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The 2003 Murder of 16-Year-Old Nicole Markley: A Suspect Was Charged — So Why Did He Walk Free?

MARION COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – More than 20 years after 16-year-old Nicole Dawn Markley was found murdered in a Marion County creek, her family is still searching for answers — and wondering why the man once charged with killing her was never brought to trial.
On January 17, 2003, Nicole, a young mother from Four States, West Virginia, disappeared while walking from her home to her grandmother’s house. Two weeks later, a hunter made a grim discovery: Nicole’s body was found face down in

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Did a “Mad Butcher” Once Stalk West Virginia?

OAK HILL, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Between 1962 and 1964, a wave of disappearances and grisly murders gripped southern West Virginia, leaving residents terrified and authorities searching for answers. Seven men vanished. Two were found dismembered. The press called the unknown killer “The Mad Butcher of West Virginia.”
It began in December 1962, when 19-year-old Mike Rogers of Oak Hill left home to buy cigarettes and never returned. Eight days later, a child playing on Gauley Mountain stumbled upon a

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Maryland Soldier Vanished Hitchhiking to West Virginia in 1963 — Now, the Army Says They Have New Leads

RALEIGH COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – More than six decades after a Maryland soldier vanished while hitchhiking home to southern West Virginia, the U.S. Army says it has developed new leads that could finally solve one of the region’s oldest mysteries.
In December 1963, Sgt. James Haynes, a 32-year-old U.S. Army soldier, left his post in Baltimore, Maryland, heading home to visit his parents in the Maben–Saulsville area of Wyoming County. Dressed in his uniform, Haynes was last seen by a woman who

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Logan PSDs’ merger approved

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Public Service Commission of West Virginia on Friday authorized the merger of two Logan County public service districts, but made it contingent on the transfer of certain outstanding bonds. The merger includes both water and sewer customers.
The Logan County Commission asked the PSC to allow Buffalo Creek Public Service District to be merged into Logan County Public Service District, which the Commission OK’d as long as bonds owed by Buffalo Creek are transferred

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Teacher arrested after altercation at Summers County High School

HINTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A teacher at Summers County High School has been arrested following an incident involving two students and a staff member, according to the Summers County Sheriff’s Department.
On Friday, November 7, 2025, Deputy J.L. Farmer responded to a report of an altercation involving two students and a teacher at the school.
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Teacher arrested after altercation at Summers County High School

HINTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A teacher at Summers County High School has been arrested following an incident involving two students and a staff member, according to the Summers County Sheriff’s Department.
On Friday, November 7, 2025, Deputy J.L. Farmer responded to a report of an altercation involving two students and a teacher at the school.
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West Virginia Department of Health Alerts Parents and Caregivers to Recall of ByHeart Powdered Infant Formula Due to Risk of Infant Botulism

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The West Virginia Department of Health (DH), Bureau for Public Health, Office of Epidemiology and Prevention Services, is alerting parents and caregivers that ByHeart has voluntarily recalled certain lots of its powdered infant formula following a multistate outbreak of infant botulism. The recall was announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Saturday, November 8, 2025.
To date, 13 cases have been reported across 10 states. No confirmed cases have

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Supreme Court Declines to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

WASHINGTON (LOOTPRESS) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to reconsider its landmark 2015 ruling that established a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, rejecting a request from former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis.
Davis, who served as the Rowan County clerk, gained national attention for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples following the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. That decision held that the 14th Amendment guarantees the right to marry

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250th USMC Birthday Message

WASHINGTON, DC (LOOTPRESS) – Two hundred and fifty years ago, before our Nation declared its independence, a small group of men gathered in Philadelphia and formed a Corps of Marines. From that moment, our story has been bound to the story of America itself. A quarter of a millennium later, Marines remain at the center of our Nation’s defense. Ready to fight, ready to win, and ready to uphold the trust placed in us since 1775.
Across centuries, Marines have fought on distant shores and in

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Woman Charged with Hit-and-Run Death After Mistaking Pedestrian for Dog

MASON COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A 447 Highland Drive resident in Milton was arrested Wednesday on felony hit-and-run charges after striking and killing a pedestrian she reportedly believed was a dog, according to West Virginia State Police.
Marissa Ruth Russell, the defendant, is accused of hitting Virgil Patterson Jr. while driving a red Chevrolet Sonic on Woodschool Road near Apple Grove on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. Patterson was pronounced dead at the scene.
Senior Trooper E.H. Bennett

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