BECKLEY —
A former superintendent at West Virginia’s Upper Big Branch mine wants a judge to sentence him to home confinement or reduce his prison time when he pleads to a federal conspiracy charge next week.
Gary May is cooperating in the continuing criminal investigation of the 2010 explosion that killed 29 men.
He’s set to enter a plea Jan. 17 in Beckley on charges that his actions at the mine defrauded the federal government.
Defense attorney Tim Carrico says May is “deeply sorry” about the deaths but argues there’s no direct link between May’s conduct and the explosion.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Steve Ruby is pushing for more than the 15- to 21-month sentence that federal guidelines recommend. He says they don’t account for the risk May’s actions created to miners’ lives
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Former UBB mine boss seeks leniency in sentencing
Gary May scheduled to enter plea Jan. 17
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Fire chief says search almost complete in Oklahoma
The search for survivors and the dead is nearly complete in the Oklahoma City suburb that was smashed by a mammoth tornado, the fire chief said Tuesday.
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Sexting will be illegal for minors in W.Va. starting July 12
It soon will be illegal for minors to sext in West Virginia.
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Former legislator says stormwater runoff fee unfair
A former West Virginia legislator Tuesday decried the stormwater runoff fee imposed on some residents as unfair and uneven, warning that it is hurting businesses and individuals alike.
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Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister
Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least nine children, and those numbers were expected to climb.
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Ways to help out the Oklahoma disaster victims
CNHI member newspaper The Norman Transcript has published a variety of ways that you can help those affected by the recent disaster in Oklahoma.
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MASSIVE DEADLY TORNADO
A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 51 people were killed, and officials said the death toll was expected to rise.
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Voices from the scene — ‘Everything came down on top of me’
These quotes were compiled by Reporter Michael Kinney.
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Panel ponders tolls to build, maintain roads
Toll booths might some day mushroom along roads across West Virginia, giving motorists in other regions a taste of what driving has cost southern residents nearly six full decades.
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RGH cardiac stent program back to normal
In an e-mailed statement issued early Monday, Raleigh General Hospital Marketing Director Kevin McGraw indicated that the cardiac stent program at the Beckley hospital is back to normal after a four-day hiatus.
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