CLARKE COUNTY, VA — On Tuesday, L’Auberge Provençale in Clarke County Virginia was the target of a carefully planned and rehearsed theft involving some of the rarest wines in the world—bottles of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti the Boyce restaurant says they spent years carefully acquiring for their guests. A couple posing as event planners used…

INWOOD, W.Va. — The teenager missing out of South Berkeley County has been reunited with his parents.  West Virginia State Trooper Z.D. Haught with the Martinsburg detachment tells The Panhandle News Network he returned 16-year-old Hector Padilla, Jr. to his family this morning.  He was reportedly in good condition. The young man had gotten quite a…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Martinsburg City Council has authorized funding through opioid settlement funds to The Martinsburg Initiative to establish a cold weather shelter this winter. Area have volunteered to assist and the Martinsburg Initiative has taken the lead on the project. In an announcement this week, the city of Martinsburg says in order to ensure…

INWOOD, W.Va. — The West Virginia State Police say a child missing out of Inwood is at risk. Senior Trooper Z.D. Haught with the Martinsburg detachment tells The Panhandle News Network they are using every tool within their power to find 16-year-old Hector Padilla, Jr. He was last reportedly wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, light grey…

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. —  Early in 2025, the Jefferson County Commission announced a feasibility study for a potential Sports Complex in the county. In October, the Berkeley County Development Authority announced similar plans, including land already owned by the Berkeley County Commission, to be used for the complex. Jefferson County Commissioner Cara Keyes, a guest…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — The website for the Warm Springs PSD is currently down according to an announcement by officials in the Town of Bath. Customers who need to make a payment online are asked to use the web address printed on your bill https://wspsd.secure.munibilling.com.  They can also still use the phone payment system 1-855-868-5743.  

INWOOD, W.Va. — The West Virginia State Police are reporting a missing child out of Inwood. On Tuesday, November 18, 2025, Senior Trooper Z.D. Haught of the Martinsburg Detachment received a report of a missing juvenile from the Inwood area of Berkeley County. The juvenile is identified as 16-year-old Hector Padilla Jr. Mr. Padilla was last…

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — The Jefferson County Commission is asking for the public’s input on a variety of topics, including balanced growth. “It’s a very open ended topic and I am sure many listeners are noticing a lot of homes going up in Jefferson County.” Said commissioner Cara Keys. “One of the things commission President…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. —  Happening now until Friday, the WVRC Media On Air We Care Food Drive continues at area Save A Lots.  Save A Lot stores in Martinsburg and Charles Town will be collecting non-perishable food all week to go directly to the Martinsburg Union Rescue Mission.  “We’re probably going to serve around 12,000 meals…

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — A new four-way stop is coming to Jefferson County.  The new traffic pattern on Kabletown Road at the intersection with Myerstown Road in Jefferson County is set to be live this Friday, November 21st. The intersection will be changed to an all-way stop based on the results of a recent study…

CLEAR SPRING, MD — A fire early Tuesday morning has claimed three lives. The Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal confirmed in an update that the victims include one adult male and two adult females. Deputy State Fire Marshals have been on scene investigating the triple-fatal structure fire in the 13800 block of National…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Hedgesville man has been arrested and charged in the death of a woman in a hit and run incident from 2020. The nearly five-year cold case in Berkeley County caught a break this month when a tip from a neighboring jurisdiction got the investigation going again.  Charles Edward Orrison, Sr., 54…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Berkeley County man is facing charges after a young boy died from a gunshot wound. Berkeley County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call of a reported shooting on Needmore Road at around 7:30 p.m. last Friday, November 14th. There the deputies found a two-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound. Deputies…

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. – Visitors to the Harpers Ferry Natiional Historical Park are advised to plan ahead today.   The Harpers Ferry Park Association has announced that due to planned maintenance that will result in the water being off in Lower Town, the Park Bookshop and Lower Town restrooms will be closed on Tuesday, November 18,…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — State Senators Patricia Rucker and Jason Barrett presented $50,000 in Local Economic Development Assistance grant funding to Joe Burton, executive director of the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Parks & Recreation Board for the Accessible Playground Project at War Memorial Park. This funding, combined with a $25,000 contribution from the Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation…