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Body found in Cameron could belong to escaped inmate



Deputies in Marshall County said the body was found with clothes on that matched the description of clothes worn by Derek Midcap when he was last seenlast week. On June 13, Midcap did not return to the Northern Regional Jail from work release. The body has been sent to the state Medical Examiner’s Office to be ...
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Fire rekindles at Newcomerstown factory site
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Tuscarawas County returned to the scene of a warehouse blaze that started early Sunday morning.Newcomerstown firefighters worked to put out flames again at the former Simonds Industries site on Heller Drive, officials said.Dispatchers said it started just before 4 p.m., and Delaware and Balley fire departments assisted.Firefighters are investigating to find a cause and where the fire ...
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W.Va. senator sticks with gun buyer check proposal



CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- He doesn't know when the next vote may come, but U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin isn't giving up on broader gun buyer background ...
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Starting Monday West Virginias food tax is gone
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Starting Monday West Virginians will no longer pay any sales tax on groceries. The change is the culmination of a process that began in 2005, as the food tax has been incrementally reduced from 6 percent down to 1 percent on its way to being completely phased ...
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Lawmakers hitting the road as part of job creation task force legislation



The bill authorizes the Senate President and House Speaker to appoint job creation work groups that can work independently or in cooperation with the Department of Commerce, the West Virginia Development Office, or other executive office or agency of the state, to obtain information to assist the Legislature's efforts to take effective action to increase and attract jobs in West ...
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Rate of ATV accidents down among children CDC says
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Within the past decade West Virginia has seen a dramatic improvement in ATV safety, especially among children, according to Jeffrey Lusk, director of the Hatfield-McCoy Trails. West Virginia led the nation in ATV-related fatalities and injuries about six years ago, but the state has now been praised for taking more safety precautions to protect youth ...
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FIRST ON 9 Man dies after overnight shooting



A man has died following an early morning shooting in Steubenville.According to police, the shooting happened after 4 a.m. Wednesday on Clair Avenue.No one is in custody, police said.A separate incident of shots fired happened later in the morning; no one was shut during that ...
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Motorcycle crash sends 1 to hospital
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One person was hurt in a motorcycle crash southeast of Barnesville Sunday, officials said.Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers said it happened about 11:30 a.m. on State Route 148 at mile marker 9.An ambulance took the motorcyclist from the Wayne Township area to the Ohio Valley Medical Center.There's no information on how severe the injuries are.Stay with NEWS9 and WTOV9.com for any ...
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