Blaze destroys Princeton car service shop on Maple Street
Flames swept the body and paint shop off Stafford Drive in Princeton destroying the building. Karl Miller and Shawn Anderson witnessed the blaze while returning from a delivery. No one was inside. firefighters fought the fire with a blitz attack before the roof collapsed and the structure was declared a total loss. Cause under investigation.
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Rinceton
Maple Street
Karl Miller
Flat Top
Shawn Anderson
Glenwood
Miller
Anderson
the Body and Paint Service
Princeton Fire Department
Stafford Drive
Steve Broyles
Broyles
Princeton Police Department
Princeton Rescue Squad
Mercer County outlets cited in ABCA underage alcohol sting
Three Mercer County businesses faced ABCA violations after undercover teenagers failed to see proper photo ID when selling alcohol. Route 20 Kwik Stop Bluewell Princeton Fast Stop and Liquors More on Beckley Road Princeton were fined with appeals possible. ABCA ran a 12 county sweep checking 105 locations. ten in Mercer were compliant.
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Princeton
Mercer County
West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration
Kim Aaron
ABCA
West Virginia
Thomas A. Kealey
Trial dates set in murder cases in McDowell County
Four defendants including Keith Molineaux Brandon Britto Thomas King and a 16 year old were indicted on two counts of first degree murder and other charges in the Skygusty drug related killings of John and Kimmie Stepp. Britto Molineaux King face March May and January trial dates respectively. A separate case involves Mose Mullins Jr and James Waldron charged with murder related to the May 13 shooting of Chantell Webb.
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Welch
McDowell County
Keith Martin Molineaux
Brandon Robert Britto
Bluefield
Thomas Eugene King
Anawalt
Britto
Booker T. Stephens
Molineaux
Rick Murensky
King
John D. Stepp
Kimmie M. Stepp
Skygusty
Stephens
Mose Douglas Mullins, Jr
Bradshaw
James Blaine Waldron
Jolo
Chantell Webb
Raysal
Mullins
Waldron
Charles Mullins, II
Norfolk Southern fails to appear in McDowell court
Norfolk Southern Corporation did not show up in circuit court to answer three counts of unlawful blocking a railroad crossing. The McDowell County grand jury accused NS of blocking a crossing in Filbert Elbert beyond ten minutes, with potential minimum fines of 150 dollars per count. Judge Booker T. Stephens summoned NS to court on Monday November 5 to respond to the indictment.
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Welch
Norfolk Southern Corporation
McDowell County
Susan Bland
Filbert-Elbert
Sid Bell
Circuit Court
Booker T. Stephens
Bell
Anthrax protocol updates in Mercer County
Reports of anthrax in Mercer County were unfounded. The U S Postal Service advises isolating suspicious letters in a plastic bag and contacting 911. A county protocol involving local, state, and federal officials was approved for suspicious substances and will go to the Mercer County Commission.
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Mercer County
U.S. Postal Service
West Virginia
Department of Health
OES
Bobby Hoge
Mercer County Commission
Bob Holroyd
State Police
Health Department
CES
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Welch Community Hospital
Bradshaw Mountain
J.R. Pauley
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Wides
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Rome
G. Frank Britton III
James Humphreys
National Safety Council
Bonnie Allen, RN
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