CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia officials are ready to say whether the state will expand Medicaid, as allowed by the federal health care ...
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W.Va. to announce whether to expand Medicaid
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Walmart hits charitable giving milestone
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Wal-Mart donated more than $8 million to West Virginia charities last year and more than $1 billion nationally, which makes it the first time any U.S. retailer has reached that level of ...
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nTelos adds new cell site in Putnam
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Communications company nTelos Wireless announced it has added a new cell site that will enhance its high-speed network along Rocky Step Road between Scott Depot and ...
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Kroger lowers prices stops doubling coupons
CHARLESTON, W.Va.- West Virginia's Kroger stores rolled out a new price campaign during the weekend that will offset the termination of doubling coupons, a spokesman said Wednesday. The Mid-Atlantic Division of Kroger, which includes Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia, eastern Ohio and parts of Tennessee and Kentucky, lowered the prices of thousands of items on Sunday in a price ...
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Manchin pushing on with gun background check legislation
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Wednesday he's pushing forward on legislation to expand background checks for gun buyers, saying he believes the facts and common sense ultimately will prevail. "We are not giving up," Manchin ...
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Water company to offer discount rates to some
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- About 10 percent of West Virginia American Water's customers are eligible for a discount program launched Wednesday, according to the utility. Certain low-income customers will be able to receive a 20 percent discount on their monthly bill, year-round, saving the average customer about $93 a year, West Virginia American Water spokeswoman Laura Jordan ...
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Wounded W.Va. Iraq war veteran gets free house
Former Dunbar resident Bruce E. Burgess breaks out in a smile after a surprise notice that he is West Virginia's first combat-wounded veteran to receive a mortgage-free home from the Military Warriors Support Foundation. Standing with Burgess during a ceremony at Haddad Riverfront Park are MWSF founder Lt. Gen. Leroy Sisco (left) and Scott Powell, Ticketmaster's executive vice president ...
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Water advisories May 2 2013
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia American Water has lifted a boil-water advisory for 40 Fayette County residential customers in Cunard. Areas included in the advisory were Cunard Road and Cunard Side ...
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Toyota plant marks 10 million units produced
';It’s a historical day for Toyota, for Putnam County and for manufacturing in West Virginia. Congratulations team members,'; said Toyota Motor Manufacturing, West Virginia (TMMWV)President Yoji Suzuki.';I am very humbled and very proud of your ...
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Preliminary hearings set for former UC athletes
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Three former University of Charleston basketball players charged in a downtown robbery and beating are scheduled to be in court Thursday afternoon for their preliminary ...
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WV mine foreman indicted for violating mine health and safety laws
According to a release from U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin’s Office, Craig Belcher, 36, of Bluefield, was charged Tuesday with four counts of providing a false statement, representation and certification in a Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ...
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Kriss Kross rapper Chris Mac Daddy Kelly dies at 34
ATLANTA, May 1 (Reuters) - Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly, one halfof the 1990s rap duo Kriss Kross, has died at an Atlanta hospital at the age of 34, a Fulton County Medical Examiner'sspokesman said on Wednesday. Dumonder Dawson, an investigator for the medical examiner'soffice, said Kelly died on Wednesday evening. He declined todiscuss the cause of the rapper's ...
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PennDOT worker injured on the job in Monongahela
A flagman on the job, Crawford was struck by a car driven by Valerie Vestrat of Monongahela at 7:23 a.m. at the corner Fourth and William streets, Monongahela police ...
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Jefferson County Victim Assistance Program celebrates National Crime Victims Rights Week
CHARLES TOWN - In 2011, when Jenny Perrine was shot and killed in a Ranson parking lot, her parents were living more than five hours away. George and Cheryl Perrine had contact with the police, but no one else. That is until one of the officers went to the Jefferson County Victim Assistance Program and found Debra Young. Young, a senior victim advocate, has worked with the assistance program, ...
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City moves ahead with water rate increases
MARTINSBURG - At a committee of the whole meeting Monday, Martinsburg City Council members consented to go ahead with an ordinance to raise water rates. Currently, the average monthly water bill for 4,000 gallons is $25.36. If approved by City Council members, the new rate would go up $5.08 to an average monthly bill of $30.44, according to information provided by the city. The reason for raising ...
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Washington High students vow not to text while driving
CHARLES TOWN - Anthony Terango's life took a tragic turn Wednesday morning when, while trying to send a text message, he struck a pedestrian. Looking shaken, Terango, 15, listened intently as he was presented with a citation indicating he may eventually be charged with vehicular manslaughter. Fortunately, his experience was simply part of the Nationwide "Arrive Alive Tour," which ...
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Martinsburg police nab 11 during drug investigation
MARTINSBURG - Police arrested 11 people wanted for trafficking drugs in the city Wednesday during an operation conducted by they Martinsburg Police Department that included a raid on a residence on North Maple Avenue in the city. According to a press release issued by the department, the warrants were obtained following covert drug investigations conducted by Martinsburg police and the Eastern ...
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McDonalds new site gets OK
MARTINSBURG - Martinsburg Planning Commission members unanimously approved the site plan for a new McDonald's restaurant in the Old Courthouse Square shopping center at the Courthouse Drive entrance off Edwin Miller Boulevard despite misgivings by several members. "Until there's an accident, it's OK," Reenie Raines said. "I would hate to see something happen and we ...
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Newell Bear highlights need for wildlife control
PARKERSBURG - A bear found roaming in Parkersburg underscores the problem the city has with wildlife, the mayor said Wednesday. The 250-pound black bear was shot and killed early Wednesday morning after it was tracked by police and conservation officers to Jackson Avenue. It was spotted by residents, including being near the Jefferson Elementary Center. "It does drive home the issue that the ...
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Local students join exercise effort
PARKERSBURG -Several hundred students at Madison Elementary School joined children from all over the world Wednesday afternoon to take part in an event billed as the "World's Largest Exercise Class." Close to 350 students in first-through-fifth grades participated in drills Wednesday led by Mountain River Physical Therapy trainer Allison Burner. The program is part of the annual ...
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