CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – President Donald Trump on Thursday evening announced that West Virginia National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom has succumbed to her injuries after being shot by an Afghan national in Washington, D.C. Wednesday.
Beckstrom was one of two West Virginia National Guardsman shot, with Andrew Wolfe being the second. He is currently in critical condition as of Thursday evening.
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by Lootpress(LOOTPRESS) – President Donald Trump said Thursday that US Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, one of the National Guards shot in Washington, DC on Wednesday, has died.
“Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia, one of the guardsmen that we’re talking about, highly respected, young, magnificent person, started service in June of 2023 outstanding in every way. She’s just passed away,” Trump said in a Thanksgiving call to service members.
“She’s no longer with us. She’s looking down at us right now,” the president
by LootpressWASHINGTON DC (LOOTPRESS) – The director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today that, following instructions from President Donald Trump, the agency is conducting a new review of all green cards issued to individuals from certain “countries of concern.”
When pressed for specifics — including which nations fall under that designation — USCIS referred CNN to the 19 countries identified in a presidential proclamation released in June. Those nations are: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad,
by LootpressMERCER COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Mercer County woman is facing multiple charges after authorities say she was found intoxicated and unable to care for her three children.
According to the criminal complaint, 36-year-old Chelsea Belford, of Bluefield, called 911 on Sunday, November 16, 2025, but hung up before providing details.
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by LootpressWASHINGTON, D.C. (LOOTPRESS) – An Afghan national who worked for the CIA in his native country and arrived in the U.S. in 2021 drove across the country from Washington state to shoot two West Virginia National Guard members just blocks from the White House, U.S. officials said Thursday.
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, declined to provide a motive for Wednesday afternoon’s brazen act of violence, which comes as the presence of troops in the nation’s capital and
by LootpressNICHOLAS COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A newly released summary from the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reveals that Steve Lipscomb, a section foreman at the Rolling Thunder Mine in Nicholas County, lost his life within minutes of a sudden rush of water underground on Nov. 8.
The preliminary findings, outlined in a one-page report, indicate that water surged into the mine at approximately 12:30 p.m. Lipscomb, 42, was pronounced dead ten minutes later. His body was not recovered
by Lootpress(LOOTPRESS) – Campbell Soup Company has terminated a senior executive following the emergence of a recording in which he allegedly disparages the company’s products as unhealthy, low-quality, and made with “bioengineered” meat. The company confirmed Wednesday that Martin Bally, a vice president in the information technology division, is no longer employed after officials reviewed the audio.
The recording is at the center of a newly filed lawsuit in Wayne County, Michigan, brought by former
by Lootpress(LOOTPRESS) – A growing outbreak of infant botulism has now sent 37 infants to hospitals across 17 states, federal health officials confirmed Wednesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the number of suspected or confirmed cases has risen by six since their previous update on Nov. 20.
The illnesses, which began between Aug. 9 and Nov. 19, 2025, have now been reported in Arizona, California, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky,
by Lootpress(LOOTPRESS) – UPDATE 11/26/25 3:57 PM:
President Donald Trump has released a statement following the shooting:
“The animal that shot the two National Guardsmen, with both being critically wounded, and now in two separate hospitals, is also severely wounded, but regardless, will pay a very steep price. God bless our Great National Guard, and all of our Military and Law Enforcement. These are truly Great People. I, as President of the United States, and everyone associated with the Office of the
by LootpressIAEGER, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Iaeger Town Council has officially adopted a proclamation declaring the town a “Strong Second Amendment Sanctuary,” affirming its commitment to protect residents’ rights to keep and bear arms.
Approved on November 17, 2025, the proclamation cites both the U.S. Constitution and the West Virginia Constitution, stating that the right to bear arms is a natural and fundamental liberty.
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