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Thursday | The Inter-Mountain

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.

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Related Topix: Sophia, WV, Beckley, WV

Mon May 13, 2013

Charleston Daily Mail

Workshop teaches mushroom cultivation

The topic of Brad Cochran's workshops is fungus, but this fungus is healthful and getting more popular all the time.

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Related Topix: West Virginia State University, Recreational Vehicle, Beaver, Charleston, WV, Beaver, WV

Sun May 05, 2013

WOAY

Celebrity Night

Waiters from 10 restaurants around Raleigh County will donate their tips to a good cause as part of Celebrity Night on Monday.

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Sat May 04, 2013

FireHouse.com

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Sterling Lewis was a frequent speaker when called before legislative interims committees in recent years to discuss issues that affected fire safety and prevention.

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Related Topix: Fire, US Governors, Earl Ray Tomblin

Fri May 03, 2013

WOAY

Raleigh County to pair students with iPads

Raleigh County schools will be the first in the state to pair its older students with their own iPads.

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Thu May 02, 2013

Charleston Daily Mail

Three injured in Turnpike crash

A tractor-trailer was in flames and three people were injured in a crash that closed the northbound lanes of the West Virginia Turnpike in Raleigh County.

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Related Topix: Charleston, WV, Mabscott, WV, Beckley, WV

WCHS-TV Charleston

Traffic Snarled After West Virginia Turnpike Wreck In Raleigh County

Jeff Morris Web Producer: Jeff Morris Reported: May. 2, 2013 3:26 PM EDT Updated: May.

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Related Topix: Beckley, WV, Mabscott, WV, Charleston, WV

Charleston Daily Mail

W.Va. Fire Marshal Sterling Lewis Jr. retires

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia Fire Marshal Sterling Lewis Jr. has retired after serving in the position for 13 years.

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Related Topix: Fire, Charleston, WV, Beaver, WV

Wed May 01, 2013

WOAY

Rescue organizations help animal abuse victims across southern W.Va.

BECKLEY - Countless cats and dogs in West Virginia are victims of abuse and neglect everyday, but rescue organizations are doing their part to help save these animals.

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Related Topix: Animal Rights

Charleston Daily Mail

Southern W.Va.'s 1st Catholic high school planned

BECKLEY, W.Va. -- A planned expansion at St. Francis de Sales School in Beckley will create southern West Virginia's first Catholic high school.

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Related Topix: Beckley, WV

Mon Apr 29, 2013

WCHS-TV Charleston

Former Beckley Police Department Evidence Technician Sentenced

Beckley, Raleigh County , West Virginia Gabriella Brown, the former Beckley Police Department evidence technician, was sentenced Monday to four years' probation for stealing oxycodone pills from the department's evidence storage room in August 2012.

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Related Topix: Beckley, WV, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Sun Apr 28, 2013

WOAY

West Virginians taste world cuisines

West Virginians traveled around the world Sunday -- or around the room -- to taste treats from far away at the annual YMCA International Dinner.

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WCHS-TV Charleston

WV Turnpike Condition

Beckley, Raleigh County , West Virginia A consultant said the West Virginia Turnpike is in much better shape than it was four years ago when toll increases went into effect.

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Related Topix: Beckley, WV, Epperly, WV, Charleston, WV, Princeton, WV

WCHS-TV Charleston

Robbery Investigation

Bradley , West Virginia Raleigh County deputies need your help to find the people they say held up a gas station in Bradley.

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Related Topix: Bradley, WV

Examiner.com

NWA Mid-Atlantic Re-launches and Covey Pro All or Nothing Seven

This past weekend NWA Mid-Atlantic Wrestling re-launched as an operating professional wrestling organization and Covey Pro had its seventh anniversary show All o r Nothing in Berkley Springs, WV.

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Sat Apr 27, 2013

WOAY

Sunoco robbery

The Raleigh County Sheriff's Department is investigating a robbery at the Sunoco on Appalachian Heights Road in Bradley.

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Related Topix: Bradley, WV

Fri Apr 26, 2013

WCHS-TV Charleston

Winning $1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold In Beckley Still Not Claimed

Associated Press Web Producer: Jeff Morris Reported: Apr. 26, 2013 9:08 AM EDT Updated: Apr.

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Related Topix: Lottery, Beckley, WV

Thu Apr 25, 2013

WOAY

Kids greeted by firefighters, deputies at Career Day

Young kids dreaming about what they'll become one day got a behind-the scenes look at jobs in the area.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family

Wed Apr 24, 2013

Charleston Daily Mail

CAMC Hospitals to hold emergency preparedness drills

Charleston Area Medical Center's hospitals are preparing for an active shooter situation, widespread infections and trauma cases simultaneously during an emergency response exercise Thursday.

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Related Topix: Fayette County, WV, Charleston, WV

WCHS-TV Charleston

Leak From Truck On U.S. 19 In Raleigh County Identified As Starch

Bradley, Raleigh County , West Virginia A hazardous materials team was called in to investigate a potentially hazardous leak from a truck on U.S. 19 near Bradley in Raleigh County, but the substance turned out to be starch.

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Related Topix: Bradley, WV, Beckley, WV