Built bridges for civil rights (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Raised in the coal mines of West Virginia but at home in the boardrooms of Milwaukee's power elite, Wesley Scott fought for his community for more than 50 years with grace and power.
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Kindergartner Credited With Saving Uncle's Life (Action News 4 Pittsburgh)

KEYSER, W.Va. -- A 6-year-old boy has been credited with saving his uncle's life. The West Virginia kindergartener found his uncle face down on the ground between two bushes in the back yard Thursday evening. He'd had a seizure.
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ONLINE DIARY: Memo to self: Next time, pay attention (TimesLeader.com)

The Lehigh River gave me my comeuppance. Let me explain. I had already experienced ferocious whitewater a few years back on the Cheat River in West Virginia, so I was hardly expecting to have any trouble navigating the Lehigh, whose Class II and Class III rapids are suitable for beginners.
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Henderson easily wins at NCAA West Regionals (Monterey County Herald)

EUGENE, Ore. - Monique Henderson may have an Olympic gold medal, but she still wants an NCAA title. The UCLA senior came a step closer to her goal on Saturday when she easily outran the competition in the 200 and 400 meter events at the NCAA West Regional at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field.
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Kindergartner credited with saving uncle's life (KRON 4 Bay Area)

KEYSER, W.Va. A six-year-old boy has been credited with saving his uncle's life. The West Virginia kindergartener found his uncle face down on the ground between two bushes in the back yard Thursday evening. He'd had a seizure.
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Overnite Drivers Dominate West Virginia Championships (The Auto Channel)

CHARLESTON, W.Va., May 25 -- Capturing two championship titles, the team trophy and numerous other awards, Overnite Transportation Company drivers dominated the competition at the West Virginia State Truck Driving Championships held here this weekend. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050408/OVNTLOGO ) Winning first-place trophies and tickets to the Nationals later this summer were
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West Virginia Man Arrested for Refusing to Remove Grinch Mask (KXTV)

WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) -- A West Virginia man is in trouble with the law for wearing a Grinch mask in public. Norman Gray was stopped by police in Wheeling on Tuesday. Officers told him to take the mask off and not put it on again.
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USC Men's Track Team Wins NCAA West Regional Title, While Women Finish Fourth (USCTrojans.com)

The USC men's track and field team, behind Wes Felix's victories in the 100 and 200 meters, won the 2005 NCAA West Regional title, while the Women of Troy used victories by high hurdler Virginia Powell and its 400-meter relay squad to finish fourth on Saturday (May 28) at Eugene, Ore.
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Weekend getaway in West Virginia (Asbury Park Press)

Gary Louk of Freehold sent us this snapshot of his granddaughter Melyssa Horton of Howell rock climbing at Snowshoe West Virginia resort. "The resort is primarily a ski resort in winter. In summer, it turns into something that must be experienced to be believed. . . .
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West Virginia freshman Byerson to transfer (Sports Illustrated)

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia freshman basketball player Brad Byerson has decided to transfer, coach John Beilein said Friday. Byerson, a 6-foot-7 forward from Colonial Heights, Va., played in 13 games this past season. He averaged 0.5 points, 0.8 rebounds and 2.8 minutes per game.
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West Virginia man indicted in fatal shooting of Opa-Locka man (Bradenton Herald)

BECKLEY, W.Va. - A second man has been indicted on murder charges for the fatal shootings of a Florida man and a Virginia man at a West Virginia apartment complex.
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WVNCC holds graduation ceremony (The Steubenville Herald-Star)

WHEELING - Community college students have a commitment which should be admired, John Hunter, president of West Virginia Northern Community College, told graduates during commencement exercises held Sunday at WesBanco Arena.
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Area alternative sentencing program receives boost (The Steubenville Herald-Star)

WELLSBURG - West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw said the efforts of Jim Lee, 1st Judicial Circuit Court chief probation officer, and others in the Northern Panhandle to introduce alternative sentences for criminal offenders have served as a "polar star" for others in the state.
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W.Va. Police Probe Teens' Shooting Deaths (ABC News)

Police Question Four in Fatal Shootings of Four Teenagers in West Virginia
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Promgoers May Have Been Killed So Shooter Wouldn't Be Caught (NBC 5 Chicago)

Police in West Virginia say three of the four teens killed after a high school prom may have been shot to prevent them from identifying whoever shot the fourth.
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Promgoers May Have Been Killed So Shooter Wouldn't Be Caught (WGAL 8)

Police in West Virginia say three of the four teens killed after a high school prom may have been shot to prevent them from identifying whoever shot the fourth.
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W.Va. Police Probe Teens' Shooting Deaths (ABC News)

Police Question Four in Fatal Shootings of Four Teenagers in West Virginia
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Investigators seek link in separate robberies of gamblers (Hampton Roads Daily Press)

LEESBURG, Va. -- Gamblers on their way home from a West Virginia casino were robbed in separate incidents this month, and Loudoun County officials are looking into whether the cases are connected.
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Odd laws ban owning skunks and swearing (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

In Virginia, under the terms of a 1950 law, no animal may be hunted on Sundays except raccoons, which may be hunted until 2:00 a.m.
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4 teens shot to death in West Virginia (TimesLeader.com)

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Four teenagers were shot to death outside a home over the weekend, and a girl who lives next door told her mother she heard gunfire and a girl pleading for her life.
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Community questions teen shooting deaths in Huntington, W.Va (KTVO-TV Kirksville)

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. Police say a 19-year-old man may have been the intended target when he was gunned down in his front yard along with three teens. But, West Virginia authorities are no closer to knowing what prompted the post-prom shootings.
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