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A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 PM. Mostly sunny with a high near 85.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 2012
Page
1
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 PM. Mostly sunny with a high near 85.
In Caseville Michigan two deputies rescued a couple stranded on an island during a carefully staged marriage proposal. Nathan Bluestein and May Gorial set out by canoe in Wild Fowl Bay and became trapped by wind and waves, prompting a rescue as the plan to pop the question unfolded with a tea stained poem in a bottle.
Lottery results across West Virginia and Virginia show West Virginia Daily 3 2 3 1 and Daily 4 9 4 7 9. Virginia Pick 3 4 9 0 and Pick 4 5 6 7 2 reported.
President Obama offered halting progress toward fixing the economy in a Democratic National Convention finale. He warned the path will be hard but achievable, urging common effort and bold experimentation reminiscent of FDR while appealing to independents wary of more government programs.
A tractor trailer crash on Interstate 77 near Bland Virginia kills Paul G. Defriece 40 of Vickery Ohio. Rain and high speed caused the vehicle to run off the road jackknife and strike a rock embankment. The cab shattered while the trailer bearing bricks continued, authorities said as they investigated the cause and notified the victim’s family.
Eric James Ruble 31 of New Hope Road near Princeton pleaded guilty in Mercer County Circuit Court to one count of second degree robbery and three counts of attempt to commit a felony. He was charged in November 2011 with five counts of armed robbery and linked to three Kwik Stop Shell Station robberies, one S&S robbery, and a Midtown Texaco robbery. He faces eight to 27 years in prison.
Roanoke Chapter National Railway Society will not revive the Roanoke to Bluefield Amtrak trip this year. Spokesperson Dorr Tucker cites slack ticket sales and a push for variety, though officials say Bluefield remains a strong historic trip and the excursion may return later.
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