Charleston Gazette

Pieces of History: ; Remnants of Old Capitol Coming Home

balow@wvgazette.com When the downtown Capitol burned in 1921, the building didn't simply disappear.

New Wvu President Starts Work Today: ; University Will Pay Salaries of Both Hardesty, Garrison Until Sept. 20

jdavison@wvgazette.com West Virginia University's next president Michael Garrison starts work today, with a schedule that includes an early morning workout, staff and administrator meetings and a summer class sit-in.

Arneault Discusses Expansion Plans at Chester Racetrack: ; Hancock Passes Table Games Bill

CHESTER - In gambling, the house always wins. And in this town, Ted Arneault is the house. The diminutive, dapper man with the expensive suits and shiny shoes has become the bane of those in West Virginia who fear and fight the expansion of gambling. But the president of Mountaineer Racetrack and Gaming Resort says his work to expand gambling the past 15 years has been about much more.

U.S. Tightens Airport Security, Adds Air Marshals: ; Extra Precaution Taken Because of July 4 Holiday

WASHINGTON - President Bush said Sunday he appreciates the new British government's "strong response" to terrorist threats in London and Scotland that prompted the United States to tighten airport security and add air marshals to overseas flights. "It just goes to show the war against these extremists goes on," Bush said as he waited for Russian President Vladimir Putin to arrive at the Bush family seaside home at Kennebunkport, Maine. "You never know where they may try to strike, and I appre...

Brits Make 5th Arrest: ; Hunt Continues for Terror Suspects

GLASGOW, Scotland - British officials intensified the hunt Sunday for what they called an al-Qaida-linked network behind three attempted terrorist attacks, announcing a fifth arrest and conducting pinpoint raids across a country on its highest level of alert. Prime Minister Gordon Brown said "It is clear that we are dealing, in general terms, with people who are associated with al- Qaida." He warned Britons that the threat would be "long-term and sustained" but said the country would not cowe...

Hundreds Evacuate Towns Near Raging Utah Wildfire

NEOLA, Utah - A wildfire that has scorched about 46 square miles in northeastern Utah and killed three people has prompted the evacuation of hundreds of people from nearby towns and forced authorities to close a national forest to the public. The fire started Friday morning north of Neola, about 100 miles east of Salt Lake City, and on Sunday morning crews had it about 5 percent contained. The cause had not been determined.

Bush, Putin Insist There Is No Set Agenda for Meeting

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine - Relations are rocky between President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin, but they began their overnight visit at the Bush family's seaside summer home on Sunday with warm handshakes, lobster dinner and a hair-raising spin through the Atlantic's choppy waters. The president knows what he wants from the talks: Convince Putin that a U.S. missile defense system in Eastern Europe would not threaten Russia. Bring the Kremlin behind tough new penalties aimed at Iran's ...

Obama Leads Dems in Fundraising

WASHINGTON - Sen. Barack Obama outpaced Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton by $10 million in second-quarter contributions that can be spent on the Democratic presidential primary contest, aided by the contributions of 154,000 individual donors. Obama's campaign on Sunday reported raising at least $31 million for the primary contest and an extra $1.5 million for the general election from April through June, a record for a Democratic candidate.

Iraqi Civilian Death Toll Down 36 Percent

BAGHDAD - Iraqi civilian deaths dropped to their lowest level since the start of the Baghdad security operation, government figures showed Sunday, suggesting signs of progress in tamping down violence in the capital. But American casualties are running high as U.S. forces step up pressure on Sunni and Shiite extremists in and around Baghdad.

Readers' Voice

* The comment the person made about replacing semis with trains was the most ridiculous comment I have ever read. How do you propose we get the goods from the train station or the train yard to the stores and businesses? Maybe in the back of a pickup truck? That is just ridiculous. * I hope Ms. Selman sits on her property until doomsday so Urban Renewal can't replace terribly needed parking spaces for the Clay Center with a stupid park in one of the worst parts of town. This is absolutely idi...

Replica Viking Ship Sets Sail for Ireland From Denmark

ROSKILDE, Denmark - A 100-foot-long replica of a Viking longship glided out of a Danish fjord Sunday with 65 crew members determined to sail across the North Sea to Ireland. Roughly 4,000 people watched the Sea Stallion of Glendalough begin the attempt to relive the perilous journey its Viking forebear made about 1,000 years ago.

Lake Okeechobee Reveals Lost Relics

BELLE GLADE, Fla. - The epic drought gripping Lake Okeechobee has opened a mud-spattered window into Florida's prehistoric past. Since March, falling water levels have exposed 21 archaeological sites - for now, the locations are secret to the public. Hundreds of artifacts have been unearthed, including pieces of pottery, shell pendants, candleholders, arrowheads and fishing weights.

For Sale: ; Millionaire Businessman's Island has Privacy, Security, History

MIAMI - In 1986, a Florida millionaire named Jack Holcomb went island shopping in the Bahamas. He was a man who valued privacy and safety over a fancy address, and the place he took had both. Leaf Cay was a 15-acre wilderness 270 miles off the Florida coast, and it hadn't been hit by a hurricane in 102 years.

Charleston Crime Zones

The following crimes were reported to the Charleston Police Department. East district

On File: ; Kanawha County

Marriages The following people applied for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between June 25 and 29:

State Gets Grant to Train New Teachers

State education leaders now have an extra $3.1 million to recruit and train new teachers for high-demand subjects such as science, math, special education, English and foreign languages. The U.S. Department of Education awarded the five-year grant to the state's 21st Century Office of Professional Preparation.

Maine Island Marks 'Independence'

CHEBEAGUE ISLAND, Maine - The bumper stickers - "Independence Day 07 01 07 Chebeague Island ME" - began showing up a couple of weeks ago, along with T-shirts proclaiming "Town of Chebeague Island, est. July 1, 2007." While the rest of America prepares for the Fourth of July, Chebeague residents celebrated their own independence day Sunday when the island became the nation's newest town.

St. Albans Woman Killed in Car Crash

A woman from the St. Albans area was killed late Saturday night in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of U.S. 60 and U.S. 35 at Amandaville. Brenda Griffith, 59, was killed after she turned left onto U.S. 35, just after she drove eastbound on U.S. 60, according to a Kanawha County Sheriff's dispatcher. Her vehicle struck a car driven by Dorsey Ashworth, 75, of the Hurricane area.

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