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Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives,... More>>
One man is dead, another hospitalized after head-on crash in Fayette County. More>>
Students at Rainelle Elementary School in Greenbrier County know exactly what to do when word of a tornado comes over the intercom.
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President Barack Obama says a far-reaching immigration overhaul approved by a Senate panel is largely consistent with his own principles. More>>
Though the Mountaineer baseball team was not directly affected, they didnt hesitate to reach out to those in need. More>>
With one week until Memorial Day, one Wyoming County cemetery is making a major change that has some community members pretty upset. More>>
Another round of protests involving United Mine Workers of America and their supporters results in about a dozen arrests in downtown St. Louis. More>>
Tornado victims will be on the minds of people in West Virginia this week as a concert planned for Wednesday will serve a dual purpose.The "Crank It Up" concert is planned for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, as a More>>
West Virginia Regional Jail Authority; PHOTO: Jerry Rogers, Jr.Greenbrier County Sheriff's Deputies take another step forward in their efforts to keep methamphetamine off of the streets and out of communities. More>>
Dozens are dead and hundreds are injured after a massive tornado moved through Moore, Oklahoma on Monday. More>>
Emergency responders were on the scene of a school bus accident in Raleigh County on Tuesday. More>>
The victim was apparently covering her head with a blanket to shelter from the heavy rain storms.
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Authorities at the Beckley Correctional Facility are searching for a missing inmate. Joshua Greenwood was reported missing late Monday night. More>>
Beckley police responded to an accident early Tuesday morning. They say a drunk driver drove into a ditch. The accident happened Eisenhower Dr. More>>
One car crashed into a gas pump at the S&M Market in Bradshaw around 10:17 p.m. Monday. More>>
The search is on for a driver who left the scene of an accident. This all happened in Beckley around 8:30 p.m. Monday. More>>
Oklahoma City is hosting the Big 12 baseball tournament this year. The West Virginia University baseball team was too close for comfort to the deadly tornadoes' path. More>>
Oklahoma City is hosting the Big 12 baseball tournament this year. The West Virginia University baseball team was too close for comfort to the deadly tornadoes' path. More>>
A mix of volunteers and first responders are combing through debris in an Oklahoma City suburb looking for survivors. More>>
Photo courtesy of the Governor's OfficeCoins minted to celebrate West Virginia's 150th birthday are now in the hands of collectors. More>>
The mother of a missing West Virginia girl won't be relocated to serve supervised release for welfare fraud. More>>
A night of violence in McDowell County leaves one man dead and another behind bars. It all happened in a very remote local in McDowell County. More>>
One business in Greenbrier County is getting a financial boost after winning a local competition. More>>
Beckley Water Company is negotiating a buyout of the Cool Ridge-Flat Top Public Service District. More>>
Three more states have received permission to ignore parts of the federal No Child Left Behind education law. More>>
A woman will spend up to 10 years behind bars for stealing money while on the job. More>>
These storms will continue to drift to the east as we go throughout the afternoon. They could More>>
A man is being hailed a hero in Raleigh County. A tattoo parlor owner saved a pregnant woman Friday night when her ex-boyfriend tried to kill her and her baby inside of the Beckley Plaza mall. More>>
The McDowell County Sheriff's Department is working on a Murder case in the Iaeger area.Officials said that it happened on Sunday, May 19 and that deputies worked throughout the night and the morning. More>>
A stop in interventional cardiac stent surgery at Raleigh General Hospital is over, according to a release from the hospital. More>>
Courtesy: Google MapsRoad repairs will slow down traffic along a section of U.S. Route 219 in Lewisburg.The West Virginia Division of Highways announced that one lane of Route 219 will be closed during the day starting on More>>
Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Benjamin is in McDowell County to mark the opening of a new Juvenile Drug Court. More>>
(AP)- It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery More>>
911 operators said crews are on the scene cleaning up after a mudslide happened on Route 3 by Dry Hill Road in Raleigh County on Sunday. More>>
59 News got a sneak-peek on Sunday into the Boy Scout Jamboree that will be at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in Fayette County this summer. More>>
911 dispatchers confirm a "severe" ATV accident occurred in Fayette County on Cunard Road. That is in the Gatewood area of the county. More>>
Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries, Gov. Dannel Malloy said. More>>
A former fire chief and his wife were indicted on felony charges Thursday, according to documents obtained from Fayette County Court. More>>
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Ken Venturi, who overcame dehydration to win the 1964 U.S. Open and spent 35 years in the booth for CBS Sports, died Friday afternoon. He was 82. More>>
O.J. Simpson's former lawyer defended himself point-by-point Friday against allegations he botched the former football star's armed-robbery trial, after giving damaging testimony that Simpson actually knew his... More>>
The sudden and abrupt announcement Raleigh General Hospital has put a stop to cardiac stent surgery has been causing a lot of concern within the community. More>>
Federal prosecutors say they'll ask for more time to indict Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. More>>
Unemployment rates fell in 52 of West Virginia's 55 counties in April.
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Chris McKinney didn't always dream about being a fighter, but once he was introduced to Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts, that's all he's thought about. More>>
For many of us, it's not uncommon to see hitchhiker's on our commutes. You've probably heard the advice to not accept rides from strangers. More>>
Select students from all over the state came to Fayette County on Friday, May 17 for a walk under the New River Gorge Bridge. More>>
An addition to the Hatfield-McCoy Trail system in southern West Virginia is in the works. More>>
Prosecutors move forward with another arson charge and two charges of attempted murder.
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The nearly 6,000 students at Virginia Tech's spring commencement ceremony heard from President Charles Steger (STEE'-gur) just days after he announced his retirement. More>>
An arson investigation out of McDowell County leads to an arrest only hours after the fire is put out. More>>
A third person in less than a week has been sentenced in the Southern District of West Virginia for being a pedophile.Steven Russell Helton, 21, of Beaver was sentenced in a Beckley federal court on Thursday, More>>
The body of the 73-year-old attorney was found Monday, in his Clark, New Jersey home. McGillvary was arrested Thursday May 17, at a Philadelphia bus station. More>>
With the unofficial start of summer nearing, West Virginia's Division of Highways is talking safety in work zones. More>>
The third time's the charm for Candice Glover on "American Idol." More>>
There is that lasting image of Dick Trickle in the Winston 500 lighting up a cigarette while driving his stock car with his knees during a caution lap. More>>
Trey Roy's family was devastated when he was diagnosed with leukemia in July 2011. The little boy from St. Albans has maintained a positive attitude throughout his ordeal and has inspired others with his charismatic personality. More>>
As second top Internal Revenue Service official has announced plans to leave the agency amid the controversy over the targeting of tea party groups. More>>
CONSOL Energy says it's got federal approval to restart its sprawling Blacksville No. 2 coal mine with the morning shift on Monday. More>>
Princeton Senior High School is home of the Tigers....and the most competitive senior powder puff team. "We haven't lost a game yet and we plan to keep it that way and go out with a bang," said senior Stephanie More>>
A string of tornadoes Wednesday night left a trail of destruction in North Texas. The twisters killed at least 6 people, injured dozens and destroyed homes. More>>
The Fayette County Sheriff's Department arrested a 30-year-old mother after her child was found wandering the streets of Oak Hill. More>>
mgonline.com59 news has learned Raleigh General Hospital has put a stop to cardiac stent surgery. More>>
A woman is side-swiped by a school bus carrying children...now she wants answers. More>>
The May term of the Fayette County grand jury met on Tuesday, May 14 and wrapped up the next day. There were 74 indictments handed down by the grand jury on crimes that ranged from murder to embezzlement. More>>
As summer approaches and the temperatures rise, thousands of registered motorcycles in West Virginia will emerge from their garages. But as one Summers County man has learned, driving on two wheels can be very dangerous. More>>
New Jersey authorities have issued a murder warrant for a homeless hitchhiker who gained Internet and television celebrity after using a hatchet to attack a man who ran over a California utility worker. More>>
The Internal Revenue Service controversy dogging President Barack Obama is hardly the first time a White House and the tax agency have been accused of political meddling and bias. Nor is it the first time that political and... More>>
Sheriff's Deputies in Wyoming County took another step forward in their efforts to stop the illegal sale of prescription drugs. More>>
The Southern Regional Highway Safety Office has a pair of events that are aimed at improving safety on West Virginia's highways and byways.Starting on Thursday, May 16, the West Virginia Governor's Highway More>>
A meeting of the Mercer County Board of Education on Wednesday, May 15 set the schedule for the 2013-2014 school year. More>>
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture wants to know about extraordinary women in agriculture or forestry. More>>
A Kanawha County man faces charges of brandishing a sword at a deputy. More>>
A Greenbrier County volunteer fire department is getting federal help to buy new equipment. More>>
Powerball has a $360 million jackpot for the Wednesday, May 15 drawing, and that is the third largest ever. The cash payout of $229.2 million is the fifth largest for any U.S. lottery. 59News caught More>>
Officers lost in the line of duty were honored Wednesday. A Police Memorial Service was held in front of the Fayette County Courthouse where citizens, law enforcement and families who lost loved ones on the job showed their respect for those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. More>>
59 News is learning more details about an arson in our area that left about 30 people homeless. 59 News was first on the scene when the historic "Brick Row" apartments in Hinton, Summers County went up More>>
One after another, the charges have tumbled out - allegations of sexual assaults in the military that have triggered outrage, from local commanders to Capitol Hill and the Oval Office. More>>
A gaping hole in the side of a house after a man plowed his Dodge pickup truck in reverse, slamming into the house. A man tried to get his truck up the hilly road of Wolfe Lane lot 2 off of Route 61 and More>>
Doctors who treated Angelina Jolie are giving details of the operations the actress had to remove both breasts and reconstruct them with implants More>>
Obama says Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew requested Miller's resignation.
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Tennis Maynard, 37, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to shooting and killing Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum. Maynard's attorney entered the plea more than a month after his client was arrested. More>>
Memorial Day is almost here, so local businesses are gearing up. More>>
We see them almost everywhere we go and often we view them in a negative light. But this week it's all about showing our law enforcement officers how much we appreciate the work they do for us.
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Six years after a degree scandal shook West Virginia University and forced its president to resign, two professors are demanding their tarnished reputations be restored. More>>
A federal appeals court is refusing to block a federal permit for a West Virginia coal mine that was challenged by environmentalists. More>>
A federal appeals court is refusing to block a federal permit for a West Virginia coal mine that was challenged by environmentalists. More>>
Fire and rescue crews responded to a house fire in Raleigh County overnight. Around 8 p.m. on North Lester Drive in Beckley a fire broke out sending one person to the hospital. According to dispatchers More>>
Could it be evidence of those from the spirit world? You be the judge as we take a tour of the rumored to be haunted Mavis Manor. More>>
Fire investigators with the West Virginia State Fire Marshal's Office say arsons are on the rise in the mountain state. They say last year, more than 750 arsons were reported. Arson investigators say More>>
Motorists in West Virginia are getting a break from price increases at the pump. More>>
A former secretary will spend at least a year in prison for embezzling from the Barboursville Volunteer Fire Department. More>>
A silent ride is planned in Charleston to honor the memory of bicyclists in West Virginia and elsewhere who have been killed on the roads. More>>
The Justice Department is investigating the Internal Revenue Service for targeting tea party groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax exempt status, Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday, widening a probe that... More>>
A federal judge has rescheduled arguments over a plan to move the mother of a missing child from Wheeling to the Clarksburg area. More>>
With nice weather in our forecast outdoor activities are back on our minds. West Virginia is filled with options to enjoy the outdoors and we had to visit one of them. Burning Rock, an adventure park in Raleigh County was just the place to go. More>>
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