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Fayette pill dealer pleads guilty to federal char...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Fayette County pill dealer who sold approximately 250 powerful prescription painkillers over a two-year period pleaded guilty today to federal drug charges, announced U.S....

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2013/05/20 20:42

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Coin minted for W.Va.'s 150th birthday sold out

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Minting a coin to mark West Virginia's 150th birthday has proven a popular decision: the limited edition silver commemorative rounds sold out within 12 hours of their debut,...

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Monday evening obituary update

The following obituaries have been provided by local funeral homes. Check back at 6:30 p.m. for more updated information on area deaths, and read our complete obituaries in The Herald-Dispatch Tuesday...

2013/05/20 20:35

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Florida ahead of the curve on driverless auto tes...

WASHINGTON — Cars that steer themselves through bumper-to-bumper traffic will hit the market by the end of this year, and self-parking vehicles aren’t far behind. Fully autonomous models that don’t...

2013/05/20 20:05

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Coal operator plans to open 7 mines in Pike County

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A longtime coal operator plans to open seven mines in the heart of the eastern Kentucky coalfields in a venture expected to create more than 250 jobs in a...

2013/05/20 19:34

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Wahama girls 11th boys 14th at Class A meet - CHA...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Wahama track and field programs collectively came away with a half-dozen top-six finishes Saturday during the Class A WVSSAC Championships held at Laidley Field on the campus...

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Riffle wins 800 Point boys finish tied for 7th - ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It was a memorable weekend for the Point Pleasant track and field programs, as both the Big Blacks and Lady Knights scored at least one point in the Class AAA team standings...

2013/05/20 19:18

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WVU awards honorary doctorate to former secretary...

West Virginia's first and current female secretaries of state have strong ties to West Virginia University. Helen Holt, 99, now lives in Washington, D.C., but she served as secretary of state in...

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2013/05/20 19:17

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Police seek suspect in Sunday morning shooting

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Charleston police are trying to find out who shot a man on the city's West Side early Sunday. Sgt. Tony Hazelett of the Charleston Police Department said Danny Dickerson, 21, of...

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Rescuers looking for missing Elk River rafter

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2013/05/20 19:17

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Two men stole purse in Dunbar, police say

DUNBAR, W.Va. -- Police are looking for two men who allegedly stole a woman's purse inside a Dunbar fast food restaurant earlier this month. Just before 9 a.m. May 5, a woman left her purse inside...

2013/05/20 18:12

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Mom of missing W.Va. girl won't be relocated

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - The mother of a missing West Virginia girl won't be relocated to serve supervised release for welfare fraud. A federal judge has approved a modified supervised release plan...

2013/05/20 18:12

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FirstEnergy defends $1B deal for W.Va. power plant

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) - A FirstEnergy official says the planned $1.1 billion sale of a coal-fired power plant is a reasonable price for protection against the much more expensive option of buying...

2013/05/20 18:07

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W.Va. gets reprieve from No Child Left Behind law

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The U.S. Department of Education has approved West Virginia's waiver request from the federal education accountability law. The West Virginia Department of Education...

2013/05/20 16:44

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June deadline for storm disaster loans in W.Va.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Small businesses and private nonprofits affected by severe storms last summer can still apply for federal disaster loans. June 19 is the deadline to apply for economic...

2013/05/20 16:44

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The Lineup

... times 5 p.m. unless noted) Baseball Ohio Division IV District Semifinal (at Cambridge) Toronto vs. Hiland Tuesday Baseball W.Va. Class AA Region One Semifinal Ritchie County at Oak...

2013/05/20 16:44

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Dominion awards United Way grant

Dominion, which recently has built a natural gas processing and fractionating plant in Natrium, W.Va., has awarded a $5,000 grant through its Dominion Foundation to the United Way of the Upper Ohio...

2013/05/20 16:18

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Putnam school board resolves federal leave lawsuit

WINFIELD, W.Va. -- The Putnam County Board of Education has resolved allegations that it violated the federal Family and Medical Leave Act. The U.S. Department of Justice made the allegations in a...

2013/05/20 16:01

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'Brady Bunch' reunion brings memories to Kings Is...

CINCINNATI -- Everything was fine really. It was kind of exactly what you would have expected. Three former "Brady Bunch" kids -- maybe you are never a "former" when it comes to the bunch -- were...

2013/05/20 15:52

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Run for the Wall motorcyclists pass through Topek...

A bridge over Interstate 70 on Monday morning was lined with U.S. flags and supporters of a veterans’ group making its way via motorcycles to Washington, D.C. About 300 motorcyclists were expected to...

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