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.
POLICE & COURTS
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
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on July 18; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
A Glen Rogers man was arrested Thursday in the shooting death of his girlfriend. Read more
A man was arrested following a domestic dispute in Fayette County on Thursday. Read more
A man is facing several charges after a disturbance at a local church on Wednesday. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on July 18; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
A woman is accused of substantially bruising an infant in Raleigh County on Thursday. Read more
An Oceana pharmacist is among four people and a pharmaceutical distributor charged, by a federal grand jury in Ohio, with conspiring to distribute controlled substances in a July 17 indictment returned in Cincinnati. Read more
A Beckley man who was arrested after a drug investigation pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal drug charge. Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha circuit judge has denied a motion to dismiss the residency case against Gov. Jim Justice. Read more
Tamarack will re-open today after a possible gas leak on Wednesday. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on July 16; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
Authorities have released the names of the individuals involved in two fatal shootings in Hico last Friday. Read more
A Beckley-area basketball coach remains in Southern Regional Jail after being charged with sexually abusing one of his players. Read more
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Carol Fay Radford, 85, of Robson, died August 14. Funeral service 2:00 PM, Saturday, August 17, Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill. Burial in Settle Cemetery, Robson.
Connie Jean Canada, 79, New London, OH, native of Maben, WV, died Aug. 14. Service 11 am Aug. 20, Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Elyria, OH, viewing 4 to 7 pm Aug. 19. Burial, Evergreen Cemetery, Rochester Township.
Ms. Stone, 61, of Sophia, WV, died August 11, 2019. Body is at Melton Mortuary and Cremation Center, Beckley, WV.
Jackie Thomas Miller, 66, husband of Judith Ann Wygal "Judy" Miller passed away August 15, in Lexington, KY. Services at Milward-Man O' War, Lexington. Visitation Sunday 6pm-9pm. Service Monday 11am. Burial at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington. www.milwardfuneral.com
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