Recently added articles from Charleston Gazette:
Symphony violinist fights Va. extradition: ; Peracchia faces Internet sex charge in Loudoun County
Jul 02, 2009; ... For the past three months, a violinist for the West VirginiaSymphony Orchestra has contested an extradition order to Virginiafor allegedly trying to solicit a minor for sex over the Internet. Luigi Peracchia, 41, is charged with soliciting what heunderstood to be a 14-year-old girl ...
WEST VIRGINIA POPULATION ESTIMATES: ; Sylvester has population boom with help from Census
Jul 02, 2009; ... The tiny coalfield community of Sylvester has a one-officerpolice department, seven churches and about 40 streetlights. What itdoesn't have are the 458 people the latest U.S. Census Bureaupopulation estimates says it has. "I wish it were true," said three-term mayor Manny Arvon, ...
EFFECTIVE AUG. 1: ; Turnpike tolls to jump 60 percent Parkways Authority unanimously approves increases, discount options
Jul 02, 2009; ... It's official: Tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike will increase60 percent, starting Aug. 1. Most drivers will see an increase from $1.25 to $2 per tollplaza. The rate for commercial trucks will jump from $4.25 to $6.75. For drivers who use the E-ZPass system, though, the ...
OVERCROWDING: ; Report urges new prisons, shorter stays
Jul 02, 2009; ... INSIDE: Local discussion 4C A governor's commission submitted 14 short- and long-termrecommendations to alleviate overcrowding in state prisons onWednesday. Those recommendations range from expanding community correctionsoptions for non-violent offenders to the ultimate ...
IN GAZZ l Annual art show
Jul 02, 2009 ... More than 130 artisans will display their wares ...
IN LOCAL l All ears
Jul 02, 2009 ... National Youth Science alumnus welcomes ...
Tournament games this weekend: ; Barboursville ready for soccer fans, traffic
Jul 02, 2009; ... IN SPORTS, 1B: * Tournament preview * From players perspectivesIN LOCAL, 1C: * What to do in Putnam County when youre not watchingsoccer Barboursville and West Virginia Soccer Association officials saythey are ready for the influx of thousands of people and millions ofdollars ...
Iran's protests unlikely to lead to a crumbling wall
Jul 02, 2009; ... Historical parallels don't work in Iran. Whenever we see the kinds of images that have been coming out ofIran over the past two weeks, we tend to think back to 1989 andEastern Europe. That time, when people took to the streets andchallenged their governments, those seemingly stable ...
Left equals rights
Jul 02, 2009; ... From the response I got in the Gazette when I told about my daysin Emporia, Kansas, I know the image many readers get when theythink of a "left of center" professor in a classroom. OK. I know theimage has negative connotations. I think of Stalin and Mao Tse Tung,their purges, their ...
Readers' forum
Jul 02, 2009 ... State museum is a treasure Editor: I recently had the opportunity to tour the "new" West VirginiaState History Museum. As a West Virginia Studies teacher, I wasespecially interested to see what type of learning environment themuseum would provide. I am incredibly ...
Justice: ; Find the truth
Jul 02, 2009; ... Eyewitness testimony is notoriously unreliable in criminal cases.Victims and observers often misremember faces and appearances.Physical, scientific, police evidence is much more trustworthy. For example, Larry Holdren spent 15 years in state prison for aCharleston rape he didn't ...
WVGAZETTE.COM
Jul 02, 2009 ... July 1 traffic report MOST POPULAR 1. WVU stumbling on practice facility project 2. WVU QB Eugene Smith breaks bone in foot 3. Continued wait on mysterious WVU recruit 4. Woman indicted in CAMC shooting 5. Crash kills Roane woman, ...
3 indicted in Chelyan slaying
Jul 02, 2009 ... Three men accused of killing a Chelyan man during a home invasionin January were among the 23 people indicted on felony charges by aKanawha County grand jury this week. Jason William Holstein, 28, of Belle; Larry Wayne Cantrell, 28,of Elkview; and Joshua Allen Taylor, 21, of ...
POLICE Briefs
Jul 02, 2009 ... County man charged with child pornography Members of the Kanawha Bureau of Investigation have charged asecond local man with distributing child pornography. Lt. Sean Crosier of the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department saidGreg Sterling Jordan, 19, of Rensford Star Route near ...
Obituaries: ; Obit
Jul 02, 2009 ... Obituaries Today Adams, Grover Allen, Thomas E. Sr. Blankenship,Rodney Collins, Freda P. Feury, Wayne C. Fields, G. W. Garcia, MaryH. Graham, Carl C. Hodges, Lillian C. Hudnall, Darrell F.Hutchinson, Thomas O. Kingery, Gloria J. Lafferty, Brenda L.McClurg, Eva W. McCormick, Elizabeth H ....
Wednesday's weather in Charleston
Jul 02, 2009 ... Temperatures: High 77 Low 61 High 105 (1931) Low 47(1988) Precipitation: 24 hours ...
Morgantown has led in population growth since 2000, Census shows
Jul 02, 2009 ... The latest U.S. Census population estimates show that Morgantownis now West Virginia's fourth-largest city. Estimates released Wednesday show Morgantown's population grew bymore than 2,900 residents between July 1, 2000, and July 1, 2008. Population estimates recorded in 2000 ...
Around the world
Jul 02, 2009 ... Amsterdam 77 56 Clr Athens 86 62 Clr Baghdad 118 74 Cldy Berlin 82 62 Rain Bermuda 82 74 Rain Cairo 106 78 Clr Calgary 65 46 Rain Dublin 71 48 Rain Hong Kong 91 84 Rain Jerusalem 103 68 PCldy London 88 62 ...
Todays forecast around the country and Wednesdays temperatures to 8 p.m.
Jul 02, 2009 ... Anchorage 68 50 PCldy Atlanta 92 68 PCldy Boston 64 59 Rain Charlotte,N.C. 92 65 Clr Chicago 66 55 Cldy Cincinnati 73 57 Cldy Cleveland 71 55 Rain Dallas-Ft Worth 97 73 Clr Denver 91 59 Cldy Detroit 68 57 Cldy Honolulu ...
The end of the line: ; GW's Thistlethwaite closes soccer career close to home
Jul 02, 2009; ... Ian Thistlethwaite has the perfect setting for his last hurrah. Thistlethwaite, a former starter on George Washington High's boyssoccer team who recently graduated, will likely see his soccercareer come to an end in the U.S. Youth Soccer Association Region 1tournament, which begins ...