Sep 24, 2009 | The State Journal
A Late Night Fire Keeps Crews Busy For Several Hours
A structure fire was reported at a home in Eccles late Wednesday night. The house is located on Titan Loop.
Group seeks to ban all coal slurry injections
An activist group Wednesday branded the Department of Environmental Protection as "incompetent" and called for an immediate halt to coal slurry injection, saying this disposal technique contaminates drinking water.
Police arrest two women for stealing purses as victims left Beckley stores
Beckley Police say two women who allegedly stole purses from customers exiting local Wal-Mart and Kroger stores were placed behind bars Friday afternoon.
Raleigh County Home Destroyed By Fire
Fire destroys a home in Raleigh County on Tuesday. The home in Eccles was engulfed in flames and burnt to the ground in just a few hours.
A Crab Orchard man was found safe Wednesday morning after dozens of members from area fire departments searched overnight for the man after he failed to return to his Crab Orchard home from a walk, authorities said.
State briefs: Funeral Friday for W.Va. serviceman
Funeral services are scheduled Friday for a West Virginia serviceman who died while stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
The accident happened Wednesday morning on Harper Road in Beckley. BECKLEY- -- An Oak Hill man was killed in a crash on Harper Road.
Large brush fire reported in Eccles
Numerous firefighters battled a Raleigh County brush fire Saturday that authorities said burned 50 to 100 acres.