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Delaware police arrest 2 wanted in girl’s killing in WV

March 31, 2022 GMT

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Two women wanted in West Virginia in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old girl were arrested Wednesday night at a Delaware hotel, police said.

Dover Police and the U.S. Marshals Service First State Fugitive Task Force arrested Isis Wallace, 22, and Nichole Brooks, 42, both of Bluefield, West Virginia, at the Mainstay Suites around 9 p.m., police said in a news release.

13-year-old girl fatally shot, 2 women sought by police

March 25, 2022 GMT

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (AP) — Police in West Virginia say they are looking for two women accused of fatally shooting a 13-year-old girl.

Isis Wallace, 22, and Nichole Brooks, 43, both of Bluefield, have warrants charging them with murder, Bluefield Police Lt.

Pre-designed homes manufacturer to build facility in WVa

February 11, 2022 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A California manufacturer of pre-designed homes plans to build a $40 million facility in southern West Virginia, creating at least 150 jobs, Gov. Jim Justice said Friday.

Omnis Building Technologies makes pre-engineered, concrete-insulated units for up to 1,600-square-foot (453 cubic-meter) homes that are shipped and assembled on site in only a few days.

Deputy: Man killed after domestic attack had previous charge

November 23, 2021 GMT

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (AP) — The man who killed one woman and injured another before being fatally shot by police during a standoff in southern West Virginia had pleaded guilty to a domestic violence charge the day before the attack, authorities said.

Official: Woman killed, suspect fatally shot by police

November 20, 2021 GMT

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (AP) — One woman was killed and another injured in southern West Virginia before police fatally shot a suspect, authorities said.

Public comment sought on WVa water company rate proposals

November 8, 2021 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Utility regulators have scheduled an additional public hearing on proposed rate increases for West Virginia American Water Co. customers.

The state Public Service Commission has set the hearing for Dec.

Frontier Communications hiring 100 workers in West Virginia

August 30, 2021 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Frontier Communications plans to hire 100 employees in West Virginia by the end of the year to support the company's upcoming network expansion.

Frontier said in a news release that it will hire cable splicers and outside plant technicians throughout the state.

W.Va. letter carrier receives Postmaster General Hero Award

July 22, 2021 GMT

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia letter carrier’s concern for a customer led to police finding the woman dead inside her home — and earned him recognition from the U.S. Postmaster General.

Robert Williams was presented the Postmaster General Hero Award at the Bluefield Post Office on Tuesday, according to a news release from the U.S.

Mooove!: Cows block train tracks in West Virginia

June 22, 2021 GMT

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (AP) — Trains had to be stopped along a stretch in southern West Virginia as authorities tried to coax three cows off of railroad tracks.

The cows appeared on the tracks in the city of Bluefield on Monday evening, the Bluefield Daily Telegraph reported.

Election turmoil splits West Virginia city’s evangelicals

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and JESSIE WARDARSKIFebruary 8, 2021 GMT

Full Coverage: Religion

West Virginia school, hospital team up to repurpose facility

September 2, 2020 GMT

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (AP) — The owner of a former West Virginia hospital is teaming up with a local college on efforts to repurpose unused parts of the facility to train health care professionals...

Ready, aim, oops! Historic tank turns lemon-lime yellow

May 24, 2019 GMT

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (AP) — A Korean War era tank owned by the West Virginia National Guard has turned bright lemon-lime yellow...

WVa project to give ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ a destination

May 2, 2019 GMT

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (AP) — A "Bridge to Nowhere" in southern West Virginia will have a destination in a few years...

2019 W.Va. Boys State Basketball Tournament

Staff WriterMarch 16, 2019 GMT

BOYS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center Tickets: Adult $9 reserved, $8 general admission; Student $6 at school. W.Va. high school boys basketball state tournament CLASS AAA Wednesday G1: University 65, Musselman 51 G2: Martinsburg 69, Parkersburg South 48 Thursday G3: Capital 50, Morgantown 47 G4: Cabell Midland 64, George Washington 62 (OT) Friday G5: 5:30 p.m., Martinsburg vs.

West Virginia girls fared

By The Associated PressFebruary 17, 2019 GMT

Class AAA

Magic Mart announces closure of all of its stores

Staff WriterJuly 4, 2018 GMT

The Herald-Dispatch

TEAYS VALLEY, W.Va. — Liberty Square Shopping Center in Teays Valley, West Virginia, is losing another anchor store after Magic Mart’s owners announced the closing of all of its stores.