Weather Patterns Across Regions This Week
Thunderstorms will rim the western Gulf Coast as a low pressure system organizes. Drying, comfortable weather prevails from the Midwest to the Southeast while the eastern Great Lakes and Northeast stay unseasonably cool with clouds and spotty showers. Showers cool the Northwest and the Southwest remains dry.
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Gulf Coast
Midwest
Great Lakes
Extended forecast with clear nights and mild weekend
Thursday night mostly clear with lows in the lower 40s. Friday mostly clear with highs 70 to 75. Saturday partly cloudy with mid 70s. Sunday mostly cloudy and a chance of showers with mid 70s. Stream conditions listed for Bluestone Summersville and R D Bailey lakes with contact numbers.
Outcry Over County Dog Shelter Conditions Draws Commission
Mrs. Neely and others accuse the county dog shelter of neglect and abuse, detailing a malodorous, emaciated dog and urging FOIA access to three years of financials and shelter data. Former staff report dogs kicked, vermin, and inhumane handling, while residents claim warden neglect of vicious dogs and misled adoptions.
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Neelys
Weddy Hanna
Joey Foster
Shelter
Linda Vincent
Commission
Rachel Johnson
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Emily
Renick
Colette Workman
Michael Adkins
Perley Adkins
Muddy Creek Mountain
Adkins
Hanna
Fed Eyes Neutral Stance as Global Turmoil Spreads
Greenspan signaled a shift from a rate rise to neutrality at the August meeting, with room to cut if U.S. economy weakens. Analysts cite Asia's turmoil and Russia risk as shaping policy, while Rubin presses Japan to stimulate. London to host emergency talks on Sept 14.
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Red
Greenspan
Fed
U.S
United States
Allen Sinai
Sinai
Treasury
Robert Rubin
Japan
Asia
Finance
Foreign Ministry
London
Recreation Lakes Draw Public, Revenue, and Repair Questions
Federal dams created 1782 lakes for power irrigation and flood control now fuel recreation. Prineville Reservoir draws anglers and campers boosting local economy. but aging facilities harder to fund. The National Recreation Lakes Study Commission weighs fees private concessions and a possible recreation lakes designation to improve access while preserving flood control and irrigation roles.
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Washington
Crooked River
Oregon
Prineville
John Marsh
Ore
West Virginia
Bureau of Reclamation Lakes
Great Lakes
National Recreation
Prineville Reservoir
Laura Hawes
Scott Cooper
Crook County
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Las Vegas
Tax revaluation of coal lands sparks lawsuit against state
Plaintiffs allege the tax department undervalued coal reserves benefiting large coal companies, shifting tax burden to individual property owners. Secretary Ken Hechler condemned the system, saying first-time taxpayers will pay little while large owners bear more. Two consultants mapped seams using federal and state surveys, with divisions covering other counties and a process for corrections if land has no coal. Eric Sargent of Huntington criticized the state's burden of proof.
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Ken Hechler
Hechler
Knight
Tax Department
U.S. Geologic Survey
State Geologic and Economic Survey
State Division of Mines
Division of Mines
Eric Sargent
Huntington
Melissa
Cabell County
Sargent
County task force debates use of drug fighting equipment
Greenbrier County police agencies use the equipment to combat hard drugs. Lindsey says he will allow other forces to use it if qualified. Burnette cites frequent street stops by parents asking for help checking hard drug flow including crack cocaine heroin and prescription pills. He stresses this is not about marijuana and notes burglars have said the task force is inoperative and should be given to those who can use it.
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Lake Roosevelt Recreation Area
Washington State
Vaughn Baker
Lake Roosevelt
Prineville Reservoir
Bureau
Larry Zakrajsek
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Bureau of Land Management
Jana Sawyer Prewitt
Interior
Bruce Babbitt
Commission
Greenbrier County
Lindsey
Burnette
Appeals court upholds McVeigh conviction
A federal appeals court in Denver upheld the murder conspiracy and weapons charges of Timothy McVeigh for the April 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 and injured hundreds. The 10th Circuit found victim family testimony proper, rejected eight other appeals avenues, and ruled no juror misconduct or media confession deprived McVeigh of a fair trial.
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Denver
Oklahoma City
Timothy McVeigh
McVeigh
Alfred P. Murrah Federal
10Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Pamela Sue Whicher
Diane Leonard
Kathleen Treanor
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