Lawsuit filed over death of West Virginia man during arrest
April 12, 2021
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KENOVA, W.Va. (AP) The mother of a man who died while in police custody in West Virginia has filed a federal lawsuit.
In the complaint, Olivia Dean accuses the city of Kenova and Officer Charles Newman of violating her son s Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and seizures as well as reckless or malicious conduct and deliberate indifference, The Herald-Dispatch reported Sunday.
Kenova Mayor Tim Bias said the city s policy is not to comment on pending litigation.
The complaint says the medical examiner concluded James Dean’s death was a homicide, which means he was killed by someone but doesn t indicate a criminal act, the newspaper reported.
West Virginia governor makes plea for more shots in arms
CUNEYT DIL, Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Monday urged more people in his state to get vaccinated against the coronavirus and made a plea for residents to trust medical experts.
The Republican said more than 75% of residents age 65 and older have received at least one vaccine dose, but he has a goal of at least 85% coverage. The state opened up vaccine eligibility to all residents 16 and older last month.
“We re constantly looking for arms to put vaccines in,” Justice said at his regularly scheduled coronavirus news briefing. More than 90% of total doses currently in the state have been administered.
Weekend fire kills 2 in West Virginia, cause unknown
April 12, 2021
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PRINCETON, W.Va. (AP) Authorities in West Virginia are investigating a weekend fire that killed two people in Princeton.
The state Fire Marshal s Office said on Twitter that the victims of Saturday s fire were a 56-year-old female and a 36-year-old male. Their names were not immediately released.
The cause of the fire remains undetermined and is under investigation. Top Picks In Shopping
Women find their calling in nontraditional apprenticeships
MARIA YOUNG, Charleston Gazette-Mail
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Just a few months after Angel George became a single mom to two pre-teen nephews, COVID-19 hit, bringing with it a kind of chaos that was frightening, now that she was a parent.
“I actually received an email from my company and they told me that they wanted me to finish out the work day and that they would be having to let me go because of COVID, which is kind of like a hard hit, you know?” she said.
She has an undergraduate degree in fine arts that she’s passionate about but it hadn’t led to the kind of stability she needed. After the layoff, she applied for food stamps briefly, and launched an online job search that didn’t seem promising at the time.