3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (134+ words) FAIRMONT, WV (LOOTPRESS) – An investigation is underway after an explosion significantly damaged a Fairmont home and left one person injured Monday night. According to West Virginia State Police, TFC J.P. Thayer responded to a report of a gunshot or explosion…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (325+ words) BOONE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Two Boone County parents have been arrested after two juvenile children were allegedly seen driving a Ford F-250 without adult supervision in Sylvester. Jared Cain Kuhn and Amanda Kuhn were charged with misdemeanor child neglect creating…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (151+ words) WYOMING COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A school bus serving students at Westside High School and Baileysville Elementary and Middle School will be unable to travel into the Laurel Branch area beginning Tuesday, Sept. 1, due to concerns about the safety of a…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (196+ words) COAL CITY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Coal City Elementary School will remain closed Monday, Aug. 31, as Raleigh County Schools continues work aimed at reopening the school early next week. The school has remained closed since the new school year began in Raleigh…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (500+ words) CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – West Virginia is set to receive up to $114.6 million as part of a $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc., Attorney General JB McCuskey announced Wednesday. The settlement, which is subject to court approval, resolves claims from…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (194+ words) BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – West Virginia University Institute of Technology police are investigating several recent vehicle break-ins and an auto theft on the university’s Beckley campus. According to a campus safety alert, the West Virginia University Police Department received reports of…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (128+ words) OAK HILL, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Shoney’s in Oak Hill will officially close its doors Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, according to restaurant staff. The closure comes just over a year after the restaurant reopened following a lengthy shutdown. The Oak Hill Shoney’s, located at…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (105+ words) MONONGALIA COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Morgantown man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday in Monongalia County, according to the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded Aug. 19 to a crash on Route 7 near Dry Run Road. According to the sheriff’s…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (220+ 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…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (96+ words) JACKSON COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The lone occupant of a small plane survived a crash Sunday near the new TIMET facility in Jackson County, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies and other emergency personnel responded to the scene of…...