Pit bulls attack a Charleston police officer
A Charleston officer was mauled by two pit bulls while chasing a suspect who fled into a house. Officer Paul Perdue sustained numerous bites to his left arm and knees and was treated and released. Officer Gary Daniels shot one dog. the other fled. Also reported: Goodrich to close an aircraft parts plant costing 147 jobs, plus related aerospace consolidation. Weirton Steel posts third quarter loss. Kanawha County audits home confinement. two WV men indicted on 201 counts of internet child pornography charges.
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Charleston
Paul Perdue
Gary Daniels
Perdue
Charleston Area Medical Center
General Hospital
FA. Slater
Spencer (Ap
Goodrich Corp
Aerospace
Goodrich
Phoenix
Colorado Springs
Colo
Spencer
Charlotte, N.C
Weirton (Ap
Weirton Steel Corp
Marietta, Ohio
West Virginia
Washington County
Eugene Robert Anderson
Parkersburg
W.va
Robert Lynn Sandford
Vincent
Ohio
Lawmakers back away from medical malpractice plan in WV
Charleston lawmakers say they will not push Gov. Wise’s plan to have the state insure doctors. Senators note carriers may stay, reducing coverage losses, and discuss an assigned risk pool for high risk physicians with higher, third party set rates. House leaders caution uncertainty about number of participating insurers.
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Charleston
Bob Wise
Senate
Earl Ray Tomblin
D-Logan
Tomblin
West Virginia
Accu
Bob Kiss
Raleigh
Kiss
Tomblin’s
Virginia opens anthrax treatment sites for mail workers
Governor Jim Gilmore announced three northern Virginia treatment centers to serve mailroom workers exposed to anthrax at Brentwood and other facilities receiving Brentwood mail. Sites will operate 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with a 10 day supply of ciprofloxacin for those recommended for treatment.
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Richmond
Virginia
Jim Gilmore
Brentwood
Washington
Fairfax County
Prince William
Loudoun
Central Intelligence Agency
McLean
Central Mail Processing
Commonwealth of Virginia
Gilmore
Northern Virginia
E. Anne Peterson
Federal
Centers For Disease Control
New York City
Pentagon
Elementary school honors Sept. 11 rescuers and victims
At Ketcham Elementary in Washington D C students held a Halloween ceremony honoring a classmate and teacher killed in the Sept. 11 attacks and recognizing rescuers who acted afterward. Pupils dressed as firefighters police officers doctors and nurses and spoke about future ambitions. Alma Powell addressed the assembly.
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Tashington
Ketcham
Colin Powell
Alma
Furloughs Cut US Airways Layoffs by Over Two Thousand
Arlington, Va AP report notes US Airways cut more than 2000 jobs from an 11000 layoff figure after voluntary furloughs. Workers on furlough keep health insurance travel and other benefits.
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Arlington
US Airways
Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Kenneth Clodfelter US Cole Memorial Bridge
A bridge on Route 156 over I 295 near Richmond was dedicated to Kenneth Eugene Clodfelter, a 20 year old Hanover County native and USS Cole sailor killed in the Oct 12 bombing in a Yemeni harbor. The bridge commemorates one of the 17 sailors lost in the attack.
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Mechanicsville
Richmond
Kenneth Eugene Clodfelter
Cole Memorial Bridge
Hoot Clodfelter
Hanover County
Cole
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Richlands, VA
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