Mercer County News

Community college students and city employees could be sharing the same Mercer Street headquarters once a lease agreement is completed.

Brett David Bowyer, the former Princeton Senior High School counselor who fled prior to sentencing on child pornography and trafficking charges, was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday for failing to appear for a May 2012 sentencing hearing.

One person was transported to the hospital this morning after their vehicle crashed over an embankment on Interstate 77 in Mercer County The crash occurred at mile marker 17, near the Athens area.

A Matoaka-area man was sentenced today in Mercer County Circuit Court on charges of sexual assault second degree and sexual abuse first-degree involving an 11-year-old girl who was under his care.

Next month thousands of Boy Scouts visiting southern West Virginia will take the opportunity to do good deeds for many communities.

A Mercer County man whose escape attempt bought him five extra minutes of freedom may get up to five extra years in prison.

A Mercer County magistrate has ruled there is probable cause in the case of a Bluefield man facing multiple charges, including attempted murder.

Area first responders are handling numerous calls about fallen trees and downed power lines as a storm comes through the Mercer County area.

A Mercer County man told his victim's family and his own family how sorry he was for his actions before a circuit judge sentenced him Wednesday for first-degree murder and abduction of a child.

A charge of first-degree murder is among the indictments handed down this week by the June session of the Mercer County grand jury.

A Mercer County Senator says he will not be running for Congress in West Virginia's Third Congressional District next year.

Voter turnout in four Mercer County towns was light Tuesday with incumbents largely being re-elected, according to unofficial returns.

A Mercer County man who has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and abduction of a child by a family member is set to appear today in circuit court for sentencing.

Mercer County's commissioners plan to start advertising for a county litter control officer when the county has enough money saved to hire one and provide a vehicle.

City council members voted Monday to start seeking engineering studies to find the best solution for dealing with Stafford Drive's persistent flooding problems.

The warmth of a late-spring Sunday afternoon in Camp Creek State Park was only rivaled by the warmth of the musicians and volunteers at the Camp Creek State Park Foundation's 12th Annual Bluegrass Day.

U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin today announced that 21 individuals have been indicted for selling powerful prescription painkillers.

Family, friends and school faculty came out in Mercer and Bland counties Saturday to support hundreds of local high school graduates during commencement exercises.

A suspect in three Mercer County burglaries is behind bars thanks to the efforts of Mercer County sheriff's deputies and the sheriff himself.

Bluefield, Mercer County , West Virginia A federal grand jury has indicted more than a dozen people on charges of conspiring to distribute oxycodone in Mercer and Wyoming counties.