News items from around California (SanLuisObispo.com)

WEST COVINA, Calif. - The 62-year-old man mauled by two chimpanzees in March was taken out of his medically induced coma last week and is starting a slow recovery, his attorney said.
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Ohio man accused of helping minor engage in truck stop prostitution (Ohio News Network)

WHEELING, W.Va. -- A federal grand jury has indicted an Ohio man on five counts charging that he helped a minor engage in prostitution at a truck stop in West Virginia.
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West Virginia Officer Gets Home Confinement, Probation for Hiding Drug Money From Government (Officer.com)

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- A former Charleston police officer who allowed a woman he had become romantically involved with to keep drug money was sentenced Friday to home confinement.
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Roundup: Pittsnogle to opt out of NBA draft; Bogut sees (USA Today)

West Virginia basketball star Kevin Pittsnogle is expected to pull out of the NBA draft. Pittsnogle planned to leave the NBA ...
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Area answers call for 'Survivor' (The Steubenville Herald-Star)

STEUBENVILLE - Men and women of various ages and backgrounds- both native to the Ohio Valley and visiting from more distant parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia- answered a call from the producers of the CBS' "Survivor" for potential competitors in an upcoming season of the reality-based television series.
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Power pounds Lakewood early, often in 10-0 romp (The Charleston Gazette)

The Lakewood BlueClaws seemingly had just jumped off the bus Saturday when they were jumped on by the West Virginia Power.
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OVAC baseball game to be played today (The Steubenville Herald-Star)

STEUBENVILLE - The annual Ohio Valley Athletic Conference All-Star baseball game will be played at 6 p.m. today at Vaccaro Field. Several local players were selected for both the Ohio and West Virginia squads.
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BlueClaws Shut-Out by Power (OurSports Central)

Charleston, WV The Lakewood BlueClaws (21-41) opened up a four game series with the West Virginia Power (21-41), Single-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, Saturday night. Grant Richardson s grand-slam in the first inning set the tone for the game as the Power won 10-0.
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W.Va.'s Pittsnogle Expected to Exit Draft (AP via Yahoo! News)

West Virginia basketball star Kevin Pittsnogle is expected to pull out of the NBA draft.
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Gianni named to Class A All-State second team (The Steubenville Herald-Star)

WAYNE, W.Va. - The West Virginia Class A All-State baseball teams came out late Monday night, and a single local player received recognition. Madonna's Anthony Gianni was named as a utility player on the second team.
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Follansbee youth will compete in state event (The Steubenville Herald-Star)

FOLLANSBEE - A Follansbee teen is among 30 eighth-graders from throughout West Virginia to participate in a state program challenging their ability to apply their math and science skills to a team project.
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Paoloemilio earns second team honor (The Steubenville Herald-Star)

CHARLESTON - The West Virginia High School All-State softball teams were released Tuesday night and one Madonna Blue Don - Johnna Paoloemilio - made the Class A second team as an outfielder. Oak Glen's Briana Boyd was named to the honorable mention list in Class AA.
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Coming attractions (The Charleston Gazette)

The multiplexes are multiplying. Movie theaters are becoming one of West Virginia s fastest-growing industries.
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Motorcycles With a Message (WTRF)

Hundreds rally support for the troops as part of the "Let Freedom Ride" in Bluefield, West Virginia. Motorcycle riders from across the country took part in the "Let Freedom Ride" Saturday, going through two states and rallying support for the troops.
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Costs of uninsured create 'extreme challenges' for community hospitals (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)

BLUEFIELD - Families in West Virginia with private, employer-sponsored insurance are paying almost $1,800 more this year to cover the cost of health care for the uninsured, according to a recently released study by Families USA.
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Touring (The Charleston Gazette)

A couple of years back, Nelson Hernandez was headed back to his North Carolina home after taking a motorcycle tour through New England. While stopped at a welcome center in Northern West Virginia, he asked about possible rides in the Mountain State.
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Main Street group tours West Side (The Charleston Gazette)

On foot and trolley, seven members of a site selection team for Main Street West Virginia toured Charleston s West Side Thursday to envision a better future for the streets.
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Anglers try their luck in W.Va. Bass Tournament (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)

By DAVE PAYNE Sr. ST. MARYS - It was a hot day for intense competition at the West Virginia Bass Festival in St. Marys Saturday. River conditions on the Ohio River were the best the tournament has seen in years, but the heat could be brutal.
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Rack 'em (The Charleston Gazette)

Given the choice of killing a spike buck or a trophy buck, most West Virginia s deer hunters would sooner kill the critter with the bigger antlers. Frank Jezioro hopes to create places where they can do just that.
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Berkeley schools chief gets paid most (The Charleston Gazette)

Kanawha County Schools Superintendent Ron Duerring is no longer the highest-paid county school chief in West Virginia. In fact, Duerring s pay has dropped to fourth-highest in the state, according to a salary survey released last week.
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