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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 2003
Page
5
Multiple regional AP items report a Grafton man Michael J. Kelly Sr. indicted on over 300 federal counts for illegally manufacturing and selling machine guns. He allegedly failed to register, avoided taxes, and misled buyers about legality.
Wal-Mart in West Virginia employs about 10,700 workers at 31 stores, keeping it the largest private employer among 43,741 companies in the state as of March. Kroger Rite Aid West Virginia and Kmart stay in the top 20, while West Virginia University Hospital United Health System holds second place with 5,050 workers.
The state bureau lists Wal-Mart, WVU Hospitals, CAMC, and Weirton Steel among WV’s top private employers. Cabell Huntington Hospital rises to 19th while Lowe’s falls from 20th to 22nd. CSX holds sixth, DuPont remains seventh, and utilities Verizon Allegheny Energy AEP rank in the top 11. Confidential numbers unavailable due to confidentiality laws.
In West Virginia two thirds of special education and one third of black high school students failed to meet No Child Left Behind standards. Among 7,800 black students in 203 schools 31 percent were at the lowest level. 67 percent of special education high schoolers failed. Deputy state Superintendent Steve Paine says gaps must be closed and explores co teaching to address needs.
Colonial Williamsburg will cut about 95 positions in its Historic Area including managers administrative staff and costumed workers as part of a cost reduction plan. Staffing will drop to mid 1990s levels and programs in the Historic Area will be reduced by about 20 percent amid revenue shortfalls and a 35 million budget deficit.
Max Houck and colleagues create the Institute for Cold Case Evaluation ICCE to aid underresourced police with free or discounted expert help. The nonprofit, launched at WVU, will seek clients at a Las Vegas homicide investigators convention and provide case reviews, a public searchable database, and a donateable information center.
Freddy Alberto Juarez, 24, charged with conspiring to murder a police officer and participating in a criminal street gang after a year-long investigation. He was arrested Wednesday and is held without bond. If convicted, he could face up to 30 years. Another unnamed suspect also detained.
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