MARTINSBURG, W. Va. — A Hagerstown man has been sentenced to decades in prison following convictions for two counts of felony sexual abuse and sexual assault as well as other charges. In a press release, Berkeley County Senior Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Kinser said Dustin Albert Carey, 35, of Hagerstown, Maryland, was sentenced Thursday to…
KEARNEYSVILLE, W.Va. — West Virginia American Water officially took over Jefferson Utilities last year, and now has water customers in Jefferson, Berkeley and Morgan Counties. Brooks Crislip is the Director of Development for West Virginia American Water. On Panhandle Live Thursday, he was asked why rates for customers in Jefferson County were raised by 44…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — During its regular meeting Monday night, the Berkeley County Board of Education’s agenda included the approval of the FY24 Annual Financial Statements pending the annual audit. Treasurer Jim Butts presented the financial statement. A motion was put forward by board member Pat Murphy to accept the statement and the motion carried. …
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Department of Tourism says it’s going to be a good weekend for the Leaf Peepers Festival in Tucker County with fall foliage at near peak conditions. Tourism put its first fall foliage report of the season Wednesday. “According to the West Virginia Division of Forestry, Tucker County’s highest elevations are…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Martinsburg clinic is at the heart of a settlement regarding charges false claims made to Medicare. According to the US Department of Justice, The Pain Center of Virginia, PLLC doing business as the Pain Center of West Virginia, a clinic located in Martinsburg, West Virginia, has agreed to pay $750,000 to resolve…