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Daily Telegraph to temporarily print Register-Herald
The Register-Herald plant on North Kanawha Street will be closed for several days for testing of the building's environment following the discovery of algae found in two air-conditioning-heating units.
Saturday Jun 15 | Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Sons of American Revolution honor local business for flying Old Glory
Back in the early 1990s, not long after Cole Chevrolet moved to its new location on U.S. Route 460 in Bluefield, the dealership erected a flagpole large enough to support an American flag that measures 15 feet by 25 feet.
Saturday Jun 15 | Bluefield Daily Telegraph
A Mercer County man whose escape attempt bought him five extra minutes of freedom may get up to five extra years in prison.
Probable cause found in case against suspect in Mercer County strip club shooting
A Mercer County magistrate has ruled there is probable cause in the case of a Bluefield man facing multiple charges, including attempted murder.
Bluefield student sentenced for drug trafficking on school grounds
A 17-year-old student at Bluefield High School was sentenced this week to four months in open custody at the P.E.I. Youth Centre for possession of drugs for the purposes of trafficking.
Thousands without power, numerous trees down, as severe thunderstorm hits region
Area first responders are handling numerous calls about fallen trees and downed power lines as a storm comes through the Mercer County area.
Cole selected next mayor of Bluefield
The five directors-elect of the Bluefield city board met as a group this morning and selected Tom Cole to serve as mayor, and although there is no requirement under city code to select a vice mayor, the directors-elect selected Barbara Thompson Smith to serve as vice mayor.
Storm may produce up to 40 mph winds
About one year ago, few people outside of professionals in the meteorological sciences knew what the term derecho meant.
Grand jury hands down June indictments
A charge of first-degree murder is among the indictments handed down this week by the June session of the Mercer County grand jury.
Bluefield hospital to upgrade critical care units
Both units will be replaced with new, larger units. Construction is expected to begin later this year and to be completed by the spring of 2014.
Free diabetes education classes scheduled for June
The Everyone with Diabetes Counts program is providing several opportunities around the state for people with Medicare to participate in free diabetes education classes.
WVAWC customers get chance to speak out
Public meetings in connection with a proposed rate increase from West Virginia American Water are scheduled to start Tuesday evening.
Police search for stolen vehicle connected to city vandalism
Police in Bluefield are looking for a stolen vehicle that they hope will also lead them to a group of juveniles responsible for a widespread act of weekend vandalism in the city.
Residents and parishioners said they were shocked and angered Saturday morning when they woke up to graffiti scrawled across fences, vehicles and the walls of a local church.
Book review: 23 Shots puts spin on 1894 W.Va. gunfight
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Two-year state pill crackdown tops 50 charged
Officials involved in a two-year joint law enforcement effort fight against southern West Virginia's illegal prescription drug trade said the initiative is making a difference.
U.S. Attorney announces five pill initiative indictments
U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin of the Southern District of West Virginia announced at a press conference on Thursday morning that indictments that were returned in early May were recently unsealed, and that the 5 individuals named in the indictments can be added to the 16 people who were named in indictments that were unsealed on Wednesday.
U.S. Attorney takes stand with law enforcement against illegal prescription drug distribution
Booth Goodwin, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, came to the Elizabeth Kee Building in Bluefield this morning to show his support for the on-going law enforcement effort known as the Bluefield Pill Initiative.
More Than Dozen Indicted On Drug Charges In Mercer, Wyoming Counties
Bluefield, Mercer County , West Virginia A federal grand jury has indicted more than a dozen people on charges of conspiring to distribute oxycodone in Mercer and Wyoming counties.
Sixteen named in 51 count federal indictment related to distribution of oxycodone
Sixteen individuals have been charged in a 51-count federal indictment on charges relating to the distribution of oxycodone in Bluefield and Wyoming County.