BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. – It’s been a rough week for staff at Senior Life Services of Morgan County and the vulnerable adults they serve. Not only have in person services been canceled all week at both the Berkeley Springs and Paw Paw locations due to the massive snow event over the weekend, the hot and…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Residents and motorists in the Town of Bath should know that snow removal operations will affect travel on Thursday.  The West Virginia Division of Highways will be removing snow from the parking spaces and roadside areas along Washington Street (RT 522) between 7:00 AM and 4:00 PM according to an announcement…

WASHINGTON COUNTY, MD — Officials in Washington County, Maryland are responding to reports this week that the federal Department of Homeland Security has purchased a warehouse in the Hagerstown area, reportedly with the intention of using it as a facility to house detainees. The Herald Mail reports the warehouse along Wright and Hopewell roads was…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. —  Two Berkeley Springs women face two felony drug charges each following a traffic stop and a subsequent search of their residence. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office tells the Panhandle News Network that Timica Jean Ann Johnson, 25 and Keesha Marie Davenport, 28, both of Berkeley Springs were taken into custody January…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Former Berkeley County delegate John Overington has passed away. West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner announced Overington’s passing Tuesday night, saying Overington had passed away that day. Warner lauded Overington as a long-time and respected legislator and a leader in the state Republican party.  John Overington was a delegate out of…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A water leak on the second floor of the Caperton Train Station has closed The George Children’s Museum through Wednesday. A post from the city of Martinsburg showed pictures of standing water on the floor in the area that houses the museum and serves as a waiting area for passengers. One of…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Morgan County Sheriff Johnny Walter is crediting the motoring public staying put with good outcomes following Sunday’s winter storm in the area. “I believe everybody sheltered in place,” Walter said. “We had a quiet weekend” “I spoke to the DOH  this morning and they seem to be faring very well” in…

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Wind chills could reach down to 18 below zero tomorrow.  The National Weather Service in Baltimore has issued an Extreme Cold Warning for tonight into Tuesday morning for the Blue Ridge Mountains and lower Shenandoah Valley. Very cold wind chills as low as 15 to 18 below zero are expected from…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — It’s been all hands on deck as crews in the city of Martinsburg work  to clear the 66 lane miles under their care. Director of the Department of Public Works for the City of Martinsburg Jeff Wilkerson says they’ve been working 12 hour shifts with sanitation crews working 5:00 a.m. to 5:00…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — It’s going to take a few days for West Virginia to crunch its way out of what the weekend winter storm left behind. The warm wedge reduced overall snowfall totals but it’s the ice the sleet left behind and the frigid temperatures settling in that will continue the storm’s impact into the…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – On Friday, as the National Weather Service in Baltimore issued a Winter Storm Warning for the area, emergency service  coordinators in the Eastern Panhandle were already preparing. Brandon Truman,  director and chief of the Berkeley County  Emergency Ambulance Authority was a guest on Friday morning’s Panhandle Live with a projected snow fall…

BURLINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) road crews are getting ready to clear roadways of ice and snow in the Mountain State. A press release from the WVDOH says salt supplies are stockpiled in all 55 counties in preparation for this weekend’s expected snow storm, and crews have readied snowplows. Forecast models…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — It’s not an accident that a full-press effort to count how many homeless people there are in the Eastern Panhandle will fall on one of the coldest weeks of the year. The Point-in-Time Count (PIT) is a federally required, annual count of people experiencing homelessness, taking place this year on January 28th…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The newly-opened Martinsburg Cold Weather Shelter will be at St. John’s Lutheran Church this week.   Not only will high temperatures in the week ahead be below freezing, but a major winter storm could bring as much as two feet of snow to the area.  Caroline Wilson Case Manager, Berkeley County Community Outreach…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Governor Patrick Morrisey declared a State of Preparedness this week for all 55 counties as a winter storm is expected to impact the state throughout the upcoming weekend. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Watch for our listening area, as significant accumulations of snow are in the forecast. West…