard.
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Thornburg
Spotsylvania County
Lucy Caldwell
Matta River
Autumn fall color peaks across West Virginia regions
The Appalachian state shows vibrant leaf color in lower elevations with near peak hues across southeastern counties and several counties highlighted for scenic drives. From Welch to War in McDowell County and Flat Top to the state line in Mercer County the trip yields yellows reds and oranges. additional peaks are seen in Raleigh Monroe Summers and Wyoming counties with Indian Ridge Road aglow.
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West Virginia
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Welch
War
Mercer County
Raleigh
Union
Sweet Springs
Monroe County
Ridge Road
Summers County
Pineville
Wyoming
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