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1of7 The Texas state Capitol in Austin, on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Texas Democrats staged a last-minute walkout Saturday, May 29, 2021, to kill an elections bill that would have restricted voting statewide.MATTHEW BUSCH, STR / NYTShow MoreShow Less 2of7 Gary Bledsoe, president of the Texas NAACP, left, shakes hands with State Rep. Ron Reynolds, D - Missouri City, after they spoke at a news conference against Senate Bill 7, known as the Election Integrity Protection Act, at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Sunday May 30, 2021.Jay Janner, MBR / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less 3of7 State Rep....

BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia city that borders New River Gorge National Park...

May 26—The City of Beckley officially disagrees with a state oversight board's recent decision to diminish pension payments for city firefighters and police officers. Beckley Common Council unanimously passed a resolution during the regular meeting Tuesday that opposes a recent recommendation of the Municipal Pensions Oversight Board, the board that oversees and assists trustees of the state's ...

Police: Man beaten, kept in dog cage in West Virginia home May 24, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) — A man accused of holding another man in a dog cage against his will at a West Virginia home has been arrested, police said. On Saturday evening, a witness told Beckley police that the unidentified male victim appeared to be badly beaten, according to a statement released Monday by Lt. David S. Allard. Court documents say the witness also saw three men threaten to kill the victim if he didn’t give them a large amount of money, WVNS-TV reported. Much of the video that the witne...

Mar. 7—A church with a long history in Beckley is entering a new era in its ages-old mission: feeding the hungry and being like Jesus. Church leaders want to unite with other Beckley churches to do the Lord's work, Ebenezer Baptist Church Pastor Ballard Johnson says. "Jesus came here with a new covenant, talking about love," the pastor said. "If you love somebody, you don't hurt them. You ...