CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of people descended on downtown Chicago early Monday following a police shooting on the city's South Side, with vandals smashing the windows of dozens of businesses and making off with merchandise, cash machines and anything else they could carry, police said.
The following calls were made to police agencies on Aug. 11; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on Aug. 10; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
Among 31 people indicted the first week of August by a Greenbrier County Grand Jury was a man accused of phoning in a bomb threat earlier this year to Lewisburg City Hall. Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of people descended on downtown Chicago early Monday following a police shooting on the city's South Side, with vandals smashing the windows of dozens of businesses and making off with merchandise, cash machines and anything else they could carry, police said. Read more
Answering a call about a drug overdose near Lewisburg, Greenbrier County Sheriff’s Sgt. T.C. Webber ended up making two arrests. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on Aug. 9; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
The West Virginia State Police will conduct a sobriety checkpoint Friday, Aug. 21, along W.Va. 16 (East Main Street) near the old Division of Highways building in Oak Hill. The checkpoint will be from 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, to midnight Saturday, Aug. 22. The purpose is to deter impaired dri… Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on Aug. 8; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Chaotic and often violent protests against racial injustice have topped the headlines for days, but lost in the shouting are the voices of many Black Portland residents themselves — and their feelings about the unrest are nuanced and diverse. Read more
A Nicholas County woman who spent 27 days at Southern Regional Jail (SRJ) has reported that severe overcrowding at the jail has led to “hoarding” of humans into small cells together. Read more
A Richwood man has been arraigned and jailed on nine counts of sexual abuse in the first degree. Read more
Two people were arrested Friday after searches on Dublin Street in Sullivan Camp. Read more
A Daniels man has been accused of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on Aug. 7; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A man caught with stolen hedge clippers decades ago must continue to serve his life sentence, despite a stinging dissent from the chief justice of Louisiana’s Supreme Court, who said the sentence was the result of laws rooted in racism. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on Aug. 6; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on Aug. 5; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
Two inmates and four workers at Southern Regional Jail have tested positive for Covid-19, West Virginia Department of Homeland Security Communications Director Lawrence Messina reported Wednesday evening. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on August 4; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on Aug. 3; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
After a positive Covid-19 test was confirmed on Friday for an inmate at Southern Regional Jail, a reported first-time offender who spent 27 days at the jail in July wants to make the public aware of medical and sanitation conditions there. Read more
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Tormented by mind-scarring memories and questions without answers, Dion Green has dedicated his life after the death of his father and eight other people in a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, to memorializing them and trying to bring helpful change. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on Aug. 2; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on July 30; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on July 31; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on Aug. 1; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — What sort of staying power does it take for a protest movement to be judged a success? Read more
An incarcerated man at Southern Regional Jail has tested positive for Covid-19, West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety (WVMAPS) officials confirmed Thursday. Read more
Beckley Police Department officers captured a 30-year-old man who allegedly struck a police officer with an all-terrain vehicle on Nebraska Street Tuesday night, BPD Lt. David Allard reported Thursday. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on July 28; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
LEWISBURG — Greenbrier County commissioners met behind closed doors Tuesday with members of their building commission and bond counsel to discuss funding options for a proposed courthouse annex. Read more
WELCH — The second defendant in a case that began as the discovery of human remains and evolved into homicide and incest pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on July 27; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
Bryan Lee Ogle, II, 33, of Sevierville, Tenn., pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm on Monday resulting from a traffic stop in Montgomery in 2018. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on July 26: however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A city dump truck was set on fire as protesters faced off with police in Virginia's capital during a demonstration billed as support for protesters on the other side of the country in Portland, Oregon. College buildings and other property also were damaged. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on July 25; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on July 24; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco bus driver was assaulted with a wooden bat after asking three passengers to wear a mask in keeping with city health orders to combat the coronavirus. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on July 23; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
Gov. Jim Justice recently announced that he has awarded $5.4 million in West Virginia Community Corrections Grant Program funds to 30 projects, including nearly $1.3 million split among eight different projects in southern West Virginia. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on July 22; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on July 21; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
A Fayette County man, Bobby Mack, Jr., 40, was sentenced Wednesday to 72 months in prison and four years of supervised release for his participation in a drug trafficking operation in Fayette County. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on July 20; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
LOS ANGELES — The FBI is investigating whether the slaying of a well-known men's rights attorney in the mountains of San Bernardino County early this month is connected to the shooting of a federal judge's son and husband in New Jersey, according to law enforcement sources familiar with the probe. Read more
The Raleigh County Sheriff’s Department recently held a promotional ceremony to honor seven deputies who were upgraded to higher ranks. Read more
Raleigh County Judicial Annex will be closed until July 27, after a Raleigh Circuit Clerk worker tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday and an anticipated cleaning by the West Virginia National Guard was not delivered, Raleigh officials confirmed Monday. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on July 19; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
Cameron Martin Taylor, 31, of Shady Spring, WV passed away Monday August 10, 2020. Arrangements by Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home, Shady Spring, WV.
Harry Dee Williams, 69, entered Heaven's Gates August 11, 2020 at Bowers Hospice House. What a day that will be when my Jesus I will see, when he takes me by the hand and leads me through the promise land, what a glorious day that will be. Services will be 2 pm Friday, August 14, 2020 in the…
Charles Malcolm, 75, of Oceana, died August 7, Boone Memorial Hospital. He will be cremated. A funeral service Thursday, August 13, 6 pm, Oceana First Church of God. Arrangements Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco.
