PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — The Saudi gunman who killed three people at the Pensacola naval base had apparently gone on Twitter shortly before the shooting to blast U.S. support of Israel and accuse America of being anti-Muslim, a U.S. official said Sunday as the FBI confirmed it is operating on …
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — The Saudi gunman who killed three people at the Pensacola naval base had apparently gone on Twitter shortly before the shooting to blast U.S. support of Israel and accuse America of being anti-Muslim, a U.S. official said Sunday as the FBI confirmed it is operating on … Read more
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — The Saudi student who fatally shot three sailors at a U.S. naval base in Florida hosted a dinner party earlier in the week where he and three others watched videos of mass shootings, a U.S. official told The Associated Press on Saturday. Read more
ELKINS (AP) — Natural resources police in West Virginia are investigating cases of illegally killed deer and timber theft in Randolph County. Read more
PRINCETON — A woman charged with decapitating a man on Easter 2018 was found guilty Thursday of first-degree murder without a recommendation of mercy, meaning she faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. Read more
CHARLESTON (AP) — A West Virginia man will likely spend life in prison for fatally shooting a father who was delivering child support money to a woman, a jury decided on Thursday. Read more
A Beckley man, Kendall Cotten, 30, was sentenced on Thursday to 30 months in prison for possession of heroin with intent to distribute. Read more
A Rainelle man is in jail on narcotics allegations in Fayette County, Fayette Sheriff Mike Fridley reported Wednesday. Read more
One Oak Hill man is facing narcotics allegations after a traffic stop Thursday morning, Fayette County Sheriff Mike Fridley reported. Read more
The application process is underway for the 2020 Beckley Police Department’s Citizen’s Police Academy (CPA), a way to educate Beckley’s citizens about the structures and activities of their police department. Read more
CHARLESTON — A Kanawha County man was cited by police after he was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at Yeager Airport on Thanksgiving, when they detected two handguns in his backpack at the security checkpoint. Read more
FAYETTEVILLE — When the Fayette County Courthouse doors swing closed at the end of calendar year 2019, Kelvin Holliday's years in public service will come to an end. Read more
WILLIAMSBURG (AP) — Law enforcement officials say a hunting dispute resulted in two people being shot and killed. Read more
CHARLESTON (AP) — A trial date has been set for a West Virginia man who has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of his wife. Read more
CHARLESTON (AP) — Authorities say a man who led officers on a long, high-speed chase through West Virginia was caught after he ran out of gas. Read more
West Virginia’s new bishop Tuesday called for his predecessor, Michael Bransfield, to pay the diocese $792,638, apologize to victims and to the diocese, and lose his place in the diocesan cemetery as part of a restitution package for alleged financial and sexual misconduct that some church e… Read more
fairmont — The Supreme Court of West Virginia ruled Thursday that the Law Enforcement Professional Standards Subcommittee cannot deny Fairmont State University’s application to establish a police academy. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on Nov. 21; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
Raleigh County Sheriff Scott Van Meter said on Thursday that a multi-agency investigation has resulted in criminal charges being brought against five suspected drug traffickers. Read more
The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted "law enforcement activity" in Raleigh County on Thursday morning, a spokeswoman for the FBI reported Thursday. Read more
Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Dimlich will decide at a later date whether a man who confessed to targeting women for a string of 2017 robberies will get a reduced sentence. Read more
A man was shot and another man was injured early Tuesday in what police believe to be a drug-related home invasion. Read more
The following calls were made to the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office on Nov. 18; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
An Oak Hill man was arrested Tuesday for the murder of a missing woman whose body had been left inside of a Fayette County home, Oak Hill Police Department officials said. Read more
Raleigh County Commission President David Tolliver and commissioners around southern West Virginia are asking that state lawmakers offer some relief on soaring jail bill costs this January, when the regular session of the West Virginia Legislature opens. Read more
WELCH — A suspect in the grisly Skygusty murder has confessed to the crime in a letter to authorities. Meanwhile, information on an incestuous relationship between this suspect and his daughter, who is also charged with murder, has emerged. Read more
Six men have been charged after a shooting at a New Jersey high school football game that critically wounded a 10-year-old boy and sent players and the packed crowd fleeing in panic. Read more
PRINCETON — A McDowell County man is facing multiple charges of incest and sexual assault after a female juvenile told investigators during a forensic interview that he said that he repeatedly assaulted her “so she could get pregnant.” Read more
MORGANTOWN (AP) — Police in West Virginia say they have identified another source of suspected heroin-laced vaping solutions that sickened two high school students. Read more
Fayette County Sheriff’s Department deputies arrested a Raleigh County man on drug charges Sunday, after allegedly finding a variety of illegal narcotics and marijuana in his car, Fayette Sheriff Mike Fridley reported. Read more
The founder of the region’s largest private mental health counseling service is expected to waive his rights to a preliminary hearing, following his Oct. 28 arrest on a single felony charge of first degree sexual abuse of an adult. Read more
CHARLESTON – Dana Stevenson, 28, of Charleston, was sentenced to 14 months in prison last week for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Stevenson previously admitted that on August 14, 2017, Charleston Police Department officers were searching for a suspect that was seen driving a stole… Read more
A Beckley man faces a lifetime behind bars after pleading guilty in Raleigh County Circuit Court to four counts of felony first-degree robbery. Read more
charleston — Supreme Court Chief Justice Beth Walker has appointed Twelfth Judicial Circuit (Fayette County) Judge Thomas H. Ewing to the Juvenile Justice Commission. Read more
A Kimberly man with an outstanding charge of possessing a firearm illegally and making a series of traffic offenses in Fayette County was taken into custody in Smithers Wednesday, Fayette Sheriff Mike Fridley reported. Read more
In early January 2019 the West Virginia State Police Crimes Against Children Unit initiated an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse wherein 81-year-old Albert Vance was accused of sexually abusing two females under the age of 18, according to a press release from the West Virginia … Read more
PRINCETON — After deliberating Wednesday for more than an hour, a Mercer County jury found both a Princeton mother and father guilty of murder by a parent, guardian, or custodian and guilty of child neglect resulting in death. Read more
The following cases were prosecuted by the office of U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart, Southern District of West Virginia. Read more
CHARLESTON — A Whitesville man pled guilty to a federal gun charge, according to United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Read more
The attorney for a Beckley counselor and businessman who is accused by police of first degree sexual abuse said Wednesday that his client is innocent of the felony charge. Read more
The founder of the largest private mental health counseling service in Raleigh County was arrested Monday on a charge of first-degree sexual abuse. Read more
Officers are still searching for the individual suspected of robbing a local bank Monday afternoon. Read more
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation has made electronic tablets available to inmates at its prison facilities. Read more
Beckley Police Department officials have identified a suspect in a Monday robbery of the 101 N. Kanawha Street branch of City National Bank. Read more
WELCH — A McDowell County man is behind bars after being charged with two counts of sexual assault first degree involving minors. Read more
The West Virginia State Police will conduct a Sobriety Checkpoint along US Rt. 19, approximately .1 mile south of the intersection with Airport Road in the Beaver area of Raleigh County today. Read more
Beckley Police Department officers are seeking a suspect who wore a monkey mask when he allegedly robbed the 101 South Kanawha Street branch of City National Bank on Monday morning. Read more
Kristopher Osborne and Mary Dryer, both of Beckley, were arrested by Raleigh County sheriff deputies on Monday for breaking into a home on Summit Drive in the Dry Hill are of Raleigh County, according to a press release from the Sheriff’s Department. Read more
A man wearing a monkey mask robbed City National Bank on Monday morning, Beckley Police Department Lt. David Allard said. Read more
union — A Monroe County man has been sentenced to at least two years in prison for embezzlement related to his previous jobs as transportation director for county schools and chief of the Union Volunteer Fire Department. Read more
Ellen Sweeney Cole, 95 of Cool Ridge, WV passed away Sunday, December 8, 2019. She was born on October 18, 1924 to Londa and Texie Sweeney and was a homemaker. Surviving daughters Mary Killip and Barbara Martin, sons Lionel and Ivan Lilly, sister Maxine, 10 grandchildren, eight great grandch…
Nancy Simmons, age 57, of Camden, SC, formerly of Pluto, WV, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2019. Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry, Shady Spring, WV.
[br]VICTOR [ndash] Zachary William Tellep, 22, of Victor died Friday, December 6, 2019 at his home after a long illness. Zachary had a love for our Country and had desired to join the Army. He is survived by his loving wife, Alissa Sedlock Tellep; his parents, James Tellep and Lori Workman T…
Should city lease Raleigh Playhouse & Theatre? When Raleigh Playhouse and Theatre’s owners announced that it would close operations immediately, Beckley Mayor Rob Rappold stepped forward and said the city was working on a lease agreement to keep the theater open. Do you agree or disagree with the mayor’s plan to keep the theater open?
