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Axel is the LOOTPRESS Pet of the Week!
WEST VIRGINIA (LOOTPRESS) – The very first LOOTPRESS Pet of the Week for the month of July 2024 is Axel! Axel was adopted from the Humane Society and has since been living his best life. He enjoys relaxing and playing with his chew toys. Congratulations to Axel, the LOOTPRESS Pet of the Week in association […]
ATV crash leaves multiple injured in Raleigh County
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) – Raleigh County Dispatch confirms that multiple individuals are injured following an ATV Accident off of Cleveland School Road in Beckley. Dispatch says a side-by-side went over an embankment. 4 ambulances along with Raleigh County Sheriff’s Department arrived on the scene. There is no word so far on the conditions of those […]
Beckley alum Radford opens Basketball Academy
Beckley – Bryce Radford had a decorated basketball career as a player. He was a first team all-stater at Beckley where he set the single-game scoring record with 50 points as a senior. From there he had a successful college career with both WVU Tech and IUP, one that concluded in March. Now he’s sharing […]
Beckley holds 4th Annual Bill Withers Music Fest
BECKLEY (WVNS) – Beckley celebrated one of its most famous hometown heroes. The city held its 4th Annual Bill Withers Music Festival at the Bill Withers Plaza. The festival featured musical performances by seven West Virginia musical groups, food and merchandise vendors, the winners of an art competition, and fun activities for all ages. While […]
A warm start to next week along with the chance for showers
Sunday evening should start off with most temps in the 80s/70s under partly cloudy skies. A few rogue southern showers can’t be ruled out as the move through the next couple of hours. Once the sun sets, the rest of the overnight will see a few clouds and temps dropping into the 60s under a […]
Judge dismisses federal lawsuit over West Virginia prison and jail conditions
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to force West Virginia to spend $330 million to improve prison and jail conditions statewide and fill worker vacancies.U.S. District Judge Irene Berger ruled Tuesday in Beckley in favor of motions by Gov. Jim Justice and state Homeland Security Secretary Mark Sorsaia to dismiss the suit.The lawsuit was filed in August 2023 by inmates at the maximum-security Mount Olive Correctional Complex in Fayette County and the Southwestern Regional Jail in Logan County and on behalf of a juvenile at a detention facility in Boone County.Berger found the...
West Virginia cowboy triumphs at National Junior High Finals Rodeo
MILL CREEK, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Koalton Heckler, a 14-year-old from Mill Creek, has secured the title of World Reserve Champion in chute dogging at the National Junior High Finals Rodeo (NJHFR) in Des Moines, Iowa. Chute dogging is a preparatory event for steer wrestling, requiring competitors to guide a steer to a line ten feet […]
Concord University proving to be innovative in booming e-sports industry
ATHENS, W.Va. — E-Sports is a booming industry, and right at the forefront of that meteoric rise is Concord University. Concord made history when it became the first public university in West Virginia to create a competitive e-sports program. Since the program began in 2019, the school has fielded...
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