Tot found at car wash
A 4 1/2-year-old autistic boy left his North Elementary
School classroom undetected Tuesday morning and ran down
a long, steep hill to Chestnut Ridge Road before being
stopped by good Samaritans. Read
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Elevator death
remains under
investigation KINGWOOD — Clifford
Likens was “an ‘A’ number one fellow” who did anything
he could to help out a friend. Read
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Officers honor fallen ‘brothers and sisters’ Nearly
30 local law enforcement officers honored the memory of Sgt.
Michael Todd May and other fallen “brothers and sisters” Tuesday,
at the Public Safety Building. Read
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Scientists
hunt ways to stall Alzheimer’s earlier Nearly
30 local law enforcement officers honored the memory of Sgt. Michael Todd May
and other fallen “brothers and sisters” Tuesday, at the Public
Safety Building. Read
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Bargeron lassos
La Salle WVU
left-hander Zach Bargeron fell into the same trap that ensnares a
lot of young college pitchers. Read
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Cee-Bees’ Tolley
finds his niche in
400-meter dash Most
coaches will say they are only as good as their athletes. Coaches can make
all the right decisions. They can teach the basics, set the lineup and motivate
the team to achieve success. But, in the end, individuals make all the difference. Read
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Trinity’s
Kerekes: Going to ‘put everything out there’ Brianna
Kerekes has one shot to leave her mark at the West Virginia high
school state track meet, and Trinity Christian’s senior sprinter
plans to make the most of it. Read
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THE FIRST AMENDMENT
W.Va.
inspectors file mass grievance
CHARLESTON — The push to hire new inspectors for West Virginia’s
Marcellus shale natural gas reserve has prompted an outcry among veteran regulators,
with 20 Department of Environmental Protection inspectors filing grievances this
month. Read
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Cops:
N.Y. man
shoots friend in
leg at his request
STOCKHOLM, N.Y. — Authorities said a northern New
York man had his friend shoot him in the leg with a rifle
because he wanted to know what it feels like to be shot. Read
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CHARLESTON — State Child Protective Services (CPS) has been
fighting a staff shortage for years, Commissioner Rocco Fucillo
told a gathering of legislators Tuesday morning. Read
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Inner
City renews its biz license
Inner City Professional Realty now has a West Virginia business license, an official
with the state tax department said Tuesday. Read
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Parsons
assures $4M more
on way in ’13
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Board of Education shared a presentation
made to the state School Building Authority (SBA) in March at Monday’s
meeting. Superintendent Larry Parsons said that while only $4 million of the
$8 million requested was granted in April, he fully expects to receive the rest
of the money when he and Board President Kathy McNeill present the project again
next year. Read
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Combat-battalion
jobs
opened to women
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Female soldiers this week are moving into new jobs
in once all-male units as the Army breaks down formal barriers in recognition
of what has already happened in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read
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Obama
threatens defense veto
WASHINGTON — The White House threatened on Tuesday to veto the House Armed
Service Committee’s version of next year’s defense budget, arguing
that the $642 billion measure adds billions to President Barack Obama’s
request and limits the military’s ability to execute a new defense strategy. Read
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Panel
calls for steep cuts
in U.S. nukes
WASHINGTON — An influential panel is calling for an 80 percent reduction
of U.S. nuclear weapons and an elimination of all nuclear armed intercontinental
ballistic missiles. Read
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Palestinians
march in
annual mourning ritual
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinians on Tuesday marked their mass
displacement that followed Israel’s creation with a blend of sadness
and hope, stopping in their tracks for a mournful siren but also flashing
victory signs and carrying banners proclaiming their right of return. Read
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AKERS,
James Monroe Jr.
CONGER, Carley Ann
HIGHT, Mary J.
KENT, Leota Mae Taylor Gregg
LIKENS, Clifford Willis
MORGAN, Rev. Mary Elizabeth
PULLER, Dr. Leon Saul
SANDERS, Thomas William “Bill Tom”
SOLOMON, Jonah Henry
TRICKETT, Robert Earl Read
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Former
WVU baseball star Carpenter moved to Astros’ AAA
The Houston Astros optioned former East Fairmont High and WVU star David Carpenter
to Class AAA Oklahoma City on Tuesday. The move became necessary when the Astros
recalled right-handed pitcher Jordan Lyles, who started Tuesday’s game,
at Philadelphia. Read
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Column:
Veteran staff
in place for men’s hoops
If nothing else, the WVU men’s basketball team will enter this upcoming
season in the Big 12 Conference with one of the most experienced coaching staffs
in the nation. Read
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Schmitt
works
out
for
NFL’s
Raiders
Former WVU fullback Owen Schmitt, who played for the Mountaineers from 2005-’07,
worked out for the Oakland Raiders on Monday. Schmitt was drafted in the fifth
round of the 2008 NFL draft by the Seattle Seahawks, where he played for two
seasons. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles for the past two seasons and is
currently a free agent. Read
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Doctor:
Bulls’ Derrick Rose
out 8-12 months to recover
CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose faces a recovery of eight months
to a year from knee surgery. Read
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Syria
to send 10 athletes
to Olympics
DAMASCUS, Syria — The president of the Syrian Olympic Committee said the
war-torn country will send 20 sports officials and 10 athletes to the London
Games. Read
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Pacers
win 78-75, late chances
doom Miami
MIAMI — No Big Three meant one big problem for Miami, and one very big
win for Indiana. Read
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Here
comes the neighborhood
It
won’t ever be “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”
But recent decisions could make Morgantown’s Sunnyside area a bit
homier. You might even say these efforts have the makings of a walk in
the park. Read
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Obama’s
gay marriage
gamble playing the odds
As a political issue, same-sex marriage is like playing 3-D chess: Opponents
of the idea need to move quickly because the game board is tilting slowly but
steadily in favor of the other side. Read
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Letters
to the editor
Semantic difference
not worth dividing us
Restore
opera radio broadcasts in state
When
in doubt about
going to ER, just go Read
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Strawberry fields
The
month of May brings more than just flowers. It also hails
the start of strawberry season. Read
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Berry
festival continues
this week in Buckhannon
Buckhannon’s
West Virginia Strawberry Festival returns starting at
noon today on the campus of West Virginia Wesleyan and
across the town. It will continue through Sunday. There
is no admission cost. Read
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Column:
Summertime and the living is just great
Here
it is the middle of May, and I’m already thinking
of my favorite time of the year, which is July. Read
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