BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — They know how to stay cool in more ways than one in Berkeley Springs this summer. Friday marks the 4th Chilled Cocoa Crawl in Downtown Berkeley Springs. The event happens from 5 to 9 p.m. Downtown business owner Happy Rone says the town had a great response to cocoa crawls they’d…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Citing the concerns of a constituent, 97th District Delegate Chris Anders (R-Berkeley) is calling on the Berkeley County Board of Education to comply with Governor Morrisey’s executive order granting religious exemptions from vaccine mandates. Anders, appearing Thursday on Panhandle LIve, talked about a ‘parental bill of rights’ recently passed by state lawmakers:…
HAGERSTOWN, MD — The Hagerstown Police Department has charged 91 individuals with crimes related to repeat retail thefts. Lt. Rebecca Fetchu tells The Panhandle News Network it was part of “Operation Blue Light Special,” a year-long investigation that targeted retail theft in the city related to drug trafficking. Investigators identified repeat offenders they believe had…
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. – An El Salvadoran national accused in the death of a Jefferson County woman whose body was found under a burning couch near Martinsburg last year entered guilty pleas in Jefferson County Circuit Court Monday. David Antonio Calderon, 47, was indicted by a grand jury in Jefferson County in January of this…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Police in Berkeley County say a West Virginia Division of Highways tractor was hit by an SUV Wednesday, resulting in serious injuries for the driver of the SUV and injuring the tractor driver. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office tells The Panhandle News Network they were dispatched to the 9500 block of Tuscarora…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A man wanted for failure to appear now faces even more charges in Berkeley County after his arrest Wednesday. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office tells The Panhandle News Network they conducted a traffic stop on 28-year-old Michael Palmer of Martinsburg Wednesday. Palmer was wanted for failure to appear. Deputy Baldridge found Palmer…
BUNKER HILL, W.Va. — Two Eastern Panhandle men face stolen vehicle charges after leading deputies on a chase in South Berkeley County. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office tells The Panhandle News Network they had received a number of complaints out of the Bunker Hill area that fuel was being taken from personal vehicles and local businesses.…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Berkeley County Commission will host public meetings on June 17 at 10 AM and 5 PM, along with a workshop roundtable on July 2 at 10 AM regarding the proposed Berkeley County Impact Fee Ordinance. The meetings will be held in the Berkeley County Commission chambers, 400 West Stephen Street, Suite…
MARTINSBURG , W.Va. — West Virginia State Police are looking for a suspect involved in a hit and run that killed a man in Berkeley County Thursday. Trooper J.S. Racer of the State Police Martinsburg Detachment responded to the 1400 block of Shepherdstown Road just before 2 a.m. Thursday morning where he, along with an…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Two men received life sentences in Berkeley County court under what is commonly known as the “Three Strikes Law,” which creates lengthy jail times for repeat serious offenders. The Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office tells The Panhandle News Network the sentences under West Virginia’s Recidivist Statute were handed down to two unrelated…