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Three regional health centers, including the Bluestone Health Association Inc., with locations at Lake Shawnee and Montcalm, Tug River Health Association Inc., with locations in Gary and Northfork and the Monroe County Health Center in Union, will benefit from more than $1.6 million in federal funding, according to a press release from U.S. Senator ...

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A line of thunderstorms passing through the area - some violent at times - raced through Four Seasons Country Wednesday afternoon, bringing reports of some downed trees and isolated power outages in parts of the region.

A Mercer County man scheduled to go to trial today on charges stemming from a pair of armed robberies in 2008 pleaded guilty in circuit court.

Straley School fifth-graders went to jail Wednesday. More than 50 of the Princeton school's students jumped when they heard the cold, harsh slam of the Southern Regional Jail cell doors behind them and shuddered when they entered the outdoor recreation area and peered up at rolls of razor wire designed to keep inmates in and the rest of the world ...

Mercer Circuit Judge Omar Aboulhosn will act as a tour guide for two groups of elementary school students who will visit the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver this month.

A Texas company that helps consumers resolve debt is barred from doing business in West Virginia - at least temporarily.

A West Virginia businessman says he's paying off more than $2.6 million in outstanding federal and state penalties for violations at his former coal operations.

Mercer County Sheriff's deputies and investigators with the state Fire Marshal's office were on the scene of a fire early Friday morning that claimed the life of a Mercer County man.

One person dies in an early morning house fire. Mercer County Emergency Services says the structure fire was called in at 12:25 Friday morning.

When a group of concerned Mercer County youth leaders asked students what they could do to keep more kids in school, the solutions were overwhelmingly simple.

A jury found a Mercer County man not guilty Thursday of robbery-first degree and conspiracy.

A new destination for visitors took a step closer to fruition Wednesday when the Mercer County Commission approved a location for the Hatfield-McCoy Recreational Trail.

Shields are covered in black ribbons today on the Bluefield Police force. The department is mourning the death of 18-year veteran officer Sgt.

A veteran Bluefield police officer has died in an off-duty vehicle accident near Montcalm.

Victim was an 18 year veteran in law enforcement. Story by Alicia Suka Email Other Stories by Alicia Suka BLUEFIELD -- Sergeant John Jones, 42, of Montcalm was killed in an accident early Sunday morning.

Sgt. John A. Jones, an 18-year veteran officer of the Bluefield Police Department was pronounced dead at the scene of a single vehicle accident early Sunday morning in Mercer County.

Other Stories by Lucas Hannon Mercer -- Shortly before 2:30 Sunday morning, there was a vehicle crash on Lorton Lake Road, which is in Mercer County.

Three Montcalm High School baseball players were injured in a late-night car accident on Lorton Lick Road.

On the Plains of Abraham the political fate of the northern part of North America was settled.