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Lawmakers begin interim committee meetings Sunday, no special session scheduled
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State lawmakers return to Charleston Sunday to begin three days of interim committee meetings at the state capitol. There are just more than two dozen meetings scheduled through Tuesday. There is no special session scheduled in connection with meetings. Gov. Jim Justice has said a number...
West Virginia middle school football player dies following injury at practice
MADISON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A 13-year-old middle school football player has died following an injury sustained at practice. According to Midland Trail Football, 13-year-old Madison Middle School student-athlete Cohen Craddock has passed away. Cohen was injured at football practice on Friday, August 23. He passed away on Saturday afternoon. Since then, multiple football teams from […]
MU Women’s Soccer Continues Road Swing at Harvard Monday
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall women's soccer (0-0-1) departs Wednesday to New Hampshire to face Dartmouth, who will be playing in its season opener Friday evening. Kickoff from Hanover Field will be at 5 p.m. Following the match Friday, the Herd will stay in New England for a showdown Monday...
Empowering Women: Halle Berry, Sen. Capito Unite in West Virginia to Champion Leadership and Mid-Life Health
Charleston, W.Va. (BBG) – Actress Halle Berry and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) teamed up in Charleston Aug. 14 to host two events that focused on a better future for women in the state and country. Berry and Sen. Capito first held a “Girls Rise Up” female empowerment event at Piedmont Elementary School on the East End of Charleston.
A brawl between two sisters lands them in jail
BOONE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A brawl between two sisters lands them in jail; one threatened to kill her sister and father. On a late August evening, the Boone County 911 center received a domestic disturbance call regarding an altercation at a residence in the small community of Hewett, West Virginia. Deputy R.B. Dotson, the […]
Dispute fueled by alcohol lands a couple in jail
BOONE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A domestic dispute fueled by alcohol lands a couple in jail after turning violent. On the evening of Tuesday, August 20th, 2024, a domestic disturbance unfolded at a residence on Low Gap Road in Boone County, West Virginia. Around 10 PM, local law enforcement officers responded to a 911 call […]
Countdown to Kickoff (Edition 44): Huntington High is all in for the championship
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Huntington finished 11-2 last season but if you ask them, they'll tell you that's not good enough because they didn't win a state title. The goal every year for Huntington is to win a state championship and the Highlanders don't shy away from it. So they are ready to get back to work.
Hallucinating man chokes woman, claims she’s a missing person
HUNTINGTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A hallucinating man claimed a woman was not who she was, claimed she was a missing person, and demanded her true identity while choking her. On the evening of July 7th, 2024, a distressing domestic incident unfolded at a residence on Johnstown Road in Huntington, West Virginia. At approximately 6:47 pm, […]
3 people are charged in a Kentucky woman’s fatal stabbing, but her family says local police are at fault, too
She was found dead more than a year ago, in the large home of a well-known eastern Kentucky dentist. Roughly 13 months later, on July 30, the dentist and his son — Michael McKinney II and Michael McKinney III — were arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of Amber Spradlin, 39. The circumstances surrounding her killing remain unclear and have cast what a local official described as a “cloud” over the community where she lived.
Greenbrier Off The Auction Block, An HIV Mystery And A Camping Ban That Targets The Homeless This West Virginia Week
On this West Virginia Week, we’ll hear from Governor Jim Justice about efforts to auction off his Greenbrier Resort – and what he says is behind it all. Plus, why health officials worry that HIV infections in rural West Virginia are going undetected – and spreading. We’ll...
WVDOH supports landmark land purchase in Blackwater Canyon
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) — The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) has welcomed the U.S. Forest Service’s recent acquisition of a 2,700-acre land tract in Blackwater Canyon. The WVDOH, in collaboration with Gov. Jim Justice and various federal, state, and local partners, is actively involved in completing the Blackwater Loop Trail project. This project aims […]
Kentucky University Cuts DEI: America’s Right-Wing Trend Gains Another Supporter
The University of Kentucky has announced that it will be dissolving its Office for Institution Diversity as the nationwide rejection of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs continues to spread throughout America. Purpose of DEI Programs. DEI stands for diversity, equity, and inclusion, and these programs were originally created to...
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