4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (149+ words) MOUNT HOPE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Mount Hope Police Department issued 237 citations and conducted 246 vehicle stops during August, according to a monthly report presented to Mount Hope City Council on Tuesday. Mount Hope Police Chief Sammy Jasper Jr. presented the department’s…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (113+ words) DANVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A minor train derailment early Monday morning has closed both railroad crossings in the Town of Danville, according to the Danville Volunteer Fire Department. The derailment occurred at approximately 3:30 a.m. CSX crews are on scene working to…...

2+ week, 31+ min ago   (275+ words) FAYETTEVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) — A Walmart employee is accused of pointing a handgun at a coworker and later grabbing her by the throat during a series of incidents in Fayetteville. According to a criminal complaint, an officer received a report on…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (284+ words) FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) — A Fayette County woman is accused of striking her neighbor in the head with a crowbar and continuing to attack her after she lost consciousness. According to a criminal complaint, deputies responded to a panic alarm…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (198+ words) WYOMING COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) — A woman was arrested early Tuesday morning after allegedly running into traffic and nearly causing a crash along WV Route 971. According to a criminal complaint, Wyoming County 911 received a report around 1:30 a.m. on August 18 that a…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago   (194+ words) BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – West Virginia University Institute of Technology police are investigating several recent vehicle break-ins and an auto theft on the university’s Beckley campus. According to a campus safety alert, the West Virginia University Police Department received reports of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (173+ words) BARBOUR COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Barbour County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help locating a 15-year-old girl who has been reported missing and is considered endangered. Kasia Lynn Hess, 15, of Philippi, was reported missing at approximately 6 a.m....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (80+ words) PRINCETON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Students and staff at Princeton Senior High School were moved outside the building Thursday morning as a safety precaution while firefighters assessed an unspecified situation at the school. According to Mercer County Schools, the Princeton Fire Department…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (382+ words) BLUEFIELD, WV (LOOTPRESS) — A Bluefield man is facing domestic battery and strangulation charges after police say he attacked the mother of his child and caused her to lose consciousness during a domestic incident. According to the Bluefield Police Department, Patrolman…...