PINEVILLE — W.Va. Supreme Court of Appeals Chief Justice Evan Jenkins and Justice John Hutchison visited court employees in Wyoming County on July 16 to say thank you for their dedicated service to the public during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on July 15; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
A former Beckley physician who is accused of sexual harassment, abuse and rape has had his medical license revoked for five years. Read more
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A jury on Thursday found the gunman who killed five people at a Maryland newspaper criminally responsible for his actions, rejecting defense attorneys’ mental illness arguments. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on July 14; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
Greenbrier County Emergency Management officials have confirmed media reports that a suspect in Wednesday’s armed robbery of the Summit Community Bank in Rupert was apprehended by State Police officers near Princeton on Thursday. Read more
TAZEWELL, Va. — Parents of a 4-month-old infant who died as a result of Suboxone and Methadone poisoning are now facing felony charges of child endangerment, Tazewell County’s sheriff said Wednesday. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on July 13; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
A New York man was sentenced Wednesday to 186 months in federal prison for his participation in a drug trafficking organization in Mercer County. Read more
CALEDONIA, Wis. (AP) — An undercover sheriff's investigator who was shot at least twice in an exchange of gunfire that killed a homicide suspect at a Wisconsin gas station is recovering at a hospital, authorities said. Read more
LAUDERHILL, Fla. (AP) — A 36-year-old South Florida woman has been arrested, weeks after the bodies of her two young daughters were found floating in a canal. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on July 12; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
welch — A McDowell County deputy has been suspended from duty after being charged with domestic battery against his wife. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on July 11; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
Law enforcement authorities have lodged drug charges against an Oak Hill man as the result of a weekend traffic stop. Read more
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — As Brett Roman Williams stood at the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s office staring at a photo of his older brother’s face, a familiar feeling welled in his chest. Read more
The West Virginia State Police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint July 23, at Glen Jean at the intersection of Scarbro Loop Road and State Route 16 in Fayette County. Read more
Anthony Wayne Goard of Hilltop is facing felony charges in Fayette County following his arrest Saturday night, according to Sheriff Mike Fridley. Read more
Randolph A. Blevins of Oak Hill is facing 19 counts of animal cruelty, according to Sheriff Mike Fridley. Read more
A Pennsylvania man is facing drug charges in Fayette County following a traffic stop Saturday night in Fayetteville. Read more
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Shot in the face, stabbed in the head and nearly drowned with bleach, Brianna Arrington had been dying for about nine hours by the time someone found her. It had been a gang hit, and the 20-year-old mother was supposed to die early in the morning on April 24, 2020, pros… Read more
PRINCETON — A Mercer County woman is facing seven felony child neglect charges after seven children, one of them a 3-year-old carrying a knife, were found in a New Hope Road home near Princeton. Read more
Lisa Elaine Littleton, 39, of Princeton has been charged with seven felony counts of gross neglect of a child creating a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury, according to a criminal complaint. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on July 9; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a nationwide increase in violent crime — particularly involving firearms — President Joe Biden will meet Monday with law enforcement, local elected officials and advocates to discuss his efforts to address gun crimes. Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A teenager has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a West Virginia high school athlete, police said. Read more
The public is encouraged to attend a Masonic Cornerstone ceremony for the new Raleigh County Sheriff’s Department headquarters that is under construction on Ned Payne Drive. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on July 7; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
WELCH — A man who failed to appear in court after being indicted by the McDowell County Grand Jury on charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy relating to an Anawalt resident’s death in 1995 has been located by the Virginia State Police, McDowell County’s prosecuting attorney said Thursday. Read more
Upon his retirement from the Greenbrier County Sheriff’s Office, Capt. Roger White was recognized for his service in a July 2 ceremony. Read more
James Arnold Scott, 45, of Hansford, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the distribution of five grams or more of methamphetamine. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on July 6; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Three undercover law enforcement officers were shot and wounded Wednesday morning while driving onto an expressway on Chicago’s South Side, and detectives were questioning a “person of interest” about the shooting, police said. Read more
Despite the county's prosecuting attorney pushing for a one-year jail sentence, Hamlet Smith, a well-known local counselor and founder of Life Strategies, was sentenced on Wednesday to serve 10 days at Southern Regional Jail and six months of home confinement, and was fined $500 for a misdem… Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on July 5; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
welch — Warrants have been issued for two men the McDowell County Grand Jury recently indicted on charges of first-degree murder and felony conspiracy relating to the 1995 death of an Anawalt resident. Read more
Two Chicago police officers were shot and wounded early Monday while trying to break up a crowd following Fourth of July gatherings, authorities said. Read more
BOSTON (AP) — Cybersecurity teams worked feverishly Sunday to stem the impact of the single biggest global ransomware attack on record, with some details emerging about how the Russia-linked gang responsible breached the company whose software was the conduit. Read more
WAKEFIELD, Mass. (AP) — The Massachusetts State Police have identified eight of the 11 males who were arrested following an hourslong armed standoff that partially shut down Interstate 95. Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former West Virginia lawmaker faces a new federal felony charge after he livestreamed himself rushing into the U.S. Capitol with a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters on Jan. 6. Read more
A Fayette County woman is facing felony fraud charges, according to information supplied by Fayette County Sheriff Mike Fridley. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on July 2; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Jeff Ray Fox and his sister Kim Davies stood solemnly at the Highland Lawn gravesite of their mother Jo Ann Fox on Wednesday afternoon. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on July 1; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
A father and his four-year-old son were killed in a traffic accident on Thursday in the eastbound lane of Interstate 64 between Sandstone and Green Sulphur Springs around 12:30 p.m., according to law enforcement. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on June 30; 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 June 29; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
PRINCETON — A Bluefield man who pleaded guilty to murder and larceny Wednesday was immediately sentenced to 25 years in prison following his admission in Mercer County Circuit Court. Read more
The following is a list of incidents reported to police agencies on June 28; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
A Beckley attorney was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence on Monday, accused of driving while her blood alcohol concentration (BAC) was more than twice the legal limit. Read more
A pharmcist and owner of Beckley Pharmacy and Bee Well Pharmacy of Charleston agreed on Monday to pay $300,000 in civil penalties to resolve allegations that the pharmacies violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) by filling illegitimate prescriptions, according to Acting United States A… Read more
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Hollie J. Bailey, 77, of Sabine, WV, passed on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at home following a long illness. Graveside service 2pm Sunday, July 18th, at Glen Fork Community Cemetery, Glen Fork. Arrangements by Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco.
