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- MPD Chief Talks About Investigation into Rash of BB Gun Property Damage Incidents in Martinsburg December 19, 2024MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Saying there have been more than 30 such incidents in the city since November, Martinsburg Police Chief Erin Gibbons says they are getting closer to closing in on a suspect accused of damaging windows around Martinsburg with a BB gun. Gibbons says he asked for the public’s help, and the public came…[email protected]
- One Teen Charged, Another Could Face Charges After Firearm Reportedly in Vehicle at Spring Mills High parking lot December 18, 2024SPRING MILLS, W.Va. — One teenager faces a firearms charge and another juvenile could face charges after the first reportedly pulled a firearm out from under his shirt and placed it in a vehicle – in the parking lot of Spring Mills High School. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department tells The Panhandle News Network the…[email protected]
- Widmyer Elementary School Teacher Arrested, Charged with Child Abuse December 18, 2024BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — A Widmyer Elementary School teacher was arrested this week on child abuse charges. Jazmyn Rohrer was charged Monday with three counts of child abuse by a person in a position of trust. Morgan County Schools issued a statement explaining school officials made a mandatory report of potential abuse to the appropriate…[email protected]
- Man Found Dead after Being Struck By Vehicle in Hagerstown December 18, 2024HAGERSTOWN, MD — The Washington County Sheriff’s Department says a man was found dead in the road after having been struck by a vehicle. Deputies were dispatched Friday (December 13) just after 8 p.m. to the area of Pennsylvania Ave, between Maugans Avenue and North Pointe Drive, Hagerstown, Maryland, for a pedestrian struck by a motor…[email protected]
- Delegate Elect deSoto Being Held on $300,000 Bond, Charged with Terroristic Threats December 12, 2024MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The delegate elected to represent the 91st district out of South Berkeley County is being held in the Eastern Regional Jail this afternoon on $300,000 cash bond after allegedly threatening to kill fellow lawmakers. Joseph deSoto, 61, of Gerrardstown was arrested just after midnight and on Thursday appeared before Berkeley County Magistrate…[email protected]
- Berkeley County Delegate Elect Arrested for Terroristic Threats Against Lawmakers December 12, 2024CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An incoming state delegate, Joseph de Soto of Berkeley County, has been arrested by State Police on allegations that he threatened other delegates. De Soto’s arrest occurred early this morning, according to a press release from the West Virginia State Police. He was charged with making threats of terrorist acts and listed…[email protected]
- Pedestrian Struck, Killed in Martinsburg December 12, 2024MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A man walking along the side of a road in Berkeley County was killed Wednesday night after being struck by a vehicle. West Virginia State Police report being dispatched just before 7 p.m. to the 100 block of Baker Road in Berkeley County for a report of a motor vehicle crash involving…[email protected]
- Morgan County Senator Charles Trump Tenders Resignation As He Looks to State Supreme Court Role December 12, 2024CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Senator Charles Trump, R-Morgan, has resigned that body ahead of being sworn in as a newly-elected state Supreme Court justice. “It has been the great honor and privilege of my life to serve with you and our colleagues in the Senate over these last ten years,” Trump wrote in his resignation…[email protected]
- State Auditor Says Prison Sentence is Appropriate for Former Berkeley County Deputy Clerk Convicted of Fraud December 10, 2024BERKELEY COUNTY, W.Va. — A former deputy clerk in the Berkeley County Clerk’s office was sentenced this week to a lengthy prison term following a guilty plea to fraud that cost tax payers more than a quarter of a million dollars. Melissa Joanna Beavers, the former deputy clerk in Berkeley County, was sentenced Monday in…[email protected]
- Cacapon Mountain Fire Impacted 130 Acres and Challenged Multiple Fire Crews December 10, 2024MORGAN COUNTY, W.Va. — Firefighting crews from multiple states battled a mountain fire in Morgan County over the weekend that stretched across approximately 130 acres of state and private land, including parts of Cacapon State park, according to West Virginia Division of Forestry Region 2 forester Rosalie Santerre. The blaze, dubbed the Cacapon Mount Fire…[email protected]