Stolen construction gear at Route 460 site
Detectives of the Mercer County sheriff’s department investigate the theft of generators and other equipment from a highway construction site off U S Route 460. The items were stored in a large silver tractor trailer. The theft occurred Oct 23 between midnight and 5 am. Estimated value runs in the thousands.
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Local United Way faces shortfall as relief donations soar
Bluefield donors have heavily favored national and New York Pentagon relief efforts after the Sept 11 attacks. United Way of the Virginias reports a fundraising lag for 29 agencies due to late start and funds directed elsewhere. Executive director Ulysses Cundiff says the drive aims for 457000 with progress of about 21 percent and warns food banks are near empty as winter nears.
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Lawmakers seek to keep state out of malpractice insurance
West Virginia lawmakers pressed to retain private medical malpractice carriers Medical Assurance and St Paul while exploring a mutual plan funded by the state if doctors back it A meeting with liable carriers to run a mutual coverage program was sought as carriers cancel policies and doctors struggle to find affordable insurance Potential impact estimates warn up to 2400 of 6000 physicians could lose coverage in coming years Wise and the Medical Association pushed for a state managed option to safeguard access to insurance coverage
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Bluefield Man Charged After Trailer Fire and DV Incident
Anthony Wayne Nichols faces domestic violence and three counts of reckless endangerment after a dispute at Bar K Trailer Park led to a trailer fire. Bluefield firefighters arrived at 6:22 p.m. and found the trailer a total loss with no injuries reported. the victim sustained unspecified injuries during the dispute amid arson suspicions.
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Path to Kabul War Ramps Up as Attacks Continue
Pakistani authorities report six Muslims from Somalia and Sudan fleeing Afghanistan are being questioned for possible ties to bin Laden’s al Qaida. North of Kabul the Northern Alliance gains troops and weapons as they await an alliance leaders’ order to advance on the capital while fighting near Mazar-e-Sharif. In a related move, the House passed an anti terrorism bill expanding police powers to search homes, wiretap phones, track internet use, and detain suspected terrorists, despite civil liberties concerns.
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