WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators probing the death of a U.S. Capitol Police officer killed in the Jan. 6 riot have zeroed in on a suspect seen on video appearing to spray a chemical substance on the officer before he later collapsed and died, two people familiar with the matter told T…
A Fayette County man died Monday after being struck by a train. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on Feb. 28; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on Feb. 27; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
Jerry Stewart, 31, and Elijio Perez, 30, inmates at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) at Beckley, both admitted to possessing a handcrafted weapon, commonly known as a “shank,” according to a press release from United States Attorney Mike Stuart’s office. Read more
Devon Lamar Lockridge, 34, of Detroit, Mich., was sentenced to five years in prison for possessing with the intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine, charged as a result of a traffic stop in Beckley. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on Feb. 26; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators probing the death of a U.S. Capitol Police officer killed in the Jan. 6 riot have zeroed in on a suspect seen on video appearing to spray a chemical substance on the officer before he later collapsed and died, two people familiar with the matter told T… Read more
A Louisiana State Police trooper has been suspended without pay for kicking and dragging a handcuffed Black man whose in-custody death remains unexplained and the subject of a federal civil rights investigation. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on Feb. 25; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lady Gaga's dog walker was shot and two of the singer's French bulldogs were stolen in Hollywood during an armed robbery, police said. The singer is offering a $500,000 reward. Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers pressed the acting U.S. Capitol Police chief Thursday to explain why the force wasn't prepared to fend off a violent mob of insurrectionists even though officials had compiled specific, compelling intelligence that extremists were likely to attack Congress and try… Read more
Detectives with the Raleigh County Sheriff's Office arrested Derick Alen Dunbar, 30, of Clear Creek on Thursday on four counts of third-degree sexual assault. Read more
A Raleigh County man was arrested Thursday for his role in a January shooting. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on Feb. 24; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man charged with illegally dumping low-level nuclear waste at an Estill County landfill has pleaded guilty in federal court to two charges of shipping the waste without the proper labeling. Read more
PRINCETON — A Mercer County man is facing a charge of first-degree sexual assault, accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with one female juvenile during the last two years and with an adult female individual who said she was assaulted when she was a juvenile. Read more
PRINCETON — A local man who injured a deputy with his car Feb. 16 and fled the scene became the subject of another chase Saturday after checking out of a hospital he had been sent to for treatment of a pre-existing condition. Read more
Jurors in an upcoming murder trial will not hear that the defendant had pleaded guilty to shooting to death a man in Charleston in 2015, Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Robert Burnside ruled Wednesday. Read more
CHARLESTON — A former volunteer fire chief has been indicted by a Raleigh County grand jury for stealing more than $133,000 from the Town of Sophia Volunteer Fire Department. Read more
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A former member of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration who previously accused him of sexual harassment offered new details Wednesday, saying he once kissed her on the lips without consent. Read more
A Fayette County couple was arrested Tuesday on multiple counts of gross child neglect after an accidental shooting incident involving multiple juveniles. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on Feb. 23; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on Feb. 22; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden's attorney general nominee, vowed Monday to prioritize combating extremist violence with an initial focus on the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol as he sought to assure lawmakers that the Justice Department would remain politically indep… Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on Feb. 21; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on Feb. 20; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general says the Justice Department must ensure laws are “fairly and faithfully enforced” and the rights of all Americans are protected, while reaffirming an adherence to policies to protect the department’s political independence. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on Feb. 19; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
Raleigh County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Brian Parsons on Friday asked Fayette County Circuit Court Judge Paul Blake to order Facebook to hand over account data from two Oak Hill sisters who are among those charged with causing the death of 8-year-old Raylee Browning in December 2018. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on Feb. 18; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A once high-flying political fundraiser who prosecutors said gave illegal campaign contributions to Joe Biden, Lindsey Graham and a host of other U.S. politicians was sentenced Thursday to 12 years behind bars. Read more
A Fayette County man is facing murder charges following a shooting Thursday morning. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on Feb. 17; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
PETERSTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — An 86-year-old man died in a house fire Wednesday morning in West Virginia, officials said. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on Feb. 16; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Executioners who put 13 inmates to death in the last months of the Trump administration likened the process of dying by lethal injection to falling asleep and called gurneys “beds” and final breaths “snores.” Read more
Vic Brown, the executive director of the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, revealed recently that the Central Regional Drug and Violent Crime Task Force has been awarded the Appalachia HIDTA Task Force of the Year for West Virginia. Read more
The following indictments were returned by the February term of the Wyoming County grand jury, according to Prosecutor Mike Cochrane: Read more
The following individuals are to report on Friday, Feb. 19, before the Honorable Paul M. Blake Jr., judge of the Circuit Court of Fayette County, at 9 a.m., in the courtroom of the Fayette County Courthouse for arraignment. Read more
A Raleigh County house fire resulted in the death of a resident's beloved dog on Monday, but no people were seriously injured in the blaze, Raleigh County emergency officials reported. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on Feb. 14; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
One patient threatened to shoot Dr. Terry Hunt if physical therapy didn't relieve his pain as effectively as opioids did. Another harassed his staff, then roamed a hospital searching for Hunt after being told he would be weaned off painkillers he had used inappropriately. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on Feb. 13; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
Three people died late Friday night in an automobile collision on U.S. 19 in Fayette County, according to WOAY-TV in Oak Hill. Read more
At the request of the Biden administration, United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced Friday that he will resign as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia effective Feb. 28. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on Feb. 12; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
BOSTON (AP) — The former FBI agent serving a 40-year prison sentence for alerting Boston mobster Whitey Bulger that he could be implicated in a murder is seeking to be released from prison on medical grounds. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on Feb. 11; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
Troy Covington, 20, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Beckley, was sentenced to 12 months in prison, to run consecutively to the sentence he currently is serving, for possessing a weapon at the facility. He also was sentenced to three years of supervised release followi… Read more
James Edward Hamrick, 74, of Grassy Meadows, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021, in the Peyton Hospice House, Lewisburg, following a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. Born November 15, 1946, at Grassy Meadows, he was the son of the late John and Glenna Cohenour Hamrick. Ed was a 196…
Bobbi Carter age 47 of Beaver, WV passed away Monday February 22, 2021. Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry, Beckley, WV.
The latest pandemic relief package would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by June 2025 and then adjust it to increase at the same rate as median hourly wages. However, that provision is not expected to survive in the final bill.
