BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – On Wednesday, Governor Patrick Morrisey announced that West Virginians in need of materials for the upcoming school year will be able to save money this upcoming weekend – Friday, August 1, 2025 through Monday, August 4, 2025 – during the back-to-school Sales Tax Holiday period. “The upcoming sales tax holiday period is a…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The state Public Service Commission has authorized the temporary attachment of communication lines onto existing utility poles. The authorization was handed down this week in order to “reduce delays and assist in deployment of broadband.” “To achieve broadband deployment, broadband providers need to attach their communication lines to existing utility poles. The…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Two more people have been sentenced for their roles in an Eastern Panhandle drug trafficking organization that included 82 defendants and involved drug distribution in Berkeley and Jefferson Counties. Darien Jacob Horton, also known as “Dee Jae,”, age 25, of Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia, was sentenced to 135 months in federal prison.…
HAGERSTOWN, MD — A Hagerstown man is in custody following a shooting incident in the city. The Hagerstown Police Department tells the Panhandle News Network officers were called around 2:30 Sunday morning to the 200 block of West Franklin Street for a shots fired report. Using surveillance cameras, officers say they found the suspect, Charles…
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — A Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputy is recovering after being shot Saturday morning. Sheriff Johnnie Walter tells the Panhandle News Network deputies were called around 7 a.m. to a domestic in the Spohrs Crossroads area east of Berkeley Springs. A man, later identified as Melvin Gallion, 40, was reportedly pounding on the…
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — An El Salvadorian national is going to prison for life with the chance for parole in 15 years after murdering a Jefferson County woman. 47 year old David Calderon entered a guilty plea earlier this month under Alford/Kennedy circumstances in the death of 32 year old Samantha Dailey. Dailey’s badly burned body…
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — 15th District State Senator Tom Willis defeated Senate President Craig Blair during last year’s election. On Monday, Willis officially launched a new campaign, this time for US Senate, taking aim at ten-year incumbent Shelley Moore Capito. He made the announcement at Charlotte’s Café in Berkeley Springs Monday with a crowd of…
HAGERSTOWN, MD — The City of Hagerstown has passed a temporary ordinance that prohibits sleeping or lodging in public places within city limits, effective August 8th. It is a 6-month temporary ordinance set to expire February 8, 2026, unless formally extended by the Mayor and City Council. An announcement from the Hagerstown Police Department says, …
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Some Jefferson County residents spent the night in a shelter after more than 2.25 inches of rain fell in a short window of time in the Eastern Panhandle Wednesday evening. The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning around 6:24 Wednesday evening after identifying a thunderstorm over the Ranson and…
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — The Town of Bath has released its agenda for Tuesday’s meeting of the Town of Bath Council. It’s set for Tuesday July 15, 2025 at 5:30 pm. Town of Bath Municipal Center in Person or via YouTube or social media CALL TO ORDER……… Pledge of Allegiance……. Invocation By: Mayor 1. ROLL CALL…