4+ day, 8+ min ago   (303+ words) MOUNT HOPE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Plans to build an RV park on flood buyout property in the Bailey’s Bottom area of Mount Hope are no longer moving forward, Mayor Mike Kessinger told residents during Tuesday’s Mount Hope City Council meeting. Kessinger…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (403+ words) Lootpress is an online news platform offering the latest local, state, and national news updates, making us unique. Although it is based in Beckley, WV, it covers a vast multi-state area. The company was established back in 2020 to deliver impartial…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (400+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. (LOOTPRESS) – President Donald Trump is pushing back against growing opposition to data center development across the United States, arguing that communities rejecting the massive facilities risk becoming “backwards and poor.” In a Truth Social post Monday morning, Trump strongly…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (254+ words) FAYETTEVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – West Virginia American Water is beginning a $512,000 infrastructure upgrade project along Fayette Avenue in Fayetteville. The project will replace approximately 1,040 feet of aging water pipe with a new 6-inch PVC main. Work will take place along Fayette…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (287+ words) CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Flags across West Virginia will be lowered to half-staff beginning Wednesday in honor of legendary singer, songwriter and philanthropist Dolly Parton, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Tuesday. Morrisey announced the flag lowering following news of Parton’s death, saying…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (292+ words) THURMOND, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Thurmond Town Council has voted to pursue legal action against the U.S. Department of the Interior in an effort to stop the proposed demolition of historically significant structures in the town. The council passed a motion…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (233+ words) CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Gov. Patrick Morrisey has appointed Oak Hill resident William J. “Bill” Vest to represent the 50th District in the West Virginia House of Delegates. “With his extensive background in law enforcement, state corrections administration, and community leadership, Bill…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (364+ words) RAINELLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Town of Rainelle will receive $1.7 million in federal funding to rehabilitate aging sidewalks and improve pedestrian safety and stormwater drainage throughout the community. U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development West Virginia State Director John Reisenweber announced…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (128+ words) CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A former National Park Service employee has been sentenced to one year of federal probation after admitting to stealing money from a donation box at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. James Masters, 38, of Victor, was…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (362+ words) WEST VIRGINIA (LOOTPRESS) – A federal jury has awarded Memorial Health $5 million in damages in a lawsuit accusing WVU Medicine Camden Clark of participating in a civil conspiracy tied to an earlier federal case against the Marietta-based hospital system. The verdict…...