Mercer County News

A Mercer County woman alleges the city of Bluefield is responsible for her son's death while he was incarcerated in the city's jail.

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West Virginia State Police say a man was reaching for a rifle when a trooper fatally shot him at a cemetery in Mercer County.

Delegate Marty Gearheart has introduced a bill at the West Virginia Legislature to remove the tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike.

Canines are available for adoption again at the Mercer County Animal Shelter following a makeover resulting from a distemper case.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Testimony in a class action against the former Monsanto chemical company is on hold until at least mid-February. The trial got under way in Putnam County Circuit Court Jan.

What we need around here is more people like Charles Bronson was in them death wish movies and vigilantes.

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Helping the poorest of the poor, those who may not have shoes or clothes that fit, is how the Walk the Walk Foundation got its start back in 2004, thanks to a note folded into a Christmas card by Kim and David Mitchell of Severna Park.