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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>>
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>>
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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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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
Many are calling Angelina Jolie's decision to make her decision of dealing with -- a high risk of getting breast cancer a brave move. So how did Jolie know she fell into a high risk breast cancer category? It is part of a new genetic test that can be done, even in Raleigh County. 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>>
The grand jury met during the week of May 6 in Wyoming County and the result was 23 indictments. 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>>
A small town will have to make a big pay out to a former police officer after a settlement is reached in a racial discrimination lawsuit. 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.
Stay with 59 News as more information becomes available. More>>
Man admits he used pipe bomb to blow up girlfriend's ex-boyfriend's car. More>>
One woman is stabbed and another woman is in custody. More>>
Newtown officials could soon make a recommendation on what to do with the school where 20 first-graders and six educators were gunned down in December. More>>
A Southeast Texas woman is facing a felony charge for allegedly delaying hospital treatment of her teenage son's gunshot wound until she researched treatment options online. More>>
All the rain we saw earlier this week caused some major problems for people in the area. Especially in Greenbrier County where people living on one side of a tunnel were trapped for almost 24 hours.
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It has been less than a week since a new law on sending sexually explicit texts, called sexting, hit the books in West Virginia. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (D-W.Va.) signed the legislation banning sexting More>>
A chance to indulge your sweet tooth is coming to uptown Beckley on Saturday, May 11. The seventh annual Sweet Treats Dessert Celebration will be held in Word Park on Neville Street from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. More>>
It's that time of year when we can finally start getting outside and enjoying the nice weather. But with that comes some precautions you should take. More>>
A dairy company is voluntarily recalling ice cream produced in Winston-Salem and distributed to 10 states that don't identify possible allergens because the product is packed in the wrong containers. More>>
A California man who is accused of trying to extort millions from a West Virginia coal executive is back in a Beckley federal court on Thursday, May 9. More>>
Tips from the community could help to solve a case of car break-ins in a Greenbrier County community.Lewisburg Police chief Tim Stover is asking for help from the public to find a person who was caught More>>
Gary Glover and Brian Adkins found less then 24 hours after deputies announced they were missing.
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Officials have announced that a road that was closed in Fayette County during the morning hours of Thursday, May 9 has reopened.Dispatchers with the Fayette County 911 Center told 59News that a rockslide 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>>
There were some difficulties in Summers County on Wednesday, May 8 as students were dismissed from school.59News has learned that the recent rains lead to mudslide near Summers County High School. The More>>
West Virginia State University's Extension Service is trying to get residents involved in mushroom growing. More>>
The past three days of rain came down harder in White Sulphur Springs than any other area. More>>
Catfish stocking is beginning in mid-May at West Virginia's state parks. More>>
A mass litigation trial against the nation's largest tobacco manufacturers will be decided in a Charleston courtroom. More>>
LEFT: Alfred Pittman RIGHT: Damien TottenA pair of men who were arrested on a laundry list of charges after allegedly beating up a Beckley woman were expected to appear in Raleigh County magistrate court on Wednesday, May 8. More>>
5:00 p.m. Tuesday was the deadline in Bluefield, West Virginia for pit bull owners to register their dogs. More>>
Two days of rain dropped enough water in Greenbrier County to cover roads in the White Sulphur Springs area. Here is a look at pictures submitted to 59News. If you have any photos or video send them to More>>
Activist groups want the Environmental Protection Agency to adopt new rules that would better protect Appalachian waterways from pollution by mountaintop removal coal mines. More>>
Law enforcement officers are continuing their efforts to put a stop to drug trafficking in southern West Virginia.Deputies with the Fayette County Sheriff's Department made an arrest in Danese on Monday, More>>
Law enforcement officers in Greenbrier County make a third set of arrests for making methamphetamine in four weeks. The latest arrests came just one day after the last one.Stephen Cool, Pamela Grimmett, More>>
An ordinance that has caused a lot of controversy in Bluefield, W.Va. is now official after a brief extension. More>>
Three women who went missing separately about a decade ago were found Monday in a home just south of downtown and likely had been tied up during years of captivity, said police, who arrested three brothers. One of the women... More>>
The Senate voted to approve a measure that would widely subject online shopping to state sales taxes. More>>
A Massachusetts funeral director says the mother of a Boston Marathon bombing suspect wants the body returned to Russia for burial. More>>
Two local former marines will exercise during a good cause this summer. More>>
U.S. health regulators are warning doctors and women of child-bearing age that half-a-dozen medications used to treat migraine headaches can decrease children's intelligence if taken while their mothers are pregnant. More>>
In September of 2012, a U.S. marine veteran walked into the Beckley DMV to renew his license and was denied. More>>
A fatal West Virginia shootout has prompted a new law meant to ensure that all deputy sheriffs have body armor. More>>
A bankrupt St. Louis-based coal company's push to significantly cut thousands of retirees' health care and pension benefits is in the hands of a judge. More>>
A Greenbrier County family is homeless after an early morning fire on Monday, May 6. 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>>
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>>
Huntington is experiencing a series of trees and power lines down in the roadways after a brief storm just after 2 p.m. 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>>
Jodi Arias spent 18 days on the stand sharing intimate, emotional and oftentimes X-rated details of her life before a rapt television and online audience. She had hoped it all might convince a jury that she killed her... More>>
West Virginia is moving ahead with plans to combat child hunger through its public schools. More>>
One neighbor says a naked woman was seen crawling on her hands and knees in the backyard of the house a few years ago. Another heard pounding on the home's doors and noticed plastic bags over the windows. More>>
A man accused of killing three people in a Wisconsin farmhouse last month told investigators he broke into their house for warmth and then struck each of them with a fireplace poker as they returned home, according to a... More>>
Delaware became the 11th state in the nation to allow same-sex marriage when Democratic Gov. Jack Markell signed a gay marriage bill into law just minutes after its passage by the state Senate on Tuesday. More>>
Minnesota appears poised to legalize gay marriage, as the Democratic speaker of the state House said Tuesday that a gay marriage bill endorsed by the governor and likely to pass in the state Senate also now has enough... More>>
Virginia State University says it's taking steps to combat hazing. More>>
13News showed people in Sissonville the trailer to MTV's newest reality show. More>>
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