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Alfred Jennings, Jr. sentenced to prison on burglary, domestic charges
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Alfred Jennings, Jr. of Oak Hill was sentenced to prison on Thursday in relation to a 2023 break-in incident. Fayette County Prosecuting Attorney, Anthony Ciliberti, Jr. reports that, on October 11, 2024, Jennings broke into the residence of a former girlfriend in the Mt. Hope area. The break-in was followed by […]
Memorial Ride for 9/11 to take place in Mercer County
PRINCETON, WV (WVNS) – A local Jeep club is making it their goal to help remember the first responders and victims of 9/11. To do this, they are hosting their first 9/11 memorial ride. The ride will take place at the Chuck Mathena Center in Princeton. The Two Virginias Jeep Club is hosting the event […]
911 Centers in local counties work with the Hatfield McCoy Trail System to add a system to increase response times on trails
MCDOWELL COUNTY/MERCER COUNTY/WYOMING COUNTY, WV (WVNS) — 911 centers in McDowell, Mercer, and Wyoming counties worked with first responders to figure out a way to help with accident response times on trails. According to a press release from the Kimball Volunteer Fire Department, local first responders and McDowell, Mercer and Wyoming County 911 centers worked […]
Greenbrier Historical Society recalls Revolutionary War Stories as Camp Union anniversary approaches
LEWISBURG, WV (WVNS) — The 250th anniversary of Camp Union is in 2026, but events planned for this year’s celebrations are drawing closer. All Camp Union events are free and open to the public and being held by the Greenbrier Historical Society (GHS) on September 27-29 in Lewisburg, WV. The event will include reenactors, a […]
Downed utility line sparks brush fire in Sissonville
SISSONVILLE, W.Va. (WCHS) — Emergency personnel responded to a brush fire sparked by a downed utility line in Kanawha County Friday evening. The blaze was reported about 6 pm. in the area of Edens Fork Road and Silas Kanawha Two Mile Road, according to a social media post from the Sissonville Fire Department.
Person taken to hospital in Kanawha County roll-over crash
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – One person was taken to the hospital after a crash in Kanawha County. According to Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatchers, the single-vehicle crash happened around 3:25 p.m. Friday on Pipestem Drive in the West Side area of Kanawha County. Dispatchers say the vehicle rolled over in the crash. Dispatchers say […]
Kanawha County Hosts 51st Annual Charleston Distance Run This Weekend
An annual sporting tradition returns to Kanawha County this Saturday. Now in its fifty-first year, the Charleston Distance Run brings estimates of more than 750 racers from across the country to Kanawha County for a route alongside the state capitol and downtown Charleston along with a diversion across the river on what is commonly known as Capital Punishment Hill.
2 Texans arrested after Walmart theft investigation, Russell County sheriff says
RUSSELL COUNTY, Va. (WCYB) — Two Texans have been arrested after a Walmart theft investigation, according to Russell County Sheriff Bill Watson. The Lebanon Police Department and the Russell County Sheriff's Office responded to the Walmart in Lebanon on Wednesday. The incident was regarding suspected shoplifting/retail theft suspects in the store. The two suspects had been flagged by the Walmart loss prevention personnel system to watch out for due to thefts at multiple Walmarts in the country.
“Ohio and WV steelworkers make the best steel in the world,” Ohio senator says during visit in Weirton
WEIRTON, W.Va. (WTRF) – Hundreds of steelworkers will be returning to work thanks to a $150 million investment by Cleveland Cliff’s to repurpose their Half Moon warehouse into a transformer facility. A move Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown helped make happen. Brown spent his Thursday afternoon visiting with Cleveland-Cliffs leadership and USW Local 2911 members at […]
New River CTC addresses blood shortage
BEAVER, WV (WOAY) – School is back in session for New River Community and Technical College after the summer break. But the need for blood doesn’t take a break so they partnered with the American Red Cross to address the national blood shortage. Giving is in line with the college’s mission.
Treasurer Riley Moore returns unclaimed property check to Beckley Area Foundation
BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – It was announced by West Virginia State Treasurer, Riley Moore on Wednesday that the Treasurer’s Office Unclaimed Property Division returned a check worth nearly $23,000 to the Beckley Area Foundation in Raleigh County. The check, valued at $22,993.48 total, comprised an endowment fund from an estate which had been turned over […]
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