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BLUEFIELD (WVVA) - It's that time of year again: The Cole Chevy Mountain Festival is underway. The annual event kicked off Tuesday at the Bluefield City Park. As in year's past, the James H. Drew CarnivalMore >> BLUEFIELD (WVVA) - It's that time of year again: The Cole Chevy Mountain Festival is underway. The annual event kicked off Tuesday at the Bluefield City Park. As in year's past, the James H. Drew CarnivalMore >> PRINCETON (WVVA) - The trial of a man charged in a 2009 murder outside a Bluefield nightclub began Tuesday. Jury selection in the trail of 29-year-old Corey Samuels began Tuesday morning in Judge WilliamMore >> PRINCETON (WVVA) - The trial of a man charged in a 2009 murder outside a Bluefield nightclub began Tuesday. Jury selection in the trail of 29-year-old Corey Samuels began Tuesday morning in Judge WilliamMore >> MORGANTOWN (WVVA) - Funeral services have been set for former West Virginia University football coach Bill Stewart. A public viewing will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Morgantown Event Center. AMore >> MORGANTOWN (WVVA) - Funeral services have been set for former West Virginia University football coach Bill Stewart. A public viewing will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Morgantown Event Center. AMore >> PRINCETON (WVVA) - Residents on Fayette Street near Princeton say they're fighting a constant battle over abandoned, dilapidated homes in their neighborhood, and the potential health hazards they bring. ResidentsMore >> PRINCETON (WVVA) - Residents on Fayette Street near Princeton say they're fighting a constant battle over abandoned, dilapidated homes in their neighborhood, and the potential health hazards they bring. ResidentsMore >> LEWISBURG (WVVA) - A Greenbrier County drug dealer pled guilty today in front of Judge Joseph Pomponio on two felony counts. 40-year-old Jackie Lee Gilbert of Rainelle was arrested on December 31st whenMore >> LEWISBURG (WVVA) - A Greenbrier County drug dealer pled guilty today in front of Judge Joseph Pomponio on two felony counts. 40-year-old Jackie Lee Gilbert of Rainelle was arrested on December 31st whenMore >> NORTH TAZEWELL (WVVA) - Town officials have drained a leaky water tank in North Tazewell. Town Manager Jerry Wood says a meeting will be held Wednesday with the county's health department to decide whatMore >> NORTH TAZEWELL (WVVA) - Town officials have drained a leaky water tank in North Tazewell. Town Manager Jerry Wood says a meeting will be held Wednesday with the county's health department to decide whatMore >> BLUEFIELD (WVVA) - A State Trooper with Bluefield roots was honored recently for his service in the line of duty. West Virginia State Police Sr. Trooper Donald Wolford, a Bluefield, WV native, receivedMore >> BLUEFIELD (WVVA) - A State Trooper with Bluefield roots was honored recently for his service in the line of duty. West Virginia State Police Sr. Trooper Donald Wolford, a Bluefield, WV native, receivedMore >> BLUEFIELD, Va. (WVVA) - The Bluefield, Va., Police Department has released the names and descriptions of a pair of suspects wanted in the robbery of a Tazewell County convenience store. Police are seekingMore >> BLUEFIELD, Va. (WVVA) - The Bluefield, Va., Police Department has released the names and descriptions of a pair of suspects wanted in the robbery of a Tazewell County convenience store. Police are seekingMore >> CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Someone bought a Powerball ticket worth $1 million in Beckley. But the prize hasn't been claimed. West Virginia Lottery Director John Musgrave said Monday that the ticket wasMore >> CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Someone bought a Powerball ticket worth $1 million in Beckley. But the prize hasn't been claimed. West Virginia Lottery Director John Musgrave said Monday that the ticket wasMore >> BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) -- A coal miner who says he was fired for enforcing safety standards that slowed production and the sealing of the Upper Big Branch mine is suing Alpha Natural Resources. The StateMore >> BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) -- A coal miner who says he was fired for enforcing safety standards that slowed production and the sealing of the Upper Big Branch mine is suing Alpha Natural Resources. The StateMore >>
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Legislation to expand the death penalty in Virginia is up for a key vote at the General Assembly.
The Republican-backed bill would redefine the so-called triggerman rule, which in most cases restricts the death penalty to the person who does the actual killing. The bill would allow the death penalty for accomplices who share the intent to kill.
Del. Todd Gilbert's bill is on the docket for Wednesday afternoon's Senate Courts of Justice Committee meeting.
Two weeks ago, the Senate's own version of the bill died in the courts committee on a 7-7 party line vote, with one Republican abstaining because he accepts court appointments to represent capital murder defendants. The same vote on the House bill would doom the triggerman revision for the fifth consecutive year.
