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False fall mornings with warmer afternoons become the norm this week
Tuesday, a warm front towards the west follows the Jet Stream south through Tennessee proving a few more clouds than Monday. A stray light shower early on with high pressure working in for the afternoon to clear us out. Temps remain muted with northeast winds 1-5mph falling just below average in the upper 70s. The […]
SeaLand Encounters hosts educational Shark Show at State Fair of West Virginia
FAIRLEA, WV (WVNS) – Brave fairgoers got the chance to get up close and personal with some creatures from the deep. SeaLand Encounters is hosting a live Shark Show featuring two Nurse Sharks. All of the sharks they work with are raised in captivity, and some of them (like Rosita, who was rescued from living […]
‘It happened within minutes’: Family mourning loss of man who died days after being stung by a yellowjacket
BECKLEY, W. Va. (WVVA/Gray News) - A man in West Virginia died days after being stung by a yellow jacket, according to his family. Family members told WVVA that Ted Bolen was only known to have a mild allergy to bees. He’d been stung about a month earlier and only suffered a small reaction.
Woman pleaded guilty to money laundering in Bluefield
BLUEFIELD, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Anna Marie Omar, 50, from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, pleaded guilty today to money laundering for handling funds from a fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. Omar acknowledged that she illegally secured a $20,833 PPP loan, which was backed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and […]
2024 LIV Golf Greenbrier field: LIV Golf players, rankings
The 2024 LIV Golf Greenbrier field is set with the passing of the typical Friday entry deadline. The LIV Golf field is set for this event, played at The Old White Course at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., from Aug. 16-18, 2024. The LIV Golf Greenbrier field...
Woman sprays man with pepper spray in self-defense
WOOD COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Woman sprays a man with pepper spray in self-defense. On this date, an officer responded to a call on Nash St. in Parkersburg, Wood County, WV, regarding a male individual who was reportedly inside the residence with a Taser against his will. The victim used pepper spray on the male. […]
Beckley Police pursue fleeing driver across multiple jurisdictions
BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Beckley Police Department (BPD) was involved in a high-speed pursuit that began in Raleigh County and ended in Nicholas County. According to the BPD, in the early hours of August 12, 2024, a routine traffic stop by the BPD escalated into a high-speed pursuit. The incident began on Neville Street […]
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