Charlie Boothe
Assignment Editor
WVVA
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Charlie Boothe joined the WVVA team in July of 2023.
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If no budget deal is reached by Saturday at midnight, almost 1,500 full-time employees of the West Virginia National Guard will be impacted.
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Tazewell County Landfill users will soon see improvements in access and services as a new management company is set to take over and the construction of a new trash “cell” will soon be complete.
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A manhunt is still on for an unidentified armed man who has been taking food from homes in Bland County and now Giles County.
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Bluefield and Beckley will receive a small portion of almost $6.5 million in grant money from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
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Four Bluefield University students were treated for smoke inhalation and others are temporarily staying in a local hotel after an electrical fire in a dorm room early this morning.
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Fired Tazewell County deputy’s initial court date set
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Carilion Clinic has expanded its medical care services into Bluefield, Va.
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Tazewell County voters will have state and county races on their ballots, and some districts will decide on a supervisor.
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James Monroe High School in Monroe County is temporarily closed after an electrical fire in the maintenance room was detected early Wednesday morning.
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Trash collection company granted rate hike to improve service
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The Bland County Sheriff’s Office is continuing a search for an armed man wanted for offenses in Pulaski County and is a suspect in breaking and entering cases in Bland County.
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Several events are planned this weekend to remember the 40th anniversary of the 1983 bombing of a U.S. Marine Corps barracks in Beirut
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Pet Week at Tractor Supply culminates Saturday with an adoption event at the store on Cumberland Road in Bluefield.
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Gov. Jim Justice is taking aim at stopping human trafficking in West Virginia.
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Some streets in Bluefield, West Virginia, may be getting a major update in the future.
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The reopening of the Grant Street Bridge in Bluefield, West Virginia has been long-awaited.
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The America’s Got Talent (AGT) season six winner and West Virginia native Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. is now in rehabilitation for a recent basketball injury.
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An award-winning documentary filmmaker will be at the Granada Theater on Sept. 22 to show her latest film, “King Coal.”
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Church members to read entire New Testament
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Virginia State Police wants the public’s help in locating the hit-and-run vehicle and driver involved in a crash Thursday morning in Raven.
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Labor Day weekend was deadly for motorcyclists across Virginia, including one fatality in Wytheville and two in Scott County.
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Virginia students continue to demonstrate learning loss in reading and math.
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Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is leading a bipartisan group U.S. Senators in an effort to preserve funding for archery and hunter education courses in public schools.
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Musicians, dancers and artists are ready to participate in the 20th Culturefest World Music & Arts Festival at Pipestem starting Thursday.
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Princeton High School football players, coaches and cheerleaders were treated to a pre-game meal today before the Princeton-Bluefield rivalry game.
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The state Public Service Commission (PSC) on Tuesday approved a request by Beckley Garbage Disposal to raise monthly disposal fees for residential customers by 21 percent.
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Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced today several area fire departments will receive grants through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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The Music Across the Years program is continuing in area schools this year, thanks to a grant from Chorus America.
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A partnership between Bluefield State University and Pocahontas Royalties has raised $75,000 for scholarships in the new mining engineering program at BSU.
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A Woodrow Wilson High School teacher has been nominated for a national civics award
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Local agencies receiving grants to fight substance abuse among youth
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The Princeton Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating the owner of vehicle that caused property damage on Tuesday.
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Golden Knights get ‘go’ for Mitchell Stadium jump tonight
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A new regional CEO has been named to oversee the Appalachian Regional Hospital (ARH) healthcare system’s West Virginia and Big Sandy regions.
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BSU slated to receive $7.1 million for new healthcare training facility
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Grant awarded to Southern Highlands for NAS program
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A recent incident involving a 911 call has prompted the Tazwell County Sheriff’s Office to promote a new service that could benefit every resident.
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Initiative to help residents with broadband connectivity under way
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Legislation gives planned $100 million Ridges Sports Complex and Expo Center in Princeton a boost
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Student access to affordable broadband is the main subject of a town hall meeting in Bluefield Monday evening.
BSU welcomes former Alderson Broaddus University students
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