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FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WVNS) – An Officer Involved Shooting leaves one dead in Fayette County. On April, 19, 2025, in the afternoon hours, deputies were assisting the Fayetteville Police Department in the execution of a warrant at the Fayette Hills Apartments on Laurel Creek Rd.Deputies and officers pursued the subject around the building as the subject was fleeing. he subject then entered into his apartment and immediately exited armed with a machete and attempted to strike an officer.

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BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) – Choosing your child’s first school can be a difficult milestone, but the Raleigh County Pre-K Expo was the place to lessen parents’ concerns and anxieties about sending their little tykes to school. The event, sponsored by Raleigh County Schools and AccessHealth, was a great way for both parents and future students to meet preschool teachers from around the area!Michael Smith and Wendy O’Donnell are both Pre-K teachers at Maxwell Hill Elementary School.

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BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) – A chicken legend is stepping down from his pedestal, now complete with free Sundays. Owner and operator Richard Jarrell was surprised with a retirement party on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Jarrell has ran multiple Chick-Fil-A locations in Beckley. After 20 years, Jarrell is stepping down to pursue traveling with his wife. Now, every day is Sunday for the Chicken Man. “Now we will have the freedom to travel, to go places we haven’t been able to travel or do things.

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BLUEFIELD, WV (WVNS) — The date was announced for the grand opening of Golden Ticket Cinemas 8 in Mercer County. According to a press release, Golden Ticket Cinemas 8 at Mercer Mall will open at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 11, 2025. We’ve had our eye on this location for a long time. To finally open our doors and share this new, elevated movie experience with Bluefield is incredibly rewarding. The transformation is truly remarkable.

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BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) – West Virginia was named the teen vaping capital of the United States. This is according to a press release from JournoResearch, back in 2024. Would tighter laws and bans in schools drop this number by any margin? In North Carolina, two House Bills aiming to bar vapes and hemp-derived products from North Carolina schools are gaining traction. In turn, this bill would also expand the state’s definition of tobacco products to cover non-tobacco vapor products, like hemp and CBD.