Rainelle News

Five of the six victims of a house explosion in Greenbrier County were in critical condition and on life support Tuesday, and authorities say they are still working to determine the cause of the blast.

Investigators are looking for the cause of a house explosion that injured six people in western Greenbrier County.

Authorities say six people have been injured in an explosion that destroyed a rural Greenbrier County home.

Six people were hurt Monday morning in a house explosion near McRoss in Greenbrier County.

The longest-serving lawmaker on Capitol Hill turns 92 today. Born Nov. 20, 1917, Robert C. Byrd has represented West Virginia in the Senate since 1959 and is in his ninth six-year term.

Four people were injured in a three-vehicle wreck on U.S. 60 in Charmco in Greenbrier County at 5:23 p.m. Saturday, according to the Greenbrier County Sheriff's Department.

The Neals will have their third annual homecoming at 6 p.m. today at Sewell Valley Baptist Church, Rainelle.

Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church is celebrating its 123rd anniversary Sunday. The Rev.

Fayette County police are investigating the shooting death of a hunter on land he owned in the Springdale section of the county.

Police say the man was shot several times. SPRINGDALE- -- Fayette County Sheriff's Deputies said Clarence Edward Stroud, 50, of Rainelle was found dead Monday evening in the Springdale area.

Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., announced Friday that the National Park Service has agreed to assist both Fayette and Greenbrier county commissions in converting a 17-mile stretch of abandoned railroad line into a recreational trail.

His roots are inauspicious, yet his early accomplishments in the art world showed an artist who would succeed far beyond his small West Virginia hometown.

Southern West Virginia residents could be the beneficiaries of another rail-to-trail project in the coming months.

Crews with three departments battle a fire in Greenbrier County. At around 9 a.m. Thursday, firefighters with Rainelle, Rupert and Quinwood Fire Departments were dispatched to a blaze in Rainelle.

Members of the Army Reserve in Greenbrier County were deployed Monday morning for eventual work overseas.

Thursday, Dwayne Reeves of Rainelle, pled guilty to one count of Sexual Abuse by a Parent, Guardian or Custodian and one count of 1st Degree Sexual Abuse.

Beckley Police Patrolman Jeremy Young and fellow motorcyclists rode in honor of a fellow officer killed in the line of duty Saturday - in "torrential" rain.

Editor's note: This is first of a three-part series on the proposed comprehensive plan for Greenbrier County.

If you can't get Scott McClanahan to come tell you stories at your neighborhood bar, try just taking his book Stories and reading it aloud to friends.

A Rainelle woman was sentenced in U.S. District Court Monday for her April guilty plea to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft Teresa Birchfield, 44, will spend three years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release.