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Suspect in killing of W.Va. sheriff arraigned
A man accused of gunning down a county sheriff in West Virginia was arraigned Wednesday on first-degree murder and other charges and plans to seek bail ahead of a possible Oct. 21 trial date. With Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum's widow, Rosie, staring intently from the courtroom's front row, Tennis ...
Insurers pay $600K in small-town W.Va. racism case
Insurance companies will pay $600,000 to a former officer who sued the Sophia Police Department over claims he was harassed and fired because he is black, Mayor Danny Barr said Wednesday. That payout is more than the small West Virginia town's entire $560,000 annual budget. While there's no immediate cost ...
Insurers pay $600K in small-town W.Va. racism case
Sophia Mayor Danny Barr says insurance companies will pay $600,000 to an ex-officer who sued the Police Department with claims he was harassed and fired because he is black. Barr said Wednesday the amount of the settlement reached in March is more than the town's $560,000 annual budget. He says ...
E. Panhandle health care system changes names
An Eastern Panhandle-based health care system and its hospitals have new names. West Virginia University Hospitals-East has changed its name to University Healthcare. City Hospital in Martinsburg is now Berkeley Medical Center and Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Ranson is now Jefferson Medical Center. Hospital officials announced the name changes this ...
W.Va. gas prices down 4 cents, average $3.61
Motorists in West Virginia are getting a break from price increases at the pump. AAA East Central says the average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline fell 4 cents in the past week to a statewide average of $3.61. That's 10 cents less than the same week a year ...
Top prep prospect Andrew Wiggins signs with Kansas
Top prep basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins told a small gathering of family and friends at his high school gym Tuesday that he will play at Kansas. Then the Huntington Prep star signed his letter-of-intent and officially became a Jayhawk. No big speech. No bands, live TV coverage or props. Just ...
WVU faculty want alternative to PEIA coverage
West Virginia University's Faculty Senate says the school should be allowed to look at other health insurance options for its employees. The state-run Public Employees Insurance Agency currently provides coverage for WVU employees. The Dominion Post (http://bit.ly/r8Ei4o ) reports that the Faculty Senate endorsed a letter on Monday that asks ...
New clinic in Huntington for VA's female patients
The Huntington VA Medical center is inviting veterans to a dedication ceremony this week for a new women's health clinic on the center's campus. The three-story clinic will serve the health care needs of the medical center's 1,200 female patients. The keynote speaker at the Friday dedication will be retired ...
2 hurt in explosions, fire at W.Va. gas plant
Two workers were injured Monday when highly flammable gas used in welding exploded at a West Virginia industrial site, officials said. Fire crews were sent at about 3:20 p.m. to Airgas, a distributor of specialty gases in Poca, outside of Charleston. Putnam County emergency management director Frank Chapman said the ...
Report raises new concerns about black lung
A new scientific paper details the growing evidence that black lung is on the rise among Appalachian miners. "The sum of the evidence really shows this is a worsening problem, instead of a problem that's getting better," said co-author Dr. Robert Cohen, a medical professor at John Stroger Jr. Hospital ...
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