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BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The City of Beckley’s weekly summer concert series Friday in the Park will be returning this Friday with the first of many exciting, recently announced acts scheduled to hit the stage this season. Friday, June 2, 2023, weather permitting, will mark the return of the weekly performance event as David Runion […]

MERCER COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A woman has pleaded guilty to murdering a 13-year-old. According to Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney Brian K. Cochran, Nichole Brooks, age 44, of Bluefield West Virginia pled guilty on day two of her jury trial involving the shooting death of a 13-year-old child.  Brooks and her daughter Isis Wallace were […]

WYOMING COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – It was announced Wednesday that a Wyoming County Board of Education meeting will be held on Monday, June 5, 2023. The meeting will be held in the Board Meeting Room of the Wyoming County Board of Education Central Office at 155 Park Street in Pineville at 6:00pm. Monday’s agenda will […]

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) – Sunday night, Rodney Williams, an employee at the Raleigh County Solid Waste Authority, spotted what seemed to be an injured bald eagle struggling to fly in the landfill. “I didn’t have a lot going on so I just kind of stayed out there until dark. Then everybody came in Monday, I […]

Brian Gullett, DO, was sentenced to six months of prison for illegal opioid prescription, the Justice Department said May 25. From November 2010 until June 11, 2015, Dr. Gullett and his colleagues prescribed thousands of oxycodone and morphine-based pills out of a pain management clinic that operated in Beckley, Beaver and Charleston, all in West Virginia, and Wytheville, Va. Some prescriptions provided customers with an average of four to seven pills per day. Many of the clinic's locations averaged 65 or more customers a day with only one practitioner working.

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS)– A Raleigh County man was sentenced to prison for the possession and intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. According to the US Department of Justice, David Jefferey Edwards, 47 of Daniels, was sentenced to seven years in prison followed by three years of supervised release on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. On February […]

BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – “Raleigh General Hospital physicians, leaders and clinicians gathered Thursday to recognize The Advanced Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center at Raleigh General Hospital a recipient of the Center of Distinction award by Healogics®, the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services. The Center achieved outstanding clinical outcomes for twelve consecutive […]

CAMC, (Hinton News) - CAMC Interventional Radiology has introduced cryoablation, a new minimally invasive procedure to treat cancer through a needle. Amy Deipolyi, MD, PhD, FSIR, Director of CAMC Interventional Radiology, recently performed CAMC's first CT-guided cryoablation and cementoplasty for a painful bone metastasis that had prevented the patient from walking. The team is proud to offer minimally invasive procedures to fight cancer and help reduce patients' pain. Cryoablation uses extreme cold to destroy cancerous tissue. For many patients with smaller cancerous masses involving the kidney or lungs, cryoablation can yield excellent results. Compared to more common methods of treatment like surgery, cryoablation is significantly...

(Hinton News) – Over 260 New River Community and Technical College students were named to the President’s List and Dean’s List for the spring 2023 semester. President’s List students must carry a minimum of 12 semester hours and earn a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 for the semester, not including foundational courses. President Dr. […] The post New River CTC announces spring 2023 President’s and Dean’s List students appeared first on The Hinton News.

ECCLES, WV (WVNS) — Two people were confirmed to have died in a house fire in the Eccles area of Raleigh County on Monday, May 29, 2023. The deaths were confirmed to 59News by the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office. The complete identities of those who died was not released. However, it was released […]

BLUEFIELD, WV (WVNS) – Bluefield Police have formed a team specifically for high-risk situations. The Bluefield SWAT team disbanded in the past but now is back with new team members. The station made their selection based on a specific set of guidelines and the team underwent specific training for their duties. Sergeant Devon WIlliams says […]

PRINCETON, WV (WVNS)– Princeton will be kicking off their Celebrate Princeton Street Fair with their dog show called Princeton Pooch Party. Whether its being the best dressed, doing the best trick, best singer, fluffiest, or even biggest/smallest dog out there, your furry friend can show off and even win some prizes. Any and all are […]

OCEANA, WV (LOOTPRESS) – One Wyoming County woman has been arrested after a complaint of procuring electricity resulted in the discovery of illegal drug activity. According to a press release, on Friday, May 26, 2023, Patrolman Reilley with the Oceana Police Department, was dispatched to Short’s Trailer Park in regards to a complaint of procuring […]

PRINCETON, WV (WVNS) — The Chuck Mathena Center in Princeton is opening its doors for the summer! The Chuck Mathena Center’s summer begins with Dance Motion’s spring recital on June 4, 2023. Dance recitals also follow to kick off the other summer months. Candace Wilson, the Director of the Chuck Mathena Center, says the center […]

BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Vinyl Tracks LLC and Operation Underdog will be teaming up on Thursday evening to host a special adoption event. Set to be held at the Vinyl Tracks venue location at 345 Prince St, Beckley, WV, this event will provide the opportunity for participants to potentially meet the next furry member of […]

HINTON, WV (WVNS) – A local theatre is showcasing the classics just in time for summer. The Ritz Theatre in Hinton is hosting its classic movie series, which runs through October. For the month of June, they are showcasing the iconic adventure of the Griswald family in National Lampoon’s Vacation. The showing premiers tomorrow at […]

Thursday we really start cranking up the heat as more sunshine wins out over cloud cover. Temps push into the 80s by the afternoon as humidity levels remain elevated but near comfy levels. Again, an afternoon shower possible in the heat of the day towards the evening hour, but these will be very few and […]

ECCLES, W.Va (WDTV) - Officials say a man and woman were found dead in a house fire on Monday. The West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office says fire departments responded to a house fire on Harper Rd. in Eccles, a small town in Raleigh County, around 2 a.m. on Monday.

BLUEFIELD, WV (WVNS) — The City of Bluefield, West Virginia is looking to help residents affected by flooding on Monday, May 3, 2023. Crews with the city of Bluefield and the American Red Cross are visiting affected areas in the city to determine the damage and to see if any additional assistance is needed to […]

PRINCETON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – As a large portion of Mercer County worked to battle stormwater and high-level flooding conditions on Monday as a result of heavy rainfall, response crews in the Princeton area were tasked with taking on a notable structure fire at a local establishment. The East River Volunteer Fire Department reports that, at […]