CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office has released an unofficial report on early voting. In the Eastern Panhandle, these are the preliminary numbers as of the close of the Early Voting Period Saturday: County Name Democratic Republican Mountain …
BALTIMORE, MD — The identity of the man who died in custody Saturday in Hagerstown has been released, as well as the names of officers from the Hagerstown Police Department whose actions are being looked into during the ensuing In Custody Death investigation. A press release shared by the HPD says the following: The Independent…
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — The Jefferson County Board of Education met Monday. Our Al Gaige brought some of the top stories from that meeting. Deputy Superintendent of Operations, Joyce White. updated the Board of the Ranson Elementary Construction. Assistant Superintendent White also had a positive report concerning the progress of the construction for the New…
WASHINGTON, DC — A West Virginia man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting law enforcement and other charges related to his alleged conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Joseph Michael Adams, 41, of Hedgesville, West Virginia, is charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with a felony…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office Early Voting Report added a little something extra on Wednesday when it broke down the number of registered voters from different political parties in the state who were taking advantage of early voting. The official numbers from that report indicate voting at the close of…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Voters in Berkeley County are taking advantage of the three early voting locations, averaging 2,900 a day. When the early voting period began Wednesday of last week, some voters reported a two-hour wait time, but Berkeley County Clerk Tony Petrucci says those wait times are down to about an hour or less this…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — There is an update on a shooting that claimed the life of a Hedgesville man. Berkeley County Sheriff Rob Blair tells The Panhandle News Network deputies were called around 2:18 Tuesday afternoon (October 29) to Tub Run Hollow Road in Hedgesville for the report of a shooting. BCSD has identified the man who…
BALTIMORE, MD – The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General is investigating a police-involved in-custody death that occurred in Hagerstown, Washington County Saturday night. A press release from the Hagerstown Police Department read in part, “Preliminarily, on Saturday October 26, 2024, at approximately 10:15 p.m., officers from the Hagerstown…
FREDERICK COUNTY, VA — A crash in Frederick County, Virginia claimed three lives Sunday afternoon. Virginia State Police say it happened just before 2 p.m. near the intersection of Wardensville Pike and Bushy Ridge Drive. Investigators say a 2007 GMC Sierra driven by 60-year-old Donald R. Mallow of Fredericksburg, Va. was traveling west on Wardensville…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — It is a threat that is always evolving. Cybersecurity and its effects on individuals and especially children, has become a priority of a group of partners in Berkeley County who are hoping to get the word out about what to watch for and how to avoid becoming a victim. Shawn Wolford is…