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BLUEFIELD (NEWS RELEASE) – This Thursday, June 20, Cherry Street will be closed from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. to all but emergency vehicle traffic from Bluefield Regional Medical Center to Highlawn Avenue.More >> BLUEFIELD (NEWS RELEASE) – This Thursday, June 20, Cherry Street will be closed from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. to all but emergency vehicle traffic from Bluefield Regional Medical Center to Highlawn Avenue.More >> ANSTED (WVVA) - Two individuals were taken into custody in Fayette County after placing a false 911 call. A call was received through the Fayette County 911 Center at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday stating a pairMore >> ANSTED (WVVA) - Two individuals were taken into custody in Fayette County after placing a false 911 call. A call was received through the Fayette County 911 Center at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday stating a pairMore >> BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) -- A former Massey Energy official who is cooperating in the investigation of the Upper Big Branch mine disaster is asking a judge for leniency when he's sentenced Aug. 1. DefenseMore >> BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) -- A former Massey Energy official who is cooperating in the investigation of the Upper Big Branch mine disaster is asking a judge for leniency when he's sentenced Aug. 1. DefenseMore >> PRINCETON (NEWS RELEASE) - In July 2008, The Del McCoury Band took the stage for the inaugural show of the community's first performing arts center of its kind. One hundred and seven regular season performancesMore >> PRINCETON (NEWS RELEASE) - In July 2008, The Del McCoury Band took the stage for the inaugural show of the community's first performing arts center of its kind. One hundred and seven regular season performancesMore >> ATHENS (WVVA) - Crews responded to I-77 northbound near mile marker 17 Tuesday morning after a vehicle crashed through a guard rail and over the embankment. Only one vehicle was involved. There's no wordMore >> ATHENS (WVVA) - A woman was transported to a nearby hospital after a vehicle went off Interstate 77 and over an embankment Tuesday. The crash occurred at approximately 10 a.m. around mile marker 17 --More >> Mercer County Sheriff's Deputies are investigating an armed robbery in Green Valley Tuesday. It happened at Pop's Sports Bar on Maple Acres Road around 3:15a.m. According to dispatchers, detectivesMore >> Mercer County Sheriff's Deputies are investigating an armed robbery in Glenwood Tuesday. The Mercer County Sheriff's Office says a male entered Pop's Sports Bar on Maple Acres Road around 3 a.m. by smashingMore >> BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) -- A Fayette County man faces charges of sexually assaulting a female patient in the psychiatric ward at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. Beckley police tell media outlets thatMore >> BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) -- A Fayette County man faces charges of sexually assaulting a female patient in the psychiatric ward at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. Beckley police tell media outlets thatMore >> Bluefield (WVVA) -- A very small, isolated thunderstorm brought intense rainfall to the Beckley area Monday night. This slow-moving storm dumped upwards of 2-3 inches in just an hour to MacArthur, Daniels,More >> Bluefield (WVVA) -- A very small, isolated thunderstorm brought intense rainfall to the Beckley area Monday night. This slow-moving storm dumped upwards of 2-3 inches in just an hour to MacArthur, Daniels,More >> Buchanan County authorities arrest a man after finding a meth lab in his home. A narcotics task force team arrested Eddie Dwayne Green, 38, of Puncheon Camp Road Saturday afternoon. The team was executingMore >> Buchanan County authorities arrest a man after finding a meth lab in his home. A narcotics task force team arrested Eddie Dwayne Green, 38, of Puncheon Camp Road Saturday afternoon. The team was executingMore >>
PRESS RELEASE:
Operation Sting 19 will be enforced along Route 19 in Region 7 on July 4, 5, 6, 7, 2012 by multiple city, county, and state law enforcement agencies. Sting 19 is a DUI Enforcement Crackdown on Route 19, historically a route with an increased number of alcohol related crashes, injuries, and fatalities.
Local agencies have been supplied additional funding by the SRHSP to increase DUI Patrols and Checkpoints along Route 19 in an effort to target those alcohol related numbers. Locally, agencies from Beckley PD, Raleigh CSO, WV State Police, Oak Hill PD, Fayetteville PD, Fayette CSO, Summersville PD, and Nicholas CSO will increase their patrols to crack down on impaired driving over the Independence Day Holiday time frame. The Beckley Police Department will also conduct a DUI Checkpoint on Route 19 on Friday July 6. Motorists are encouraged to plan ahead if celebrating over the 4th of July and designate a sober driver. Please buckle up and drive safe- and remember that using a cell phone while driving is now against the law in WV.
This will be the third year for local agencies participating in Sting 19. This enforcement campaign is coordinated and funded by the Southern Regional Highway Safety Office.
