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Three separate fires claim lives of three people in West Virginia
WEST VIRGINIA (LOOTPRESS) – Three people died in three separate house fires in West Virginia over the past weekend. According to the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office (WVSFMO), the first fire happened in Spencer in Roane County, on Friday evening around 8:00 P.M. A 67-year-old man died in a fire at his home in the […]
Mountaineer Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry distribution schedule
WEST VIRGINIA ( LOOTPRESS) – The Mountaineer Food Bank has released this week’s schedule for its Mobile Food Pantry. All distributions are scheduled to take place from 11:00am to 12:30 pm unless otherwise noted.: 5/7- Gilmer County: Sue Morris Complex 5/8 – Doddridge County: Doddridge County Park 5/10 – Wetzel County: St Vincent DePaul Catholic […]
The New River Alliance of Climbers Celebrates 10 Years of Stewardship with (Not) Work Week at Summersville Lake
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The New River Alliance of Climbers (NRAC) proudly announces the 10th annual (Not) Work Week, a week-long stewardship event dedicated to preserving climbing areas in the New River Gorge region. This milestone event will take place from May 11th to May 18th at Summersville Lake, marking a decade of commitment to […]
UC Baseball advances to winners bracket
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — The University of Charleston baseball team rallied from a 6-1 deficit to defeat Glenville State and advance to Mountain East Conference Tournament winners bracket game 8. The Pioneers built a 3-0 lead in the third inning when Carlos De Jesus hit a 2-run homerun. Glenville...
West Virginia property searched in missing person case
UPDATE: (5:06 p.m. May 8, 2024) – Evidence from a home in Clay County will be analyzed by the West Virginia State Police Crime Lab in connection to the disappearance of a Braxton County woman nearly five years ago. Chandice Cochran, then 28, was reported missing from the Sutton area of Braxton County in August […]
Suspect in Nicholas County standoff found dead
SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. (WCHS) — A man from Nicholas County is dead after a standoff situation in Summersville Tuesday afternoon. Deputies said they received a mental hygiene warrant on Jonathan Pritt Jr., but when they arrived at his him he allegedly fired several shots at them. The deputies said they...
Bunner, Haught named Ritchie County Belle, Junior Belle for West Virginia State Folk Festival
Beatrice Bunner, of Pennsboro, has been chosen as the 2024 Ritchie County Belle. She will participate in the West Virginia State Folk Festival in Glenville from June 20-23.
West Virginia Department of Health Proud to Support Mountaineer Food Bank’s First Annual Health and Hunger Summit
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The West Virginia Department of Health is proud to support Mountaineer Food Bank’s First Annual Health and Hunger Summit at the Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, West Virginia, on May 30 and 31, 2024.The two-day event will focus on increasing access to healthy food and will be open to anyone with a passion for […]
West Virginian wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction novel based at Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
Jayne Anne Phillips, a Buckhannon native, has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize for her fiction novel “Night Watch,” which follows the story of a mother and daughter who seek refuge in the aftermath of the Civil War at the Weston Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum.
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