Woman charged after alleged child abuse in Raleigh County
Rebecca Bailey faces a felony charge of child abuse resulting in injury after allegedly pinning down her 5 year old daughter and pulling out two bottom front teeth while claiming the child had a demon. Deputies Lilly and Eller arrested her after a June 19 investigation in the Lester area. EMS and Child Protective Services aided the child, who was later placed with a family member. Bailey was jailed. The offense carries a 1 to 5 year penalty under West Virginia law.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
S. Lilly
J. Eller
Lester
Sheriff’s
Rebecca Bailey
Sheriff’s Office
Bailey
Lilly
Child Protective Services
EMS
Southern
West Virginia
Frank Priddy
Frankie Shelton
Lilly and
Eller
Bluefield Reschedules July 4 Trash to July 7
Bluefield City Hall will be closed on July 4 according to a city announcement. The July 4 trash collection will be held on July 7. Normal business hours resume Monday July 7 from 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m.
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City of
Bluefield
Red Cross Urges July Blood Donations to Boost Supply
As the Fourth of July week nears the American Red Cross requests donors to schedule blood donations to sustain the mid summer blood supply. Type O blood is most urgently needed, with O negative critical for emergencies and O positive being most common. Donors can book at RedCrossBlood.org call 1 800 RED CROSS or via the Red Cross Blood Donor App.
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Charleston
American Red Cross
RedCrossBlood.org
RED Cross
Warner issues reminder to file Annual Report in West Virginia
WV Secretary of State Kris Warner notes more than 60,000 businesses have not filed their Annual Report. Over 155,000 entities are required to file by state law, with a $25 fee and a filing window from January 1 to June 30. Businesses must update principal office, owners or management, and service of process contact details. The deadline is 11:59 p.m. on June 80.
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Charleston
Kris Warner
WV Secretary of State
Warner
Secretary of State
CAMC Institute grads recognized in 2025 ceremonies
CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine honored 18 residency and fellowship graduations in May and June 2025. A total of 76 residents, fellows and PharmD graduates completed training at Charleston Area Medical Center and CAMC Greenbrier Valley Medical Center programs. Over a third will stay in West Virginia to practice or train, with many joining Vandalia Health hospitals.
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Charleston
Camc Institute For Academic Medicine
Charleston Area Medical Center
CAMC
Michael Yost
Bluefield
Michael Wilson
Princeton
Jacob Baker
Ronceverte
Medicaid cuts threaten WV rural hospitals in bill
West Virginia health leaders warn proposed budget cuts to Medicaid could force seven rural hospitals in the state to close, risking primary care emergency services and diabetes and heart disease delays. Families USA warns nationwide some 400 rural independent hospitals face closure, with further pain from work requirements and ACA changes.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Rich Sutphin
West Virginia Rural Health Care Association
Families USA
Sutphin
West
Anthony Wright
America
U.S
House of Representatives
Senate
Sheps Center For Services Research
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Rhonda Rogombé
West Virginia Center On Budget and Policy
Shelley Moore Capito
Jim Justice
Justice
The
Independent
CNBC
Capito
ACA
West Virginia Watch
Westvirginiawatch
WVU students aid flood recovery in Wheeling and Marion County
WVU students joined flood relief efforts in Wheeling and Fairmont area delivering supplies and assisting cleanup. Volunteers from WVU Land-Grant and Community Outreach, led by Aidan Priest and Nick Eigner, hauled 60 cases of water and thousands of gloves donated by WVU Medicine, Panera Bread, and others. A second group helped Marion County with donated goods, while residents described scarce help prior to the university’s arrival.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Wheeling
Fairmont
Mountain State
Ohio County
Aidan Priest
WVU
Nick Eiginger
Colin Street
Rozairee Jones
Brogan Dozier
Nolan Danhires
Landon Tucker
Midtown Storage
Triadelphia
Sam Capehart
Capehart
Tucker
Grafton
West Virginia
Aidan
Panhandle
WVU Medicine
Dozier
Charles Town
Priest
Marion County
Logan Pierce
Sophia Flower
Laasya Chemnuru
Garrett Oursler
Sydney Mullens
Joel Hershman
Ian Murray
Mimi Ferguson
Julia Leyden
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West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
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WVU Today
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Cowens
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Avenue
P.O. Box
Terri Hale
Thale
Andy Patton
Apatton
Bluefield Ave
Bluefield, WV
Daily Telegraph
Newsroom
Eric Cravey
Circulation
Daniel Dunn
Jeremy Basham
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