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BAF Awards Record-Breaking $349,438 in Community Grants

BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Beckley Area Foundation (BAF) recently hosted a grant luncheon to celebrate the recipients of its Community Grant Program. This year, BAF awarded an unprecedented $349,438 in grants—its highest total yet from this program.
The Community Grant Program provides discretionary funding to charitable organizations serving Raleigh County in key areas such as animal services, the arts, education, health & human services, public recreation, and youth development.
BAF

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Manhunt Underway for Renick Man Wanted on Multiple Felony Charges

GREENBRIER COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Greenbrier County Sheriff’s Office is actively searching for 52-year-old Jason Roberts of Renick, who is wanted on multiple felony warrants stemming from a March 2025 incident. Charges include grand larceny, breaking and entering, and destruction of property.
On Tuesday, May 6, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the Sheriff’s Office received a report from an off-duty law enforcement officer who believed they saw Roberts outside a residence on Benedict Lane.

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Governor Morrisey signs bills restricting DEI programs and gender-affirming care for minors in West Virginia

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205 Child Sex Abuse Offenders Arrested in FBI-led Nationwide Crackdown

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Today, the Department of Justice announced the results of Operation Restore Justice, a coordinated enforcement effort to identify, track and arrest child sex predators. The operation resulted in the rescue of 115 children and the arrests of 205 child sexual abuse offenders in the nationwide crackdown. The coordinated effort was executed over the course of five days by all 55 FBI field offices, the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section in the Department’s

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Greenbrier County Sheriff Warns Public of Widespread Phone Scams Using Fake Warrants

GREENBRIER COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Sheriff Bart Baker is urging residents to be on high alert as a wave of fraudulent phone scams continues to sweep through the region, already leaving several local victims financially devastated.
The most common scheme involves a caller impersonating a law enforcement officer. The scammer claims the victim has missed jury duty or failed to appear in court, and that a warrant has been issued for their arrest. In an effort to sound legitimate, the scammer often

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Two sentenced in West Virginia drug trafficking case

MARTINSBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Two men from Bunker Hill, West Virginia, have been sentenced for their roles in a major drug trafficking operation that distributed methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin across Berkeley, Morgan, and Hampshire Counties.
Andrew Ross Hose, 40, received a 293-month (over 24 years) prison sentence, followed by five years of supervised release.
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