Obama OKs federal aid for West Virginia; at least 24 dead

Lt. Dennis Feazell, of the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, rows his boat as he and a co-worker search flooded homes in Rainelle, W. Va., Saturday, June 25, 2016. About 32,000 West Virginia homes and businesses remain without power Saturday after severe flooding hit the state. The West Virginia Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management also said Saturday that more than 60 secondary roads in the state were closed.(AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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West Virginia train derails: Fires, oil tanker into river

A fire burns Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, after a train derailment near Charleston, W.Va. Nearby residents were told to evacuate as state emergency response and environmental officials headed to the scene. (AP Photo/The Register-Herald, Steve Keenan)

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Driver killed, as many as 60 people injured when logging truck collides with sight-seeing train in West Virginia

	A truck carrying logs down Cheat Mountain on U.S. Route 250 crashed into the side of the Cheat Mountain Salamander tourist train about 2 p.m. Friday afternoon.

A truck carrying logs down Cheat Mountain on U.S. Route 250 crashed into the side of the Cheat Mountain Salamander tourist train about 2 p.m. Friday afternoon.     Geoff Hamill via The Pocahontas

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Former Wheeling officer fired more than 20 rounds from assault rifle at court building and a nearby YWCA.

WVA Courthouse Shooting

A former city police fired more than 20 rounds into the federal building in Wheeling, W. Va., before he was shot and killed on Oct. 9, 2013.(Photo: Scott McCloskey, The Intelligencer/AP)

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West Virginia Woman Denies Abuse Charges Against Husband

Peter Lizon

This photo provided by the South Central Regional Jail in Charleston W.Va., shows Peter Lizon from Leroy W. Va. Authorities say Lizon tortured and enslaved his wife for much of the past decade, forcing her to endure two pregnancies and deliveries in shackles. Lizon was in jail Wednesday, July 11, 2012, on $300,000 bond. He was scheduled for a preliminary hearing on a malicious wounding charge Friday morning in Jackson County Magistrate Court. (AP Photo/South Central Regional Jail)

RIPLEY, W.Va. (AP) — The wife of a West Virginia man accused of torturing and abusing her for years denied the allegations Friday, testifying that all of her burns and bruises were accidents.

 

Stephanie Lizon denied that her husband, Peter Lizon, bound her with chains, and when she was shown photos of her injuries, she gave short explanations and said her husband did not intentionally hurt her.

“It was an accident. My husband and I were arguing. We collided with each other,” she testified when shown pictures of back wounds allegedly from a frying pan.

 Prosecutor Katie Casto said the bruises were obvious.

 “It is plain to a reasonable person that this was intentional,” Casto said. “It’s not an accident.”

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W. Virginia Using ‘Seat Belt Checkpoint’ To Conduct Illegal Search And Seizure

Donna Anderson
Infowars.com
July 5, 2013

seatbeltOn Tuesday, July 2, the Beckley Police Department conducted a seat belt checkpoint which yielded zero citations for seat belt violations, which really isn’t surprising when you consider Beckley’s new seat belt law doesn’t go into effect until July 9. The officers did, however, manage to find cause to bring in the K-9 corps and conduct a few illegal drug searches.

Beckely, West Virginia, law enforcement officials conducted the seat belt checkpoint ostensibly to raise awareness about the impending changes to the seat belt law which would make lack of seat belt usage a primary offense in West Virginia.

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W. Va. Teen Who Refused to Remove NRA Shirt at School Could Face Jail Time in Related Charge

Jared Marcum, 14 was arrested in April when, officers say, he nearly incited a riot after refusing to change out of his NRA T-shirt. But the teen says he didn’t violate any school policy and was merely exercising his right to free speech. A judge is allowing prosecutors to charge him with obstructing an officer, which means Marcum could face jail time or a fine.

Jared Marcum was arrested after refusing to remove an NRA T-shirt at school in April.

Jared Marcum was arrested after refusing to remove an NRA T-shirt at school in April.
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Jared Marcum was arrested after refusing to remove an NRA T-shirt at school in April.

A West Virginia teen who was arrested after refusing to change out of his National Rifle Association T-shirt at school could face a fine and even jail time on a related charge.

A judge in Logan County Court is allowing prosecutors to charge 14-year-old Jared Marcum with obstructing an officer in the April 18 incident, reported CBS affiliate WTRF-TV.

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