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BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) – Local law enforcement is asking for your help finding a missing person. The Beckley Police Department is asking your help to locate 18 year old, Alexis Wickline, who was last seen leaving Woodrow Wilson High School around nine o’clock Thursday morning. Wickline is 5’7″ and was last seen wearing a blue […]

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) – Whether you’re young or old, everyone likes a good book. However, studies have shown that reading scores were hit hard by the pandemic. The National Center for Education Statistics found in a recent study that 9-year-old students suffered a 5-point decline in reading scores. That’s the largest score drop in reading […]

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — If you are a concerned citizen, sometimes you may want to speak with a local cop in your area. Beckley Police Department wants you to join them at McDonald’s for “Coffee with a Cop” event. The event will happen at the McDonald’s at the bottom of Prince Street, and will allow […]

BECKLEY (WVNS) – Adopting a dog can make a ‘ruff’ day better. ‘Tractor Supply’ in Beckley is partnering with the ‘Fayette County Humane Society’ for an adoption event. The Fayette County Humane Society is experiencing an over-capacity in their shelter. This event is to find some of these dogs a home. Kevin Walker, member of […]

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — Turn around, don’t drown! With rain and heavy snowmelt on the way, roads will be getting dicey with several dangers to look out for. One of the major driving hazards can be flooded roadways. Even shallow, swift-moving water can be dangerous, so if you encounter a road covered by floodwater, turn […]

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — Calacino’s Pizzeria and Sports Bar donated $8,200 to Hospice of Southern West Virginia. Every year Calacino’s hosts the Carol S. Weeks Memorial Hospice Benefit in honor of owner Jeff Weeks’ mother. “This was the 7th annual. My mom passed away at hospice. They were so great, that I wanted to do […]

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BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — Gas prices across the country have been dropping over the past week. Which is good for the predicted 104 million people travelling by car this holiday season. For West Virginia, the cheapest gas prices are in Greenbrier County, where the average price per gallon is $2.80. The most expensive county is […]

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — The Wildwood House was finished in 1836, twenty-five years before the country would be torn in two by the Civil War and twenty-seven years before West Virginia became a state. However, they still celebrated Christmas, though their traditions were very different than the ones we celebrate now. “I really just want […]