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| Bidding bypassed again by Manchin |
Store received thousands for work at offices
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Gov. Joe Manchin’s office has paid almost $33,000 to a Charleston wallpaper store without bidding out the work — at least the second time it has failed to do so.
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| West Virginia Guard testing biometric ID gear |
Biometric identification gear developed in West Virginia is being used at the West Virginia National Guard’s headquarters buildings, as well as 10 field locations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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| Shamrock or sham? Ireland’s ‘clover’ a St. Patrick’s Day legend |
DUBLIN, Ireland — For one week a year, nursery owner Cecil Geddis is knee-deep in shamrocks, the delicate three-leafed plant that people the world over associate with Ireland and St. Patrick’s Day.
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| City man shot at Washington Manor |
A Charleston man was in surgery late Thursday after he was shot at least twice at the Washington Manor housing complex, police said.
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| Grants could be returned |
State may get back $20 million
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State lawmakers might have millions of dollars in unspent economic development grant money at their disposal by early next year.
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| Big rigs, big hopes |
Shortage in trucking industry bodes well for trainees
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HURRICANE — Truck driving is a tradition in Jason Cardwell’s family. And in just a week, the 25-year-old will make up his family’s third generation of professional drivers.
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| Security summit to open |
Rockefeller to host 300 at resort
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Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., will host the West Virginia Summit on Homeland Security at the Stonewall Jackson Resort on Sunday and Monday.
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| 1,500 try out for MU movie parts |
HUNTINGTON — Casting director Patrick Ingram came to town looking for plenty of extras for the film “We are ... Marshall.” He found them.
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| FBI documents raise new questions about surveillance |
WASHINGTON — An FBI counterterrorism unit monitored — and apparently infiltrated — a peace group in Pittsburgh that opposed the invasion of Iraq, according to internal agency documents released this week.
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| Commission discusses metro government bill |
With an eye on the 2010 Census, the Kanawha County Commission said Thursday it will explore the benefits of merging elements of city and county government.
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| Vigils to feature Wall of Rememberance |
The Wall of Remembrance, belonging to the Patriots for Peace, will be featured at a number of events in West Virginia this weekend, marking the third anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. The Wall is now 28 panels long, representing each U.S. service person killed in Iraq with their name, hometown, rank, branch of service, age and date of death.
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| Police briefs |
- Ky. man arrested in Mingo shooting
- Crack sale brings two-year sentence
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| Joint action could lead to cleaner Potomac |
WASHINGTON — Communities along the Potomac River watershed are vowing to work together to build support for cleaning up the river.
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| Classroom’s move sparks protests |
A group of mentally ill students most likely will move about eight miles from Point Harmony Elementary to Nitro Elementary after the Kanawha County Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to remove two moldy portable classrooms from the Cross Lanes school.
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| Court briefs |
- Cross Lanes man pleads to meth charge
- Va. suspect pleads guilty in 2005 robbery
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| Things to do today |
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| Readers' voice |
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| Teri di Trapano, wife of Randy Moss’ agent, released on bail |
Charleston resident Teri di Trapano was released Thursday afternoon from the Pinellas County (Fla.) Jail, but her husband, attorney Louis Dante di Trapano remained, jail officials said.
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| SC creates a fine for leaving out trash cans |
South Charleston City Council introduced an ordinance Thursday night it hopes will compel people to be more diligent in taking in their empty trash cans.
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| Buses will have access to police, weather signals |
Drivers received an order last week nixing radios
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Kanawha County school bus drivers worried they will miss notifications of accidents without access to AM/FM radios still will be able to tune to that information, school officials said.
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| Schools approve new math books |
Texts will cut down on memorization, teachers say
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Kanawha County’s school board took a vote Thursday that they hope will help students improve in math.
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