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Fruit Tree Migration And A Final Legislative Wrap On This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, several lawmakers called the just completed legislative session historic, while others were concerned over the focus on major economic development rather than helping working West Virginians. Randy Yohe has a final session wrap from the House of Delegates.

On this West Virginia Morning, several lawmakers called the just completed legislative session historic, while others were concerned over the focus on major economic development rather than helping working West Virginians. Randy Yohe has a final session wrap from the House of Delegates.

Also, in this show, Georgia is probably best known for its peaches, but now, varieties once found only in southern Georgia are moving northward into Appalachia because of climate change. It’s not just peaches, but all kinds of fruit trees. Jess Mador has this story of fruit tree migration.

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State Police Fatally Shoot Ga. Suspect on Interstate

State police say a man wanted in Georgia was fatally shot during a pursuit on the West Virginia Turnpike.

State Police spokesman Lt. Michael Baylous tells media outlets that 28-year-old Brandon Lamar Johnson of Snellville, Georgia, stopped his car during a pursuit Tuesday on Interstate 64-77 in Beckley, got out and pulled a gun on troopers. Baylous says Johnson refused to drop his weapon and was shot.

Johnson was pronounced dead at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley. No troopers were injured.

In Georgia, Rockdale County Sheriff Eric Levett says Johnson was wanted in Tuesday’s killing of 57-year-old co-worker Pamela Harmon. Her body was found in a store parking lot in Conyers, Georgia.

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