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Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office promotes Angel Tree program

RALEIGH COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office is encouraging residents to participate in its annual Angel Tree program, aimed at helping individuals and families in need during the holiday season.
Community members are invited to visit the Angel Tree, located at the Raleigh County Tax Department at 215 Main Street in Beckley, and select an ornament representing a person to assist.
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Holiday Pickin’ for the Pantry with the Larry Keel Experience

FAYETTEVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Outpost New River Gorge will host a special holiday-themed benefit concert, Holiday Pickin’ for the Pantry, on Friday, December 6, featuring nationally acclaimed bluegrass group the Larry Keel Experience. The event will take place inside The Outpost Lodge and aims to support local families during one of the most critical times of the year.

The annual celebration blends live music with community giving, with all donations benefiting the Fayette County Emergency

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A New Year, a New You — Financially: How to Build Fiscally Healthy Resolutions That Actually Stick

(LOOTPRESS) – As the New Year approaches, most people start talking about “getting in shape,” “going to the  gym,” or “finally getting healthier.” And those goals matter — but there’s another kind of health that too many West Virginians overlook until it’s too late: financial health.
Just like your physical fitness, your financial fitness requires honesty, discipline, and a plan. And the start of a new year is the perfect time for a full self-analysis to figure out where you stand, what’s

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December 3 this day in history

(LOOTPRESS) – 1818 — Illinois Becomes the 21st State

The U.S. continued its westward growth as Illinois was officially admitted to the Union.

1929 — Ford Begins Using the Modern Assembly Line for Car Manufacturing

Ford Motor Company advanced mass production again by implementing a continuously moving chassis line, increasing efficiency and lowering costs.

1967 — First Human Heart Transplant Performed

Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the world’s first human heart transplant in Cape Town, South

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West Virginia Supreme Court Halts Raleigh County Judge’s Injunction in Education Vaccine Case

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) — The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has temporarily blocked a Raleigh County judge’s ruling in a high-profile education case, granting a stay that pauses all enforcement of the lower court’s injunction while the state’s highest court reviews the matter.
The order, issued December 2, 2025, grants a request from the West Virginia Board of Education, the Raleigh County Board of Education, several state education officials, and a petitioner identified as “Jane

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Trump administration threatens to stop SNAP funding to Blue States unless they release data

WASHINGTON, D.C. (LOOTPRESS) — The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it may begin withholding federal SNAP food assistance from most Democratic-led states next week unless those states provide detailed information on program recipients, including names and immigration status.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told Cabinet officials that several states have refused to turn over the data sought by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which she said is necessary to investigate and

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‘Heavily intoxicated’ raccoon passes out in liquor store bathroom after breaking in, ransacking shelves

ASHLAND, VA (LOOTPRESS)— Animal control officers in Virginia were called to one of their wildest cases yet after a raccoon broke into a liquor store, tore through the booze aisle, and then promptly passed out in the bathroom like it was the end of a college frat party.

The Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter says officers were dispatched to the Ashland ABC store on Saturday, where they found the furry suspect sprawled out unconscious in the restroom — apparently after sampling the

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Capito, Justice introduce resolution honoring WVNG members shot in D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (LOOTPRESS) – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice on Tuesday introduced a resolution honoring two West Virginia National Guard members who were shot while serving in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 26.
U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe were targeted and shot in the line of duty, according to the senators. Beckstrom died from her injuries on Thanksgiving Day. Wolfe remains in critical condition.


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Police seek West Virginia woman after toddler exposed to methamphetamine

WILLIAMSTOWN, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Williamstown police are searching for a Clarksburg woman wanted on child neglect charges after a 23-month-old girl was hospitalized for methamphetamine exposure.
According to the Williamstown Police Department, officers opened an investigation into Alexis Rachele Thompson, 35, in October.
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