CRIME & SAFETY
One dead after Raleigh County shooting
LESTER, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The victim of an apparent gunshot wound on Tuesday has passed away according to authorities. Sheriff Canaday of the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Tuesday, April 30th, at approximately 7:00AM, Deputies with the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence at a residence on Beaver Pond Road in […]
Raleigh County Sheriff Jim Canaday provides update on fatal shooting of male in his 20s
LESTER, WV (LOOTPRESS) – We are learning new details regarding a fatal shooting that occurred in the Beaver Pond area of Raleigh County on Tuesday. According to Raleigh County Sheriff Jim Canaday, on Tuesday, April 30th, at approximately 7:00 AM, Deputies with the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence at a residence on […]
Beckley man pleads guilty to federal drug crime
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — A Beckley man pleaded guilty to a federal drug crime on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. 34-year-old Michael Dwayne Kelly II, of Beckley, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin. According to court documents, Kelly sold around 6.9 grams of fentanyl for $700 to a confidential informant […]
Meet the Candidate: Frank Priddy for Raleigh County Sheriff
My name is Frank Priddy and I am running as a candidate for Raleigh County Sheriff, 2024. Having a law enforcement career spanning over 2 decades. I have has served as an investigator for the Beckley Police Department, a member of the US Marshall’s Cuffed Task Force, and, as a graduate of the National Fire […]
Meet the Candidate: Jim Canaday for Raleigh County Sheriff
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your experience/accomplishments I grew up in MacArthur and attended Woodrow Wilson High School where I graduated in 1989. I am a 1993 graduate of Concord University where I earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with a Minor in Interpersonal/Organizational Communication and a 2013 graduate of the […]
Raleigh County Active Shooter Community Awareness Event announced
(LOOTPRESS) – Multiple entities have come together for the announcement of a Raleigh County Active Shooter Community Awareness Event which will take place this month. The FBI Pittsburgh Division and West Virginia Emergency Management Division have collaborated with Beckley Police Department and the Beckley-Raleigh County Emergency Services to host the informative community event, which as […]
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