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13 schools participate in veterans program
Thirteen West Virginia high schools are participating in the annual Take a Veteran to School Day program.
Veterans will visit the schools from Nov. 9 through Nov. 19 and give students first-hand accounts of their experiences.
Participating high schools include Buckhannon-Upshur, Capital, Musselman, Fayetteville, Summers County, and Bluefield.
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W.Va. lawmakers nix school dropout age hike
Legislation targeting West Virginia’s estimated 17 percent dropout rate no longer raises the compulsory school attendance age to 17.
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Court declines to reconsider Massey case
The West Virginia Supreme Court has rejected requests by a bankrupt coal company and its president to reconsider a decision stripping them of a $50 million jury verdict against Massey Energy.
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Alleged attack suspect turns self in
The second suspect wanted in an alleged stun gun attack has turned herself in, Beckley police said.
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Local woman pleads guilty, faces prison
A 19-year-old Beckley woman faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to wanton endangerment in Raleigh County Circuit Court Thursday.
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Social Security to start cashing IOUs
The retirement nest egg of an entire generation is stashed away in this small town along the Ohio River: $2.5 trillion in IOUs from the federal government, payable to the Social Security Administration.
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Mini-medical school sessions to be offered
The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine is offering a four-session “mini-medical school.” Participants will learn how their bodies work — specifically the heart, brain, lungs and digestive system — and lifestyle choices they can make to optimize their health.
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Teacher waives preliminary hearing
A school teacher accused of sexually abusing a 17-year-old student waived his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday in Greenbrier County Magistrate Court.
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