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Crews are looking for a missing man who may have been swept away in a river in Fayette County. More>>
Sooner than anticipated, ACE Adventure Resort has filled its roster for a June 3 challenge to the Guinness World Record for zip-lining. More>>
The discovery was made at about 6 p.m. according to Kanawha County dispatchers. More>>
May 18 is an important day for Greenbrier Valley Theatre as it dedicates its new marquee and unveils three new sidewalk stars recipients in conjunction with the opening night of its new production. More>>
The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Greenbrier County has announced that Cabinet Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Education Kay Goodwin will deliver the school's 35th commencement ceremony. More>>
Reports show more than 48,000 West Virginians have Alzheimer's. More>>
It's Strawberry Pie Week at Jim's Steak and Spaghetti House in Huntington and people are clamoring to get a piece. More>>
The Greenbrier River Trail will join the ranks of one of the premier rail-trails in America. More>>
Funeral arrangements are still pending for a fixture of the National Park Service in southern West Virginia. More>>
Beckley Renaissance holds its annual Friday in the Park series starting on Friday.
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"She opened the door and it was nothing, but black smoke." More>>
Fairchild International has satellite factories in Beaver in Raleigh County and in Glen Lyn, Virginia. More>>
Kyle AllenTerry Daniels, 31, and Kyle Allen, 18, are wanted by Beckley Police. More>>
With only 46 days remaining until tee time for the third Greenbrier Classic, owner Jim Justice said this year's tournament is going to be the best one yet. More>>
A Boone County man sought in the slayings of his wife and his mother-in-law is in custody. More>>
Gas prices in West Virginia are down nearly 6 cents per gallon over the past week. More>>
The Upper Big Branch Mine explosion made West Virginia the No. 1 state for workplace fatalities in 2010, according to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. More>>
Tiffany Palmer and Tadd Wyrick were picked up on several charges. More>>
Caldwell collapsed around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, while preparing to present a school program at the Grandview area of New River Gorge National River. More>>
The Fayetteville Police Department, The Fayette County Sheriff's Department, and the Fraternal Order of Police held their annual Police Memorial Service on the courthouse steps. President Barack Obama More>>
Police released a description of two suspects involved in an armed robbery at a local business. More>>
Charges have yet to be filed in a shooting in Raleigh County. Police said the shooting happened Monday morning when a man in his early 20's More>>
The discovery of a third body in Wyoming County raises questions.. What happened to the two others? More>>
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Boone County Sheriff Rodney Miller tells 59news that they're searching the area around Bloomingrose for Timothy Parsons, 36. More>>
WorkForce West Virginia says the job market is improving in southern West Virginia, and with tourism season in full-swing, many businesses have jobs to fill. More>>
More than 200 vendors are anticipated to set up for the State Fair Event Center's annual "Giant Spring Flea Market" this weekend. More>>
Courtesy: WV State PoliceThe search is on for an elderly man with Alzheimer's who left his home, Monday afternoon. More>>
First-year medical students at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg came together for a ceremony this week to honor the 58 people who donated their bodies to the school. More>>
The 3rd annual "Night in the Art Gallery" reception is set to kick off Saturday at Concord University, opening a 2-week long display of artworks by students in Mercer County Schools. More>>
Authorities say a Florida mother shot and killed her four children before shooting herself. More>>
Tommy Keeney, Courtesy: Southern Regional JailFour people arrested in connection with Greenbrier County arson. More>>
All U.S. and West Virginia flags are flying at half-staff in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day. More>>
The Potomac River and Coal River have been named among the nation's top 10 most endangered rivers by American Rivers. More>>
Commemorate the Civil War Battle of Lewisburg with a historic re-enactment planned May 19-20. More>>
Two men are wanted in connection to an armed robbery in Raleigh County. More>>
The goal of the meeting was to provide the public with an opportunity to share their thoughts and concerns about crimes and other issues in the East Park community. More>>
Sheriff's Deputies made a gruesome discovery Friday afternoon in the backyard of this house they found a dead body floating in the pool More>>
Wyoming County seniors cut loose this afternoon. The Wyoming Council on Aging in Itmann hosted a health fair to get seniors using their bodies and minds. More>>
Students from throughout West Virginia competed in the WV Statewide West Point Bridge Design Contest last weekend. More>>
Three days after a body was found in an abandoned swimming pool in Wyoming County, authorities have confirmed that the remains were those of a missing Wyoming County man. More>>
The Bluefield College baseball team traveled to Kentucky for the NCCAA Regional Baseball Championship. They took home a win, but had a little fun on the way. More>>
In one month the highly anticipated Beckley Intermodal Gateway will be completed. More>>
The Raleigh County Judicial Center has been opened for almost two weeks and employees are still getting used to their new surroundings.
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A Raleigh County homeowner shoots an intruder in the chest after authorities said he was attempting to break in.
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The Greenbrier's owner says Tiger Woods will play in this year's Greenbrier Classic. More>>
Alpha Natural Resources officially announced the establishment of the Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health Monday. More>>
West Virginia is looking at changing the way Medicaid provides health care to some of its sickest people. But the plan is raising concerns among advocates for those who rely on this government program. More>>
More West Virginia public school students will be allowed to eat breakfast and lunch at school for free beginning in the fall. More>>
West Virginia has opted to not comply with a federal sex offender registration law because of the cost. More>>
An international women's organization put coal – specifically surface mining – on trial in West Virginia Thursday. More>>
Interstate 77 at mile marker 27 is narrowed to one lane following an accident between two tractor trailers. According to Chief Jim Blecher of the Ghent Volunteer Fire Department both trucks were traveling More>>
Mothers on a mission raise awareness about bullying in Mercer County. The Mercer County Coalition Against Bullying was founded following the death of Dalton Walker, 12, in March. Family and friends More>>
The mother of a missing Wyoming County man believes the body found in a swimming pool on Bear Branch Road is her son, Chester Stuart. Stuart went missing last August, along with three others: Sherry More>>
First lady Michelle Obama has urged Virginia Tech's graduates to create new communities and continue to serve others. More>>
A pair of surface mines in southern West Virginia were idled by Alpha Natural Resources on Friday, May 11. More>>
Students in the Mountain State's 3rd through 11th grade students have only a few days to relax and rest up for the state's annual Westest standardized testing programs. More>>
The University of Pittsburgh is going to court in hopes of expediting its exit from the Big East. More>>
Secretary of State Natalie Tennant said several voters have suggested there is something her office could have done to prevent Judd from appearing on West Virginia's ballot. However, Tennant said doing More>>
A canceled festival that had celebrated West Virginia's Rocket Boys is being revived in Beckley. More>>
A Ripley Police Officer has resigned after allegations of sexual abuse to a then young teen.George Michael Puskas was put on unpaid leave last month, but Friday he handed in his notice. More>>
Mountain State University dedicates a building to a deserving employee. More>>
Supporters turn out for the ground breaking on Tazewell Athletic Training Facility on the Bulldog campus.
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A TLC reality star returns home. Fayette County native, Monte Durham, best known for staring in the T-L-C hit reality show More>>
Our very own morning meteorologist James Hopkins is taking a break from his day job.James Hopkins visited third graders at Shady Elementary School. More>>
Beckley Quota Club members take time out to help teach other mothers some lessons in life. More>>
To celebrate national tourism week, the Greenbrier County Visitors Bureau awarded four spirit of tourism awards to businesses and individuals who influence tourism in the Greenbrier Valley. More>>
A new restaurant is just months away from its grand opening and has several job opportunities to fill. More>>
Big names came to the Resort at Glade Springs to tee-off in the annual Remember the Miners Tribute Golf Classic. More>>
Final preparations are underway for this weekend's 12th annual Little General Stores Darrell Moore Invitational Soccer Tournament. More>>
Our animals are more than just pets. More>>
For three days a statewide Search and Rescue Exercise will conducted in Pocahontas County. More>>
Ahead of commencement ceremonies to be held over the weekend, the Concord University Alumni Association will hold its annual banquet. More>>
An event that included a female deer hunt has raised more than $75,000 for a program to help feed needy families. More>>
The totals were reported Thursday by the Internet Crime Complaint Center More>>
President Obama partied the night away at the home of George Clooney. More>>
A two hour event planned for Friday night hosted by the Rainelle Police Department will focus on bike safety. More>>
Sheriff's Deputies responded to a call of a man stabbed in his home in the Silo Hollow area. More>>
Sheriff's Deputies in Wyoming County are looking for a second man who attacked and robbed a man in Brenton. More>>
If approved, the Raleigh County Expected Behavior in Safe and Supportive Schools Policy and Manual will go into effect next school year. More>>
Beckley City Police are scrabbling to tie up lose ends after a police informants identity and confessions hit YouTube.
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An imprisoned felon's surprising showing in West Virginia's primary has officials reviewing the rules governing how candidates get their names on the ballot. More>>
West Virginia's eighth-graders perform worse in science than their peers nationwide, with only 25 percent with a solid grasp of the subject. More>>
A new Securities Exchange Commission filing from Alpha Natural Resources shows that at least two families of the Upper Big Branch mine explosion have withdrawn from wrongful death settlements. More>>
Fans of all types of music have something to look forward to, as the all-day acoustic music festival "Beckley Unplugged" is set to take place on Saturday, May 19th. More>>
The art may be viewed during school hours through May 22. More>>
Anyone looking to help should contact the Piney Creek Watershed Association. More>>
Two semi-professional teams in Raleigh County want you to buckle up. More>>
National Prevention week will be held May 20-26, 2012 .National Prevention Week is a new SAMHSA-supported annual health observance that will celebrate More>>
Benjamin Webb is charged with burglary as well as aiding and abetting the burglary of a federal post office. More>>
The 4th Annual All Together Arts Week kicks off with the "All Together Arts Event!" It's a chance for arts organizations and artists of all genres- literary, performing, visual, healing More>>
May is National Youth Traffic Safety Month, and the perfect time to remind everyone about safety behind the wheel. More>>
CHARLESTON (AP) — Two Alpha Natural Resources subsidiaries are being sued by environmental groups who claim selenium discharges at a surface mine and a coal slurry impoundment in southern West Virginia have violated federal clean water and surface mining laws. More>>
Move over Old McDonald, local students are stepping into the barn. The Southern Conservation District hosted area 2nd graders to check out life on a farm. More>>
The search for a new Superintendent of Schools in McDowell County is over, as the State Board of Education has announced that former Raleigh County Assistant Superintendent Nelson Spencer will take the reigns of the county's school system beginning in July. More>>
The Greenbrier Valley welcomed a new food business Thursday with an official ribbon cutting ceremony. More>>
New River Community and Technical College took a break from preparing for this weekend's graduation events to thank the media for their coverage. More>>
Finding the perfect Mother's Day gift may seem impossible, but spas offer the pampering treatment that every mom is sure to love. More>>
President Obama announced he has changed his stance on same-sex marriage, but how do people from Southern West Virginia feel?
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A pair of events will be held the week of May 14 at the Senior Center in Itmann. More>>
The community is invited to a three day greenhouse plant sale at Liberty High School starting on Thursday, May 10. More>>
West Virginia Grantmakers and the West Virginia Non-Profit Association (WVNPA) are holding a town hall forum this afternoon. More>>
A group looking to talk about the coal industry and its challenges with the Environmental Protection Agency is planning a meeting for 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 24. More>>
The West Virginia Lottery is launching a Powerball promotion in conjunction with a State Fair concert by "America's Got Talent" winner Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. More>>
A special meeting of the Raleigh County Board of Education will focus on the proposed budget for 2012-2013. More>>
He won 84 of the 107 delegates at stake in Tuesday's primaries in North Carolina, Indiana and West Virginia. More>>
Bryan Jackson Mullins, 28, is on the run from sheriff's deputies. More>>
The Greenbrier County Board of Education race was decided Tuesday night and the western district will no longer have two representatives. More>>
The county commission race was one of the most talked about races in Greenbrier County. More>>
West Virginia voters have selected Mitt Romney to be the Republican candidate for governor out of a crowded field of candidates. More>>
Greenbrier County voting officials were pleased with the 29 percent voter turnout for May's primary election. More>>
Despite attacks on experience, Pocahontas County Sen. Walt Helmick clinches the Democrat nomination for Commissioner of Agriculture. More>>
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin will face off against Republican John Raese for Senate for the third time. More>>
Long-serving Democrat Rep. Nick Rahall will face competition from an old rival — first term House of Delegates Member Rick Snuffer who won the Republican nomination Tuesday for the 1st Congressional District. More>>
Incumbent Robin Jean Davis has won one of the two Democratic primary election seats in the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals race. More>>
Following the May 8 primary, Democratic Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and Republican mining engineer Bill Maloney will square off in November in a repeat of last October's special gubernatorial race.
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The Associated Press has declared Mitt Romney the winner of the West Virginia Republican primary. More>>
Voters can cast their ballots from 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Tuesday. More>>
Drew Brees says he's frustrated by a lack of communication with the New Orleans Saints in his ongoing contract negotiations and believes the club should show more urgency to get a long-term deal done. In More>>
The U.S. Army is launching a sweeping, independent review of how it evaluates and diagnoses soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder following recent complaints that some PTSD diagnoses were More>>
The House has passed Republican legislation to renew an anti-domestic violence law. Wednesday's vote to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act for five years followed an emotional debate over whether More>>
Dozens of world leaders are heading to the United States to discuss Europe's economic woes and solidify plans for winding down the Afghanistan war. The leaders will join President Barack Obama on Friday More>>
Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. made a stop at the Golden Girls Group Home in Ceredo Wednesday night. More>>
Vice President Joe Biden, campaigning in Democratic territory with high unemployment, went after Republican Mitt Romney's business background Wednesday and cast him as a corporate raider more interested in profits than people. More>>
A Houston boy kidnapped eight years ago is still not ready to meet his parents after being in foster care since authorities found him in March, Texas child welfare officials said Wednesday during a court hearing. More>>
The defense lawyer for a Texas inmate executed two decades ago said Wednesday he isn't convinced the state wrongly put a man to death despite a new report that again questions the case. More>>
A newlywed was being held on a murder charge Wednesday after his pregnant wife staggered into a western Arkansas police station, her blouse covered in blood from the stab wound in her chest, and collapsed. More>>
House Republicans set up a showdown Wednesday with the Senate and President Barack Obama over legislation to protect women from domestic violence, a fight that's become as much about female voters this election year as cracking down on abuse. More>>
West Virginia's Supreme Court will consider whether a county magistrate accused of ethics violations should remain suspended without pay. The justices agreed to hear arguments June 6 after Kanawha Magistrate More>>
Virginia Beach is prohibiting swimming in part of the Chesapeake Bay. More>>
An empty freight train has derailed in Appomattox County. More>>
Look for a fundamental shift in how scientists hunt ways to ward off the devastation of Alzheimer's disease - by testing possible therapies in people who don't yet show many symptoms, before too much of the brain is destroyed. More>>
Wal-Mart is being sued for $1 million by a man who claims he was traumatized by a racist comment made over an intercom at a southern New Jersey store two years ago. More>>
High winds were expected to prove a challenge Tuesday for firefighters battling a northern Arizona wildfire that has forced residents from a historic mining town. More>>
Facebook's reach is wide but not deep. Few users surveyed in an Associated Press-CNBC poll say they click on the site's ads or buy the virtual goods that make money for it. More>>
Facing a mysterious safety problem with the Air Force's most-prized stealth fighter, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday ordered new flight restrictions on the F-22 and summoned help from Navy and NASA experts. More>>
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