Jane Lew
CRIME & SAFETY
16 West Virginians plead guilty in drug trafficking conspiracy
MARTINSBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Seventeen individuals have pled guilty to drug distribution charges following an extensive investigation into a Baltimore-based trafficking organization, announced the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia on Thursday, July 11, 2024. U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld stated that since the indictment of Gary Brown, Jr. and eighty-one others […]
West Virginia child dies in Myrtle Beach drowning
MYRTLE BEACH, SC — A two-year-old girl from Doddridge County is dead following a family vacation to Myrtle Beach. Authorities said Lylah Dillon, of New Milton, was pulled from a lazy river attraction Sunday evening. She was taken to the hospital where she later died. An autopsy is being...
West Virginia officials, politicians provide statements on Trump rally shooting
BUTLER, PA (WVNS) — Former President Donald Trump was rushed off of a stage during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, after gunshots rang out in what is being investigated as an assassination attempt. Multiple Mountain State politicians and officials provided the following statements on the apparent assassination attempt. All of my prayers go out […]
‘You have GOT to slow down,” says WV Transportation Secretary after fourth WVDOH employee struck by vehicle this year
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – West Virginia Transportation Secretary, Jimmy Wriston is pleading with drivers to decrease their speed following a fourth incident in which a WVDOH employee was struck by a moving vehicle. The driver of a pickup truck on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, was involved in an incident in which a West Virginia Division […]
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