Saturday, May 18 2013 6:50 PM EDT2013-05-18 22:50:35 GMT
911 dispatchers confirm a stabbing has occurred at the Beckley Plaza on Friday. It happened around 5:30 p.m. Friday. No word on the victims and the conditions of the victims. The Beckley Police Department
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.
Saturday, May 18 2013 10:21 AM EDT2013-05-18 14:21:10 GMT
911 dispatchers confirm a "severe" ATV accident occurred in Fayette County on Cunard Road. That is in the Gatewood area of the county. Dispatchers say the accident happened just before 10 p.m. Friday. Members
911 dispatchers confirm a "severe" ATV accident occurred in Fayette County on Cunard Road. That is in the Gatewood area of the county.
O.J. Simpson's former lawyer has some explaining to do.
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...
Friday, May 17 2013 9:14 PM EDT2013-05-18 01:14:28 GMT
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. It is a story people have reached out to our Facebook
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.
Friday, May 17 2013 7:45 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:45:34 GMT
Federal prosecutors say they'll ask for more time to indict Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Prosecutors said Friday they will not indict Tsranaev within the 30-day period prescribed
Federal prosecutors say they'll ask for more time to indict Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
On Monday, March 18 a man who had been in a position of trust at PikeView High School was arrested by law enforcement officer in Mercer County.
This is a story that 59News brought to you first. Jonathan Kirk was the physical education and health teacher at PikeView High until he resigned in January of allegation of sexual misconduct with a student.
On Monday afternoon, police arrested Kirk on charges that resulted from their investigation. Those charges included three counts of Use of Obscene Matter with Intent to Seduce a Minor; three counts of Use of Minors in Filming Sexually Explicit Conduct; three counts of Distribution/Display to a Minor of Obscene Matter; tour counts of Sexual Abuse and five counts of Soliciting a Minor by Computer.
State Police said there were multiple victims all were 16 to 18-years old. 59News reported in January that more than two girls at the school made accusations against Kirk.
He is being held on a $100,000 cash only bond. Watch for more details on the story coming up on 59News at 5 and 6.