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A 12-week old infant is dead under "suspicious" circumstances, according to Nicholas County Sheriff William Nunley.
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A 12-week old infant is dead under "suspicious" circumstances, according to Nicholas County Sheriff William Nunley. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies Aug. 19; the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
A Raleigh County Sheriff's Office deputy worked with federal and local agencies Friday to apprehend a Detroit man allegedly selling narcotics in Sophia. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal authorities say a drug sweep in Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia has netted more than 800 pounds (363 kilograms) of methamphetamine. Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia city has approved payments totaling $130,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing three police officers of using excessive force against a teenager and his toddler cousin. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on Aug. 18; 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. 17; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
Two people were arrested after drugs and firearms were found in Sophia, according to a press release from the Raleigh County Sheriff's Office. Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — A homeless man from West Virginia faced charges Saturday for allegedly placing two devices that looked like pressure cookers in a New York City subway station, forcing an evacuation and snarling the morning commute, police said. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on Aug. 16; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — The man accused of letting his 15-foot python escape into the woods outside Morgantown did not show up for his initial court date on Wednesday. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on Aug. 15; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
A woman who was a victim of a gunshot wound was sent to a hospital early Friday morning after a shooting in Beckley, officers reported. Read more
Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Dimlich on Thursday declined to issue an immediate ruling on a 26-year-old's request to reconsider a 50-year sentence handed down in February. Read more
A Greenbrier County man was sentenced this week to 60 months in prison for federal gun crimes. Read more
A bomb scare at the Lewisburg Walmart Thursday was defused when a suspicious package abandoned in the store's parking lot was found to contain nothing but old blankets. Read more
Raleigh County Circuit Judge Darl Poling has denied a motion for two new expert witnesses to testify on behalf of Christopher Wayne Bowling. Read more
Two individuals were arrested in Surveyor after police found $6,400 of methamphetamine and heroin in their possession. Read more
A Fayette County man pleaded guilty Tuesday for his participation in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) in Fayette County. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on Aug. 11; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
Beckley Police Department officials reported on Monday that police deployed a Taser gun on a man early Sunday, after they say he resisted arrest. Read more
Two New Jersey men pleaded guilty Monday for their participation in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) in Fayette County. Read more
A 20-year-old man was in a local hospital after being shot Sunday afternoon by an unidentified suspect, Beckley Police Department officials confirmed. Read more
PRINCETON — A circuit court judge denied bond Monday for a local man facing a charge of first-degree murder in the Aug. 10 shooting death of a woman near Princeton. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies Aug. 10; 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 Aug. 8; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
A Raleigh County couple were sentenced Wednesday for federal drug and gun charges. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on Aug. 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
avondale — A McDowell County man has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault on a child. Read more
Gov. Jim Justice announced Tuesday that he has awarded $5,417,239 in West Virginia Community Corrections Grant program funds to 30 projects, including agencies in Raleigh, Fayette, Greenbrier, Summers, Monroe, Nicholas, Wyoming and Pocahontas counties. These funds will be used to assist loca… Read more
A Western Greenbrier Middle School prevention resource officer was recently honored for his work at the school. Read more
A Fayette County man was sentenced Thursday in federal court for conspiring to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin, more than 50 grams of a substance containing methamphetamine, and a quantity of oxycodone. Read more
ELKHART, Ind. – Three people were shot dead and a fourth seriously injured Wednesday morning at an apartment complex in this northern Indiana city. Elkhart police said the gunman was among the dead. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on July 28; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
A civil document filed in U.S. Southern District Court on Tuesday alleges that a Daniels pharmacy worker and her late husband used two government contractor businesses to scam investors of at least $2.8 million in a Ponzi scheme. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on July 26; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
A 45-year-old Beckley man pleaded guilty Friday in Raleigh County Circuit Court to possession of child pornography. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on July 25; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
A St. Albans man is facing several charges after fleeing police in Fayette County on Thursday. Read more
Three Pennsylvania natives were arrested after an early morning traffic stop in Fayette County on Thursday. Read more
The Fayette County Sheriff's Department is investigating human remains discovered in the Beckwith area on Thursday. Read more
A Fayette County teenager was sentenced Thursday in federal court for his role in a federal drug conspiracy. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on July 23; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
Seven people are facing charges after a traffic stop in Scarbro on Monday. Read more
Fairmont — Police charged a 27-year-old Fairmont man with first-degree murder for allegedly choking his girlfriend to death with a shoe string in Fairmont, according to a criminal complaint. He was arraigned this morning in Marion County Court. Read more
One person was injured following a Tuesday evening vehicle crash in Raleigh County. Read more
Construction on a new Raleigh County Sheriff's Department is expected to start at Pinecrest Technology Park as early as spring 2020, Raleigh Commission President Dave Tolliver said following the regular meeting of the Raleigh Commission. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on July 22; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
Human remains discovered near Surveyor over the weekend are being delivered to the West Virginia Medical Examiner's Office, Raleigh County Sheriff Scott Van Meter reported Monday. Read more
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Linda Sue Milam, 80, of Beckley, WV, passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. She was born on April 7, 1939 in Maben, WV to her late parents Eugene A. and Wilma K. (Sizemore) Hodson. Linda is preceded in death by her loving husband of 53 years, Mr. John Calvin Milam; brothers Roger Hodson an…
Wanda Jean Crawford Griffith, 83, of Cleveland TN, formerly of Rock, passed away Friday, August 16, 2019 in a local healthcare facility from dementia. She was married to Albert Griffith for 57 years until he passed on July 3, 2011. She was born in Sophia, and Albert was from Shady Spring. To…
Ruby Mae Harrah, age 80, of Crow, WV, passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. Born on July 1, 1939 at Herndon, WV, she was the daughter of the late Roscoe Mitchem and Elvie Mae O'Dell Mitchem. Ms. Harrah was a homemaker,and a member of Crow Christian Churc…
Emily Maude Williams, age 79, of Crab Orchard, WV, passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2019. Visit www.roseandquesenberry.net for service details. Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry, Beckley.
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