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Arts & Culture Eric Douglas,

W.Va. Network Journalist Ed Rabel Has Died

Ed Rabel’s attorney Timothy Koontz confirmed Rabel died on Dec. 3. He was 86 years old.

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Justice, Former Speaker Tim Armstead Dies At 60

Former Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates and former Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court of Appeals, Tim Armstead, died Tuesday following a brief hospitalization. He was 60. 

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Government Jack Walker,

Former House Minority Leader Doug Skaff Dies At 48

Former House Minority Leader Doug Skaff has died, according to a social media post from Gov. Patrick Morrisey. Skaff was 48.

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Government Jack Walker,

Martinsburg Mourns Death Of Long-Time Mayor George Karos

Berkeley County residents are mourning the loss of a long-time civil servant who they described as a fixture of the community and a welcoming face in local government.

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Arts & Culture Chris Schulz,

W.Va.'s First Lady Of Gospel Dies At 75

Mount Hope native Ethel Caffie-Austin died on Dec. 11  She started playing the piano when she was six years old and by nine was accompanying her minister father during his services. While studying ...

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