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Manchin OKs part of heart-procedure rule

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Medium-sized West Virginia hospitals may perform emergency procedures to clear clogged heart arteries without onsite surgical backup, but Gov. Joe Manchin on Friday asked the state Health Care Authority to rework ambiguous wording on the proposed rule for elective angioplasties.

Spokeswoman Lara Ramsburg said the rule Manchin rejected says hospitals could not do elective angioplasty if they are ‘‘within one-hour medical transport drive time’’ from another facility that has a heart surgery unit.

Hospitals want to know if that one-hour window means drive time only, or includes the time it takes to prepare a patient for transport.

‘‘They need to know specifically,’’ she said. ‘‘We don’t want any ambiguity, any confusion.’’

Sonia Chambers, chairwoman of the Health Care Authority, said the board has already begun looking at how to clarify the language and expects to address the issue at its next meeting July 30.

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Prosecutor: W.Va. poker tournament OK

July 19, 2008

MARLINTON, W.Va. (AP) — A planned weekend poker tournament at a West Virginia resort can go ahead without concern from local law enforcement.

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Suspect arrested in W.Va. post office killing

July 19, 2008

DALLAS, W.Va. (AP) — Police arrested a man in Ohio on Friday after they said he shot and killed a postmaster at the Dallas Post Office.

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W.Va. town remembers native son Don Knotts

July 19, 2008

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Known to the world for playing Deputy Barney Fife on ‘‘The Andy Griffith Show,’’ Don Knotts’ memory is preserved in his hometown as one of West Virginia’s favorite sons.

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W.Va. man pleads guilty in torture of woman

July 18, 2008

LOGAN, W.Va. (AP) _ Another defendant has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the suspected torture of a young woman held captive in West Virginia last summer.

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Dow calls off WVU land donation

July 18, 2008

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) _ Dow Chemicals Co.'s plan to give West Virginia University 58 acres of South Charleston real estate and lab space valued at $25 million has fallen through.

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