BY STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS CHARLESTON – A day set aside for thanksgiving turned into an evening of mourning Thursday after state officials announced the death of one […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (LOOTPRESS) — Federal authorities have released new details about the man accused of carrying out an ambush-style shooting this week that left two West Virginia National Guard members critically wounded just blocks from the White House. The attack, which unfolded Tuesday evening near the Farragut West Metro station, has now prompted a federal terrorism probe as investigators dig deeper into the background and possible motives of the alleged gunman.
An Afghan National Admitted to
by LootpressBConley@DominionPost.comMORGANTOWN – With at least $500 million in anticipated federal funding coming to West Virginia between fiscal years 2026 and 2030 for the purpose of improving rural […]
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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 LootpressWest Virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, has died after being shot while on duty in Washington, D.C., Gov. Patrick Morrisey said.
“This is not the result we hoped for, but it is the result we all feared,” Morrisey said in a statement issued by the Governor’s Office.
Beckstrom is from Summersville and was assigned to the 863rd Military Police Company, 111th Engineer Brigade, West Virginia Army National Guard. She entered service on June 26, 2023.
“Sarah served with courage,
by WV MetroNews(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 LootpressCHARLESTON, W.Va. –Holly Jolly Brawley, the two-day holiday festival, returns to the capital city for its fifth year this Friday and Saturday.
The festival, which began in 2020, features live music, a holiday shopping village, and fun activities for families.
Festivities will get underway at 12 p.m. and continue until 8 p.m. on both days. A kids’ zone on Capitol Street and the shopping village on Summers Street will be open for the entire festival.
They will have The Unit performing on Friday
by WV MetroNewsCHARLESTON — Two members of the West Virginia National Guard shot Wednesday in Washington are in critical condition, the director of the FBI said, after initial reports indicated they had died.
“This will be treated at the federal level as an assault on a federal law enforcement officer,” FBI Director Kash Patel said. “Please send your prayers to our brave warriors who are in critical condition and their families. They are here serving our country. They’re here protecting everyday Americans and
WASHINGTON 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,
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