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Possible Columbine-style attack thwarted in Wood County
Police say man e-mailed threat on youth center
A Parkersburg man who allegedly threatened a Columbine-style attack at a center for troubled youth was arrested Wednesday by members of the Wood County Sheriff's Department.
Former WVU dean still getting full pay
West Virginia University continues to pay former medical school Dean Dr. John Prescott his full administrative salary, even though he's had no leadership duties since he stepped down in April.
Black bear bites Hardy County man
Nuisance bear reports on the rise in W.Va., DNR says
Sometimes, Richard Hines Sr. gets the bear. But last week, the bear got him.
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