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Beckley Motor Speedway

The weather cooperated with some local race fans in Raleigh County, Saturday night.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

Register-herald.com

Beckley Police searching for suspects

Four men wanted for drug charges remain at-large, and Beckley Police are asking for the public's help in finding them.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

www.register-herald.com | WV Roots

Popular Marsh Fork High School reunion nears

From its creation in 1925 to devastating fires to its closure in 2003, Marsh Fork High School generated a lot of history.

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wvgazette.com | WV Roots

Court upholds rehiring of Mammoth Coal union miners

The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a decision requiring a Massey Energy subsidiary to hire union miners at a West Virginia mine.

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wvgazette.com | WV Roots

Feds: DEP does not properly oversee mining flood prevention

West Virginia regulators and coal operators have not properly implemented state rules meant to keep strip mining from contributing to flooding during heavy rains over narrow mountain hollows, according to a new federal report.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Charleston Gazette

West Virginia charitable pharmacy gets mail-order drug license

A state board says a charitable pharmacy started by Gov. Joe Manchin has become the first of its type in the state to be licensed to ship mail-order prescriptions.

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Afternoon Update - Armed robbery suspect in court

A Mercer County magistrate found probable cause today in the case of a local woman charged with robbing a bank at the Mercer Mall.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

WBOY-TV

Turnpike Tolls to Go Up

Posted Wednesday, July 1, 2009 ; 11:48 AM Post Comment Updated Wednesday, July 1, 2009 ; 12:26 PM The West Virginia Parkways Authority voted unanimously to increase toll rates for automobiles to $2 per tollbooth.

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The State Journal

Anti Cap-and-Trade Group Organizes Rally

A group of people against Cap and Trade is organizing a rally to put a stop to the bill when it hits the Senate floor.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

Register-herald.com

West Virginia Music Hall of Fame eyes permanent home at Tamarack

Tamarack is the mecca for home-grown craft folks and authors, so it's just natural the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame relishes the idea of setting up a permanent home for its native musicians.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

WVNS-TV Ghent

Two Shooting Suspects Nabbed in Washington D.C.

Two suspects are in police custody in Washington, D.C. in connection with a shooting in Raleigh County.

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Charleston Gazette

Feds propose $14M flood plain buyout

BECKLEY, W.Va. -- After years of Dunloup Creek in Fayette County constantly flooding, officials think they've found a solution: abandon the region.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

WVNS-TV Ghent

West Virginia Mourns the Death of a Pop Icon

West Virginia is mourning the death of an icon. Fans across southern West Virginia shared their memories of Michael Jackson today and they rushed to music stores to snatch up his records and CD's. At Cheap Thrills Records in Beckley, employees say the calls are pouring in for Jackson's music.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

www.statejournal.com | WV Roots

Noted Climate Scientist Participates in Protest

Coal miners confronted environmental protesters June 23 during a sometimes tense standoff at a focal point in the battle over mountaintop mining -- a protest that attracted one of the nation's foremost experts on global warming.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

epw.senate.gov | WV Roots

.: U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works :: Hearings :.

Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife hearing entitled, "The Impacts of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining on Water Quality in Appalachia." Thursday, June 25, 2009 03:30 PM EDT

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www.kentucky.com | WV Roots

Report: Coal industry costs state government

The coal industry takes $115 million more from Kentucky's state government annually in services and programs than it contributes in taxes, according to a study to be released Thursday.

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blogs.wvgazette.com | WV Roots

Studies describe MTR impacts

The impacts of mountaintop removal with valley fills are immense and irreversible.

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www.wvpubcast.org | WV Roots

Huffman, Gunnoe testify to Congress about mountaintop removal

In a Senate hearing Thursday, West Virginia's top environmental regulator told Congress his agency is protecting coalfield residents.

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wvgazette.com | WV Roots

West Virginia rates an 'F' on ethics

A new survey of financial disclosure requirements for state legislators gives West Virginia a grade of "F" and a 44th place ranking -- prompting discussions Thursday of the need to possibly toughen the state's ethics law.

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wvgazette.com | WV Roots

Mountaintop removal damage irreversible, Senate hears

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Mountaintop removal coal mining is causing "immense and irreversible" damage to Appalachian hills, streams and forests, members of a U.S. Senate subcommittee were told Thursday.

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