Missing Autistic Child Found Safe Near Beckley Skate Park Thanks to Fast-Acting First Responders

Missing Autistic Child Found Safe Near Beckley Skate Park Thanks to Fast-Acting First Responders

BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A coordinated effort between local police, firefighters, and emergency services led to the safe recovery of a missing autistic child on the evening of May 20, 2025, near the Freedom Skate Park in Beckley. At 6:49 p.m., Beckley Police officers and Beckley Fire Department personnel were dispatched to 306 N. Eisenhower Drive after a juvenile male with autism wandered away from his mother. Officers quickly set up a perimete…

Beckley first responders locate missing juvenile - West Virginia Daily News

BECKLEY W.Va. (WVDN) – On May 20, 2025, at 6:49 p.m., officers from the Beckley Police Department and firemen from the Beckley Fire Department were dispatched to the Freedom Skate Park, 306 N. Eisenhower Drive for a missing juvenile male with autism whom had wandered away from his mother. Officers established a perimeter and a zone to begin searching based on the location the juvenile was last observed by family members. Beckley PD Officers requ…

Beckley’s Babe Ruth League is back

Raleigh County, WV (WOAY) -Beckley’s babe ruth league officially got the season underway Monday evening! It comes after rain delays and scheduling conflicts forced opening day back by a week. The first pitch was finally thrown out by beckley mayor Ryan Neal. The league runs all summer long and features 83 players across 8 teams. All of us here at Newswatch are rooting for team WOAY but we wish everyone good luck.The post Beckley’s Babe Ruth Leag…