Burks Given 40 Year Sentence In Child Death Case
Allan Burks 34 pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the suffocation death of 4 year old Corey Mullins. He was sentenced in McDowell County Circuit Court to 40 years to run consecutively with an existing malicious assault sentence and must serve the remainder of that term. The body of Mullins was found buried in a grandmother’s basement after Burks initially reported the child missing. Prosecutors said Burks confessed to manually suffocating the boy by covering his mouth and nose until he stopped breathing. The case followed Burks’ earlier plea and a later challenge to the suffocation finding backed by an independent medical examiner.
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Pennsylvania
Miners Health Funding Approved By Senate Panel
The Senate Finance Committee advanced a one year funding package for the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund, transferring 57 million in general revenue to support benefits for retirees and dependents. Senator Nickles urged ongoing work, while Rockefeller favored a 10 year plan totaling 455 million, which the committee did not discuss.
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Jay Rockefeller
D-W.va
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War officials decry library arson plea in McDowell County
Tiffany Perkins 19 pleaded guilty to second degree arson for the March 20 fire that destroyed War's public library and drew a seven year sentence with six months to two years in a youth facility. Partner William Hagerman 18 was later detained in North Carolina and released. FBI assistance sought. A juvenile co-defendant faces court on Sept. 20 as Mayor Hatcher condemns the lenient outcome as a travesty of justice.
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FBI
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Welch wins federal funds for sewer upgrade project
Welch will receive nearly 1 million dollars in federal funding to modernize its aging sewer system and reduce inflow and infiltration. Mayor Martha Moore says the upgrade will replace older lines and interceptors, cutting raw sewage discharges into Browns Creek and the Tug Fork River, improving water quality and addressing historic pollution.
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Then and Now Pride edition contrasts a century in Four Seasons Country
The Daily Telegraph highlights cultural and technological shifts in Four Seasons Country in its Pride edition Then and Now. It uses Bluefield Daily Telegraph as a central source, comparing 1900 headlines and stories to present developments.
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