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Woman
shot in Grafton
GRAFTON — A
woman was shot Friday by an unknown assailant who is still
at large, Grafton Police Chief Robert Beltner said.
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3 animals killed
in city house fire
Morgantown
firefighters saved two homes damaged in a five-alarm
fire Friday, but three dogs died in the smoke and
flames inside the carport of a small house gutted
by the blaze on Mildred Street, in 1st Ward.
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All
miners may
face drug tests
FRANKFORT,
Ky. — Hourly workers in one of the nation’s
most hazardous occupations, underground mining,
would face mandatory drug testing under a proposal
that’s been in the works for more than two
years.
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School
boards, state
in PEIA debate
CHARLESTON — A
debate about an accounting practice is causing headaches
for school board officials across the state.
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braces for
pesky ECU
WVU
head football coach Bill Stewart believes that the beginning
of the season is the most critical learning period for
a football team.
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Column:
Ex-Jam
Fest stars making headlines
Some
former prep players who participated in the Triple S Harley-Davidson
Summer Jam Fest AAU basketball tournament that rolls through
Morgantown each summer have
made some news recently.
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Kickoff
time
remains same
The WVU-East Carolina football game is
still schedule to begin at 4:30 p.m. today, ECU officials
said Friday afternoon.
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Alaskans
to get
state payouts
topping $3,200
ANCHORAGE,
Alaska — It’s the season for Alaskans to be rewarded
just for living here, and this year’s take is extra
sweet: $3,269, a record share of the state’s oil wealth
combined with a special cash payout to help with stratospheric
energy prices.
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Colleges
battle bedbugs
CHARLESTON — As
nocturnal, bloodsucking insects feed off sleeping students
in increasing numbers, some colleges are taking the
environmentally friendly approach of siccing dogs on
the creepy critters before cooking them to death.
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Grand jury indicts
8 for DUI-3
Eight
people were indicted for third-offense DUI during the September
term of the Monongalia
County grand jury, according
to information provided by the Monongalia County Prosecutor’s
Office.
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Work
begins on Granville
City Park lighting
A little light will soon shine on Granville City Park,
thanks to a couple of area businesses.
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Column:
School busing
isn’t what it used to be.
Current
dependence on an extensive bus system to get children to school
would have been mind-boggling for administrators during the early
20th century.Taking bus wasn’t always popular
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Fairmont
woman
shot by Va. police
A Fairmont woman was shot by police after a chase into Virginia in a stolen car.
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Blaze
damages hospital’s
new HealthPlex center
Authorities are investigating a suspicious fire Friday morning that damaged Fairmont
General Hospital’s soon-to-be-opened medical fitness center.
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Swisher,
Stanton run for
Marion Family Court judge
Some
have described Family Court’s docket as something akin
to a box store on Christmas Eve — swamped.
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The
tropical storm
aims at Carolinas
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Tropical Storm Hanna cruised toward
the Carolinas on Friday, forecast to hit land overnight and
promising to deliver gusty winds and heavy rain during a dash
up the Eastern Seaboard that could wash out the weekend for
millions of people.
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Voters
in 11 states
to pick governors
Although most Americans are focused on the presidential campaign, voters in 11
states are also choosing governors this fall in races that offer an important
prelude to 2010, when most of the nation’s governors’ offices are
up for grabs.
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Dentist
accused of dumping waste on Jersey Shore
CAPE
MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J. — A Pennsylvania dentist has
been charged with the Jersey Shore’s most serious beach-dumping
case in two decades: medical waste that sullied the coast
in a popular area and forced beach closures at the height
of vacation season.
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Rice
dines with Gadhafi
on historic visit to Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya — The United States and Libya sealed a
historic turnaround after decades of terrorist killings, American
retaliation, suspicions and insults with Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice’s peacemaking visit Friday with Moammar
Gadhafi, Libya’s mercurial strongman.
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Iraq
gov’t upset with USA
about reports of spying
BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government reacted sharply
Friday to published allegations that the U.S. spied
on Iraq’s prime minister, warning that future
ties with the United States could be in jeopardy
if the report were true.
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BLANCHARD,
Roy G. Sr.
CLARK, Homer E.
LEWIS, Darryl
REESE, Margie Maggie Tenney
RINEHART, Ronald C. “Popeye”
ROWAN, Sarah Ruth
SAVAGE, Junior Ray
SMITH, Elizabeth C.
TAYLOR, Grace
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Skill
and Witt
In the 1960s,
Preston County youth and basketball were a natural like buckwheat cakes and sausage.
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UHS
bops Bees on road
you
need to know about the first half of University High’s 42-17 victory against
East Fairmont on Friday night is this: Bees starting quarterback Nicholas Bonnett
had more pass receptions (three) than UHS quarterback Mark Golden had completions
(two).
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Miller
goal gives
WVU 1-0 victory
KNOXVILLE,
Tenn. — Freshman Blake
Miller’s first collegiate goal was the difference
as the 13th-ranked WVU women’s soccer team beat
No. 20 Tennessee, 1-0, Friday night in Regal Soccer Stadium,
at the First Tennessee Lady Vols Classic.
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’Skins
offense fizzles in opener
ASHBURN,
Va. — Jason Campbell didn’t look at all comfortable
in the Meadowlands, and neither did Jim Zorn.
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Steelers’ ticket prices
below league average
PITTSBURGH — The
Pittsburgh Steelers not only are one of the NFL’s
most consistent teams on the field, they’re also
one of the league’s most affordably priced to
watch in person.
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Jets’ prized rookie
ready for opener
FLORHAM
PARK, N.J. — Vernon Gholston expects to get a good night’s
sleep before his first real NFL game.
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Leave ‘war’ rules to
next president
In its few remaining
months in office, the Bush administration is making
questionable moves to extend its influence on policies
involving security and the war on terror well beyond
Jan. 20, 2009.
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We
can curb the carnage on our highways without $4 gas
Big Oil has taken its lumps in the arena
of public opinion this year, thanks to humongous company
profits and record-high gas prices.
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Letters
to the editor
‘Gas-guzzling’ SUVs
can
still exact their revenge.
East Bank’s Class of ’75
urged to attend event.
Where have all the
good presidents gone?
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