MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – A Bunker Hill man has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison following charges he used his phone to access child pornography on the internet and had thousands of images on his personal devices. Beau Thomas Shores, 42, of Bunker Hill, West Virginia, was sentenced Tuesday to 240 months in…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Martinsburg man has been sentenced to more than six years in prison after being found guilty of possessing child pornography. The US Attorney’s Office reports Steven James Priore, 41, of Hedgesville, West Virginia, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for the possession of child pornography. According to court documents, the…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – A Morgan County man was sentenced this week to nearly six years in federal prison and a Virginia woman admitted to her involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy operating in Berkeley, Morgan, and Hampshire Counties. US Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced Andrew Scott Sager, 55, of Berkeley Springs was sentenced to 70 months in…
Update: Hear more on this story from Berkeley County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy of Staff Eric Burnett and Office Administrator Brandy Sullivan here. MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Five Eastern Panhandle residents face drug-related charges following an ongoing observation activity of drug activity in an area. Berkeley County Sheriff Rob Blair says at 9:30 Friday morning, Berkeley County…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Main Street Martinsburg Annual Christmas Parade will be held on Tuesday, December 3, beginning at 6:30 PM. The parade will form near Martinsburg High School and travel north on Queen Street, concluding at the intersection with Race Street. There will be no parking along the route after 5 PM. Streets will be…
Update: Hear more on this story from Berkeley County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy of Staff Eric Burnett and Office Administrator Brandy Sullivan here. INWOOD, W.Va. — A crash Friday in Inwood claimed two lives and police have arrested the driver of the vehicle. Berkeley County Sheriff Rob Blair says Omar Magdiel Arguelle Ortega, 27, of Martinsburg…
Update: Hear more on this story from Berkeley County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy of Staff Eric Burnett and Office Administrator Brandy Sullivan here. MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Martinsburg toddler is dead and her mother under arrest. Berkeley County Sheriff Rob Blair tells the Panhandle News Network officers were dispatched to Berkeley Medical Center Sunday morning, November…
Martinsburg, W.Va. — Police in Martinsburg are looking for the public’s help in tracking down those responsible for a rash of destruction of property incidents around the city. Chief Erin Gibbons tells The Panhandle News Network over the past month, the Martinsburg Police Department has responded to numerous reports of property destruction across the city.…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The latest data from the U.S. Drought Monitor indicates drought conditions worsened in Martinsburg and Charles Town. Both regions are now in “Severe Drought” or D2 status this week, after having been on Moderate, or D1 status. Martinsburg and Charles Town have been in drought for the past 4 week(s), since October 22,…
INWOOD, W.Va. — The 11th Annual Warm Hearts and Warm Hands community outreach to help local children keep warm this winter is happening this weekend in South Berkeley. Organizer Joyce Kees talks about the event: Kees says the idea came when she and some friends were driving around the area on a school day. She says…