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Freeze warnings will have gardeners and growers scrambling to cover plants Friday night into Saturday morning. Portions of the 59 News viewing area are facing overnight lows in the low 30s according to More>>
On Thursday a bridge collapsed that forced the closure of a major highway north of Seattle. More>>
The Wounded Warrior Project brought veterans to Pipestem Resort State Park Friday so others could honor those who've given everything for the country. More>>
State officials are proposing raising various taxes, including those on cigarettes, in order to raise money to repair the damaged highways. More>>
It is the unofficial start of summer, Memorial Day weekend and many people will be hitting the roads, pools and decks for the holiday. The American Red Cross offers some tips to keep in mind that will More>>
The Fayette County Sheriff's Office worked with the Central West Virginia Drug Task Force and State Police to make a pair of arrests on Friday. More>>
Almost 1,000 motor cycles rumbled through our area Thursday. They made their annual stop in Greenbrier County during the "Veteran's Run For The Wall" tour. More>>
Children in Monroe County had a lot to celebrate Thursday. More>>
The Boy Scouts of America are expected to wrap up a two day meeting in which one the topics up for discussion is whether or not to change its long-standing ban on openly gay scouts. More>>
One man is dead, another hospitalized after head-on crash in Fayette County. More>>
Another pill dealer is off the streets as a Summers County may pleaded guilty to charges of selling Oxycodone. More>>
A man who sparked a statewide amber alert pleaded guilty in a Mercer County courtroom on Thursday. More>>
Animal Control officers in Tazewell County came to the rescue of a bear cub on Tuesday. 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>>
The victim was apparently covering her head with a blanket to shelter from the heavy rain storms.
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Shades of the tragedy in Newtown, Conn. darken southern West Virginia as a man from Shady Spring threatens to "relive the Newtown shooting." More>>
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is offering West Virginia's emergency response resources to Oklahoma officials following this week's deadly tornado. More>>
A West Virginia senator who's long pushed parents, coaches and communities to help protect young athletes from concussions is now sponsoring federal legislation to set safety standards for helmets. More>>
It was a special day Wednesday for children and faculty at the Mercer County Early Learning Centers as they got special visitor. More>>
Kids at one elementary school in Greenbrier County experienced a taste of the past Wednesday. More>>
A sharp increase in the number of meth labs over the past few months is bringing a call to action by all law enforcement agencies in parts of our area. More>>
A press release from the West Virginia Division of Corrections indicates that, as of Wednesday afternoon, Joshua Greenwood has been captured. More>>
Thirty-four million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. That number is according to AAA. More>>
It's the end of May and we're finally seeing some warmer temperatures and sunny skies. 59 News found out how you like to enjoy the great outdoors this season.
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Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is offering West Virginia's emergency response resources to Oklahoma officials following this week's deadly tornado. More>>
Pictured: James Green and Brandy SmallwoodThe Grand Jury in Raleigh County had some serious cases to review for the May term. The indictments were handed out on Wednesday. More>>
Greenbrier County's prosecutor is seeking a life sentence for a man convicted of torching several vehicles at a West Virginia State Police barracks. Prosecutor Patrick Via says in a court filing that More>>
The WVU baseball team is in Oklahoma City right now doing what they can to help during the aftermath of the tornadoes. More>>
Mercer County Sheriff's Deputies are looking for clues in a reported armed robbery at the Winfrey Mobile Home Park. That is located on Route 460 near Princeton. 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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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>>
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>>
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>>
RALEIGH COUNTY- Friday Night a tattoo parlor owner saved a pregnant women's life after police said knife wielding suspect Michael Wafford tried to stab her to death at the Beckley Plaza Mall.When having 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>>
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>>
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.
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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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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 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>>
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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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>>
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>>
A house fire erupted this afternoon in the Beckley-Masbcott area around 3pm. 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>>
A federal judge has rescheduled arguments over a plan to move the mother of a missing child from Wheeling to the Clarksburg area. More>>
Farmers across the state are feeling the effects of this week's frost. More>>
Residents of Greenbrier County will want to plan for a scheduled power outage on Sunday, May 19.Officials with Appalachian Power have planned to cut the power for nearly seven hours while they do maintenance More>>
West Virginia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April was 6.6 percent, the lowest it's been in four years. More>>
Two state officials are blasting the Environmental Protection Agency over new air pollution rules. More>>
A Raleigh County woman is facing 5 counts of child neglect charges with a risk of serious bodily injury, after a small child started a fire in a Beckley home. More>>
The State Fair of West Virginia is still months away, but only weeks remains to apply for a job at the fair. More>>
Crews were called out to the scene of a house fire in the early morning hours Tuesday, around 12 a.m. More>>
Popular psychologist, columnist, and television and film personality Joyce Brothers has died. She was 85. More>>
The director of the Massachusetts funeral home where Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body was held says the family of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect had the right to bury the body as they did.
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A man accused of fatally shooting Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum is set to make his first court appearance. More>>
Music filled the air in Raleigh County over Mother's Day weekend as bluegrass musicians took the stage to raise money in the fight against pancreatic cancer. More>>
A list of 39 indictments from the Tazewell County Grand Jury was released on Monday, May 13. The grand jury session was held on May 7. More>>
Reports that the Internal Revenue Service targeted members of the Tea Party has prompted reactions from politicians More>>
Photo Courtesy: Google MapsThe West Virginia Division of Highways announced that they will be replacing a bridge in Monroe County over the week of May 13.Residents of Cashmere may find themselves turned around if they travel along More>>
If you're a student in grades 3-11, we wish you the best of luck beginning Monday morning. More>>
Many of us are celebrating on Sunday for that special someone: Who else but mom? More>>
Hazing charges have been dismissed against two Virginia State University students and another man. More>>
Raleigh County 911 reported a 4 wheeler accident around 1:15 am Sunday near Bragg.
Corporal Redden with the Raleigh County Sheriff's Department is investigating.
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Man admits he used pipe bomb to blow up girlfriend's ex-boyfriend's car. More>>
This fall Samuel Ouedraogo will get to play basketball on a national stage. He was selected to play in a tournament for his native country Burkina Faso in Africa. More>>
In published reports released , Geno Smith has released his agent. The move comes after the former WVU quarterback was drafted in the second round of the NFL Draft. More>>
A Greenbrier County man is facing a laundry list of charges after threatening a neighbor. Michael Dallas Mitchell, 52, of Rainelle was picked up on First St. Tuesday afternoon. More>>
The votes are in, banning pit bulls in one Mercer County city. Bluefield city council members cast their votes in favor of the ban Tuesday night. More>>
A politician related to two former presidents is making a stop in Tazewell County. Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is speaking at Bluefield College. More>>
A hard working teacher in Mercer County receives high honors. The 2013 teacher of the year will be named during a ceremony tonight in Princeton. More>>
Fayette County Emergency Services reported a propane leak at J&J Supplies in Ansted Saturday Night. Ansted Fire Department was on the scene investigating the cause of the leak.Resident have been complaining More>>
Flood waters shut down Mercer County road. Drivers asked to avoid area. More>>
The United Way of Southern West Virginia has teamed up with Independence Middle School to stop truancy. And the want your help. More>>
Talks between two influential senators have emerged as the most promising route for a bipartisan breakthrough on expanding federal background checks for gun buyers. More>>
One person is injured in an early morning shooting. Fayette County Sheriff's deputies are handling the investigation in Hill Top that injured one. More>>
The snow will continue through Wednesday but it will lighten up a lot compared to Tuesday's snow showers. More>>
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College is getting a federal grant to develop education programs for students looking to work in the mining industry. More>>
State officials will start accepting applications for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program on Monday. More>>
Russia's Mechel OAO has named a former Charleston attorney the new chief executive officer for its Mechel Bluestone subsidiary in West Virginia. More>>
Two West Virginia University researchers say laws and education efforts dealing with cell phone use while driving aren't having much effect. More>>
Firefighters in Raleigh County receive an early morning wake up call. Fire destroys a mobile home in small community. More>>
The StormTracker59 weather team has been predicting that some areas of southern West Virginia could see close to half a foot of snow by mid-week. However, The City of Beckley and the Southern WV Preparedness More>>
59News has confirmed that Edward L. Finney was killed at the Affinity Mine in Raleigh County at 9:20 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7. More>>
U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin is hosting a summit to discuss preventing and preparing for school violence. More>>
A Greenbrier County man is on trial on charges of setting fires that damaged several vehicles at a West Virginia State Police barracks. More>>
Kenny Chesney will be the headline act for a series of concerts during this year's PGA Tour's Greenbrier Classic golf tournament. More>>
A former superintendent at West Virginia's Upper Big Branch mine is set to learn his fate for pleading guilty to a federal conspiracy charge. More>>
The Division of Juvenile Services is hoping for specifics from a judge who condemned the state's only high-security correctional center for young offenders. More>>
As the severe weather moves into our area we are hoping you can help us, help you and your neighbors. More>>
Kanawha County sheriff officers tell 13 News a father is under arrest after he shot and killed his 15-year old daughter.This happened around 7:30 pm Friday on Keystone Drive in Rutledge.Another man was More>>
The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders - a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and... More>>
Ryan McBroom drove in three runs, Billy Fleming and Ryan Tuntland had two RBIs apiece and West Virginia routed TCU 10-3 on Friday night at the Big 12 tournament. More>>
A Randolph County girl who was banned from attending school after refusing to get state-mandated vaccinations will take part in her graduation ceremony. More>>
A man was arrested Wednesday in a case involving last week's discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. More>>
Nicknamed "The Wall," 8-year-old Kyle Davis loved soccer and going to Monster Truck exhibitions at the fairgrounds with his grandfather. JaNae Hornsby, 9, loved to draw, sing, and be a big sister and cousin to her younger... More>>
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>>
President Barack Obama says a far-reaching immigration overhaul approved by a Senate panel is largely consistent with his own principles. 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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
Federal authorities in Idaho said Thursday they have arrested an Uzbekistan national accused of conspiring with a designated terrorist organization in his home country and helping scheme to use a weapon of mass destruction. More>>
Authorities say some of the suspects charged in a Virginia-to-New York cigarette smuggling scheme have links to top Hamas officials. 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>>
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>>
A federal appeals court is refusing to block a federal permit for a West Virginia coal mine that was challenged by environmentalists. More>>
The president of Virginia Tech, who has been criticized by families and others for the way he handled the 2007 campus massacre, says he's retiring. More>>
It happened a little before 8:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Main Street. More>>
Police late Monday identified a 19-year-old man as a suspect in the shooting of about 20 people during a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, saying several people had identified him as the gunman captured by surveillance... More>>
A group critical of the Virginia burial of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect wants the body disinterred and sent elsewhere. More>>
A task force of elected officials on Friday recommended tearing down the Connecticut elementary school where 20 first-graders and six educators were shot dead in December and rebuilding on the site. More>>
An FBI agent who told police he fatally shot his estranged wife last month has been charged in her death. More>>
The body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was entombed in an unknown gravesite Thursday after police said an anonymous person stepped forward to help arrange the secret burial. More>>
A choreographer and television personality who was a key witness in Michael Jackson's successful defense against child molestation charges is seeking permission to file a claim against the singer's estate alleging... More>>
13News showed people in Sissonville the trailer to MTV's newest reality show. More>>
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