MORGANTOWN — Following the death of a West Virginia University Student, police have identified the body as Alex Cather. Cather, a 22-year-old WVU student from Clarksburg, was found dead at his Morgantown apartment Saturday morning.
Police identify body of WVU student
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August 18, 2008
Police identify body of WVU student
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US kills Osama bin Laden decade after 9/11 attacks
Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American forces Monday, then quickly buried at sea in a stunning finale to a furtive decade on the run.
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- Clinton told of security failings in Afghanistan An independent reform group is contending that security at the U.S. embassy in Afghanistan is compromised by the failings of a private contractor hired to protect the nearly 1,000 diplomats and staff who work there.
- Clements meets WVU Faculty Senate on Monday He officially starts work June 30, but incoming West Virginia University President James Clements is already easing into the job.
- Obama hardens US stance on North Korean defiance His patience tested, President Barack Obama on Saturday promised a new and stronger response to defiant North Korea, saying that while he prefers diplomacy he is now taking a "very hard look" at tougher measures. A Pentagon official said no military moves were planned.
- 2 bodies, ticket found near Air France crash site Searchers found two bodies and the first confirmed debris — a briefcase containing an Air France Flight 447 ticket — in the Atlantic Ocean near where the jetliner is believed to have crashed, a Brazil military official said Saturday.
- Obama hails 'sheer improbability' of D-Day victory President Barack Obama honored the valiant dead and the "sheer improbability" of their D-Day victory, commemorating Saturday's 65th anniversary of the decisive invasion even as he remakes two wars and tries to thwart potential nuclear threats in Iran and North Korea.
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‘I went to help her’
Most Marion Countians remember the gentleman who got into a real scuffle last week with a much larger man who was charged with beating up a woman companion.
“I was just sitting in my car, watching the river and feeding some ducks and relaxing,” said the man, who was later identified as Frank Presley. - FACT OF FICTION: City ambulance service? ‘Just brainstorming’ If you pick up the phone and dial 9-1-1 for a health emergency, you expect to see an ambulance at your doorstep within minutes. And if it truly is a health emergency, does it matter what the name on the side of ambulance is?
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‘Casualty of war’
Sgt. Ralph Suter Jr. didn’t die on the battlefields of Iraq, but in his sleep months after returning home.
“When I got that call about what happened to my son, it was one of the lowest points in my life,” said Suter’s father, Ralph, Sr. “I was devastated. I remember asking, ‘Are you sure?’ I never thought he could be dead. I couldn’t believe it. He was home and safe, and then he just dies.” - More Today's Top News Headlines
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US kills Osama bin Laden decade after 9/11 attacks
