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West Nile threat looms again in W.Va. county

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) _ A mosquito carrying the West Nile virus has been found in Kanawha County for the third time in three months.



Kanawha-Charleston Health Department officials say the mosquito was found in a wetlands area near a Capital High School soccer field. Treatments began on the area Tuesday and the field has been closed temporarily.



West Nile-infected mosquitoes were identified in July in St. Albans and in June in the Tornado area.



West Nile is a mosquito-borne disease that causes encephalitis, or swelling of the brain. Mosquitoes often breed in stagnant water.

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W.Va. low-income kids get thousands of books

August 28, 2008

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) _ Children from low-income families in West Virginia are about to get acquainted with a Birkenstock-clad kangaroo named Sue.



The state Women, Infants and Children

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Rockefeller says Obama could win W.Va.

August 28, 2008

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) _ Barack Obama was thrashed in West Virginia's primary, but the state's junior senator said from the Democratic National Convention that history will not repeat itself in Novemb

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Dozens of dogs get new starts following W.Va. raid

August 28, 2008

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) _ Dozens of dogs removed in a recent raid at a Parkersburg kennel have been moved out of state for evaluation and possible adoption.



The Humane Society of Parker

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W.Va.'s Rockefeller praises Obama's foreign policy

August 28, 2008

DENVER (AP) _ West Virginia's junior senator believes doubts about Barack Obama's experience in foreign affairs are deeply misguided.



U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller told delegates at the Dem

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W.Va. gov speaks at Dem convention

August 27, 2008

DENVER (AP) _ West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin is encouraging politicians to follow the state's example to bridge partisan divides.



Manchin spoke during prime-time on Tuesday at the D

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