Kanawha County, WV

Georgia State

WashingtonExaminer

This week, 33 states and territories, as well as the District of Columbia, are rolling out their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to qualifying residents.  SNAP benefits are paid to low- and no-income households who need financial assistance to pay for food. A household qualifies for benefits if the net monthly income is at or […]

Food stamps: Here are the states delivering SNAP benefits worth up to $1,751 beginning Aug. 1

Kentucky State

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Richmond, KY

Daily Times

The United States famously started the Civil War in April 1861. It started due to the Southern State succession from the Union. The first fight in the US Civil War was from the Southern Confederacy and its attack of Fort Sumpter in South Carolina.

The US Civil War Beginning in Kentucky

West Virginia State

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News Wave

CHARLESTON, WV - Mountain Lion sightings in West Virginia are still being reported despite their said extinction. According to the West Virginia Encyclopedia, Mountain lions, once common in West Virginia, were especially abundant in the Allegheny Mountains.

Mountain Lion Sightings Still Reported in West Virginia Despite Said Extinction

Taylor County, WV

CBS Pittsburgh

A coal miner was killed on the job in northern West Virginia earlier this week, Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday. William "Joe" Crandall was killed in an incident at Arch Resource's ACI Tygart Valley Mine in Taylor County, West Virginia, on Monday. Crandall is the second worker to die as a result of a mine accident in the last month in the coal-producing state. A 33-year-old woman died in July after being injured at the Wyco Surface Mine, near the border of Raleigh and Wyoming counties."It surely is honorable, but it's a tough business, and we should be so respectful...

Coal miner in West Virginia killed in power haulage accident

Loudoun County, VA

Sterling, VA

A Salvadoran man, who is accused of killing a Virginia grandmother during a fatal carjacking this week, has been living in the United States illegally. Jose Aguilar-Martinez, 21, was arraigned on a felony carjacking charge and the Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney Bob Anderson is expected to to file additional charges in the fatal Sunday encounter […]

Virginia grandmother killed by undocumented immigrant in carjacking

Berkeley County, WV

Lootpress

WEST VIRGINIA (LOOTPRESS) – Nearly two dozen individuals have been arrested following a major drug sweep operation by members of the West Virginia State Police Martinsburg Bureau of Criminal Investigations office and Eastern Panhandle Drug & Violent Crime Task Force. The West Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations reports that, on Tuesday, July 30, […]

22 arrested in WV State Police drug sweep operation

Fayette County, WV

Glen Jean, WV

GLEN JEAN, WV (LOOTPRESS) – One Fayette County man has been arrested after slapping his sister and throwing a chair at her. According to a criminal complaint, on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, police responded to a residence on Legends Highway in Glen Jean in reference to a domestic disturbance. Upon arrival, the victim told police […]

Fayette County man arrested after slapping sister, throwing chair at her

HuffPost

Gov. Andy Beshear said he wanted to "set the record straight" after his remarks about the soft drink and Trump's vice presidential pick.

After Mocking JD Vance, Kentucky Gov. Issues An Apology... To Diet Mountain Dew

Fayetteville, WV

FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) — A wanted man was found hiding in a garage crawl space, and a woman was caught lying and harboring him as a fugitive. At around 5:48 AM on August 7, 2024, Cpl. N.D. Hall of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department received a dispatch from the Fayette County Office of Emergency […]

Wanted Fayetteville man found hiding in garage crawl space

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Richmond, VA

War History Online

Treasure hunters have been obsessed with finding out what happened to the "lost" Confederate gold and money after the American Civil War.

A Train Left Virginia With Untold Amounts of Confederate Gold - It's Been Lost Since the Civil War

Tennessee State

Appalachian Thymes

As Appalachian Power proposes a new rate hike, customers across Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia may be feeling the pressure of rising energy costs. In response, the company is actively encouraging its customers to explore available federal assistance programs that can help ease the burden on their wallets.

Appalachian Power Urges Customers to Seek Assistance Amid Proposed Rate Hike

Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Earlier this month, a grand jury indicted over fifteen people on felony charges in Coffee County. Seven individuals face drug offenses, while others were indicted for assault, stalking, theft, and more. Several were indicted for drug possession, including two defendants facing trafficking charges after arrests earlier this year: Kenchisa Teraki Carter and Zarionna Hollaway.

Coffee County Grand Jury Indicts Two on Drug Trafficking Charges and More

Beckley, WV

BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Algie Kenya Scales, 50, from Beckley, has been given a five-year federal probation sentence for selling fentanyl. Court documents and statements revealed that on February 23, 2023, Scales sold around 2.7 grams of fentanyl for $300 in Beckley. Scales confessed to this sale and also acknowledged selling approximately 5 grams of […]

Beckley man sentenced to probation for selling fentanyl

Hedgesville, WV

HEDGESVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in West Virginia late Thursday night. An EF-0 tornado touched down briefly in Hedgesville late on Thursday, August 8, 2024, the National Weather Service (NWS) in Sterling, Virginia, has confirmed. The tornado, with estimated peak winds of 80 mph, carved […]

Tornado confirmed to have touched down in West Virginia

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Massachusetts State

Camilo Díaz

(MA) Get ready to open your heart to a wiry bundle of love named Chunk. This 2-year-old Chihuahua and Yorkshire Terrier mix pup recently came into rescue for heartbreaking reasons. Though he started his life as a cared for and well-loved pup, Chunk's owner sadly passed away, leaving Chunk all by his lonesome.

Meet Chunk: A Little Chihuahua Who Lost her Owner Now Looking For Love

Nicholls, GA

A traffic stop conducted by the Coffee County Drug Unit (CCDU) recently led to the arrest of a 23-year-old woman from Nicholls. According to a CCDU preliminary report, on July 23, detectives were conducting a proactive narcotics patrol in the area of Highway 135 and Old Pearson Highway when they observed a silver Cadillac CTS traveling towards Douglas. The vehicle failed to maintain its lane, crossing over the center line, which led to the traffic stop.

Nicholls Woman Arrested on Drug Charges Following Traffic Stop in Coffee County

Tampa, FL

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Three men and a woman have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Jones , a Jacksonville rapper known as Julio Foolio,” outside a hotel in Tampa.

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

Ocilla, GA

Last Thursday, agents from the South Central Drug Task Force (SCDTF) made an arrest following a successful execution of a search warrant at a residence in Ocilla. According to officials, the search yielded a significant quantity of drugs, including tablets suspected to contain fentanyl, associated with a criminal street gang.

Successful Drug Bust in Ocilla Leads to Arrest Linked to 'Local Criminal Street Gang'

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One dead in overnight motorcycle crash on I-64, dispatchers say

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. — One person is dead after a motorcycle crash early Saturday morning, dispatchers say....

One dead in overnight motorcycle crash on I-64, dispatchers say

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