Crab Orchard News

Donations to the 79th annual Mac's Toy Fund campaign are arriving in a steady stream, but more are necessary to meet the needs of the 4,174 youngsters invited to this year's distribution.

It was a busy November for Raleigh County school board members. In addition to their regular bi-weekly meetings, members also attended the school district's five annual Local School Improvement Council meetings.

Back in the 1950s, black gold flowed out of the mines and along the railroad tracks, and the town of Sophia was a typical, coal-based West Virginia town.

Police are searching for a suspect who they said attempted to kill a Sophia City police officer on Monday, Nov.

Fire officials say a Crab Orchard house fire appears suspicious - noting a gas can was found near the fire's origin.

Firefighters from three departments responded to a blaze early Monday morning. A home on Robert C. Byrd Drive in Crab Orchard caught fire at about 1 a.m. It was located across the street from the Super 10 store.

Some organizations across southern West Virginia say they're struggling for help.

A 37-year-old woman and a 16-year-old boy are charged with numerous crimes after Sophia police say they burglarized three apartments using a stolen master key for the entire complex.

One of three Mount Olive Correctional Complex inmates who eluded police for 12 days after allegedly escaping from a minimum-security camp work detail in June and two men accused of child abuse were among those indicted by a Raleigh County grand jury, the prosecutor's office said Tuesday.

A 16-year-old Crab Orchard farmer in the making feathers his nest by raising chickens.

The beach at Lake Stephens is closing after this holiday weekend. On Saturday, it hosted one big, final bash to mark the end of the summer season, but also to bring in the fall season.

Four Raleigh County women are out on bond in connection with an embezzlement ring in Beckley.

Bob Micus works and learns in the library at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy in Beaver.

The Women's Resource Center is calling all girls to get together, relax and pamper themselves at its fourth annual Girl's Night Out fundraiser.

Annexation law must be addressed by Legislature It's been nearly two years since we urged the Legislature to revise a 2001 annexation law that was blatantly unfair to residents who depend on county government for representation.

An anonymous tip reportedly leads sheriff's deputies to an illicit crop in Raleigh County.

An anonymous tip reportedly leads sheriff's deputies to an illicit crop in Raleigh County.

A Raleigh County man is dead after an ATV accident early Thursday morning. The Raleigh County Sheriff's Department says Paul Michael Shrewsbury, Jr., 35, of Crab Orchard was riding an ATV on Sullivan Road in Glen Morgan at about 1:50 a.m. when he lost control of the four-wheeler. Investigators say the ATV hit a guardrail throwing Shrewsbury off the ...

A 35-year-old Crab Orchard man was killed in an ATV accident early Thursday morning, police said.

One person was taken to Raleigh General Hospital following a four-vehicle accident on Robert C. Byrd Drive in Crab Orchard Thursday.