For Tuesday, January 7, 2025 WEST VIRGINIA SCHOOLS Berkeley County Schools – Closed. All schools (PreK-12) and offices closed. Evening activities are canceled. Jefferson County Schools- Schools and Offices Closed. Morgan County Schools – Closed for students. Employees follow Reporting Code A.. Grant County Schools – Closed for students. Employees follow Reporting Code H.…
MARTINSBURG, W.V.a. — Since late Sunday night, nearly four inches of snow or a wintry mix had already fallen on Eastern Panhandle roads with lots more is in the forecast. A spokesman from the Berkeley County Department of Highways, which also clears Interstate 81, says plowing is going well, but they won’t get anything completely…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Three people were shot in two separate New Year’s Day incidents in Berkeley County, in what the Sheriff’s Department is describing as “large New Year’s Parties.” The first call came just before 1 a.m. when deputies were called to a shooting at 632 Koonztown Road in Hedgesville. An 18 year-old woman from…
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Newly sworn in Morgan County Sheriff Johnnie Walter is looking to the future of the department even as he reflected on his career so far in law enforcement. After more than seven years as Chief Deputy in the county, He has decades of experience in law enforcement: As to what…
BALTIMORE, MD — The National Weather Service in Baltimore has issued a Wind Advisory for the area, effective during most of New Year’s Day. Among local emergency services advising preparedness, the Washington County Office of Emergency Management says residents should prepare for strong west to northwest winds expected from Wednesday into Thursday as a cold…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Senate President-elect Randy Smith continues to make key changes in leadership. Smith, R-Preston, announced Tuesday that he’s chosen Senator Jason Barrett, R-Berkeley, to chair the Senate Finance Committee replacing Senator Eric Tarr. “The Finance Committee does some of the hardest work and heaviest lifting in the Legislature, and it’s a tough job,” Smith…
BERKELEY COUNTY, W.Va.— On the four-year anniversary of Air National Guard firefighter Logan Young’s tragic death, the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department has announced that an award fund of $35,000 has been created in order to generate more information on the case. At the time of his death, Young was a senior airman with the Martinsburg-based…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Senate President Craig Blair is highlighting good news about the state’s revenue outlook as well as funds for retirees. As usual, he is tempering the good news with caution that he and the other members of the state’s majority want to spend cautiously so as not to run out funding for…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It has now been four years since Air National Guard firefighter Logan Young lost his life while fighting an arson fire near Kearneysville. Young, a senior airman with the Martinsburg-based 167th Airlift Wing, died while battling a barn fire in a rural area of Berkeley County in the early morning hours of…
By Luke Wiggs WEPM MARTINSBURG, W.Va — Wearing an orange jumpsuit and shackled around the wrists, waist, and ankles, a delegate-elect accused of threatening his legislative colleagues had his initial appearance in court. Joseph de Soto also used an oxygen tank during the hearing, demonstrating what his lawyer contended is evidence that home confinement would…