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Miner injured at southern West Virginia mine has died, governor says
RALEIGH COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A coal miner who was injured at a southern West Virginia mine earlier this month has died, the state’s governor said Wednesday. Ashley Cogar, 33, of Erbacon, W.Va., died Wednesday morning from injuries suffered in a mining incident on July 12 at the Wyco Surface Mine in Raleigh County, according to a news release from the governor’s office.
Urgent Search Underway for Missing 75-Year-Old Man with Dementia in Orlando
The Orlando Police Department has issued an urgent alert regarding Miguel Vera, a 75-year-old resident with dementia, who has been reported missing since early this morning. Vera, described as a man of 5 feet 7 inches in height, weighing 150 pounds, with brown eyes and gray hair, was last seen in the vicinity of S. Kirkman Road and Raleigh Street around 2 a.m. He was notably wearing a blue shirt and black pants at the time of his disappearance, according to Orlando Police.
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