CRIME & SAFETY
Husband and wife dead after crash in Raleigh County
RALEIGH COUNTY, WC (LOOTPRESS) – On Sunday, April 14th, 2024, at approximately 9:30 am, Senior Trooper S.A. Wickline responded to a three-vehicle collision in the 1800 Block of Ritter Drive in Daniels, West Virginia. Two victims, identified as 52-year-old Dewey Raynes and his wife, 49-year-old Melinda Raynes, were pronounced deceased on the scene. The motorists […]
Man charged with attempted murder after shooting in Raleigh County
LANARK, WV (WVNS) — A man was charged with attempted murder after a shooting in Raleigh County on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Myles Williams was charged with one count of Attempted Murder, two counts of Wanton Endangerment, one count of Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and a Felony Capias. According to the Raleigh County […]
One person injured in car accident in Mercer County
MONTCALM, WV (WVNS) — A minor was injured in a car accident in Mercer County on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. According to the West Virginia State Police, a car accident occurred on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 on Lorton Lick Road in the Montcalm area of Mercer County. They also reported one minor was injured in […]
Beckley man pleads guilty to fentanyl crime
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — A Raleigh County man pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents, on February 1, 2023, Derrick Lee Hodge, 35, of Beckley, sold a substance that had fentanyl in it and sold it to an undercover officer at a hotel in Beckley. Hodge said he meant to do the […]
Beckley Police Department deputy chief shares details of Larry Webb’s arrest
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — Beckley Police Department Deputy Chief Dave Allard recently arrested an elderly man accused of murdering a 10-year-old girl in August 2000. Larry Webb, who is now in his 80’s, was indicted in October for killing Natasha “Alex” Carter, who had moved into Webb’s home near Beckley with her mother, Susan Carter, […]
DEA teams up with Beckley Police Department to host drug takeback event
RALEIGH COUNTY (WOAY) – If you have old prescription drugs you need to get rid of, the Beckley Police Department and Drug Enforcement Administration have you covered. Together they will host a drug takeback event at two locations on Saturday, April 27th from 10 am to 2 pm. One...
Beckley Police Department and Southern Regional Highway Safety Program to host Child Car Seat and Booster Check event on April 17
Beckley, WV (WOAY)—The Beckley Police Department and the Southern Regional Highway Safety Program are hosting an event to keep children safe when traveling in the car. The free child car seat and booster check kick off on Wednesday, April 17, at the parking lot beside the Beckley Police Department.
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