MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Two youngsters who had last been seen in the Raleigh Street area Thursday in Martinsburg have returned home. Friday morning, the West Virginia State Police told the Panhandle News Network the boy and girl “both safely returned home early this morning from their hideout in the woods.” The West Virginia State Police express…
Thursday, April 3, 2025 – 51st Day of Session The Senate will convene at 11 a.m. UNFINISHED BUSINESS SR 44: Memorializing life of basketball legend Jerry West SR 45: Designating April 3, 2025, as Women and Girls’ Day THIRD READING Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2513: Enhancing training requirements for county boards…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Two off-duty Berkeley County Sheriff’s deputies who were involved in an altercation at a Toughman Contest are on administrative leave. Deputy Bryant Andrew Snapp, 36, of Hedgesville, was charged with felony Malicious Wounding. Deputy David Allen Knotts, 31 of Berkeley Springs was charged with Disorderly Conduct, a misdemeanor. They were arraigned Friday…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Seven more people have been sentenced for their roles in a drug trafficking organization that spanned from Baltimore to the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. These sentences come following an indictment, returned in January 2024 against Gary Brown, Jr., and eighty-one others, charged the defendants with distributing substantial amounts of fentanyl, methamphetamine,…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Hagerstown man has been sentenced to a decade of prison in federal court out of Martinsburg after prosecutors say he lied to federal agents in the hopes of early parole from a sentence he was serving for another crime. John Austin Perkins, III, 45, of Hagerstown, Maryland, was sentenced to 10…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) road crews are in the midst of an aggressive campaign to mill and fill potholes around the state. Here’s where they’ll be patching today, Wednesday, April 2, 2025: Mall Drive, Berkeley County. North River Road, Stayman Drive, and Capon River Road, Hampshire County. WV 9, Morgan…
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 – 50th Day of Session The Senate will convene at 11 a.m. UNFINISHED BUSINESS SR 44: Memorializing life of basketball legend Jerry West THIRD READING Eng. SB 89: Creating alternative high-risk population public charter schools Eng. SB 163: Including certain mental health disorders in existing public health programs Eng. SB 252:…
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — A Jefferson County Man Could Face Up to 89 Years in Prison After Shooting at Sheriff’s Deputy and Other Charges. Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney, Matt Harvey tells The Panhandle News Network that on Monday, March 31, 2025, David Bernhard Gillis, age 19, of Kearneysville, was sentenced to the maximum penalty…
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — As the administration changes in both the state house and the White House, Shepherd University President Dr. Mary Hendrix gave an update on the status of any federal funding changes. “Like all of the institutions in the country, the first indication that we might be adversely affected came with a ruling on…
CHARLESTON, WV – Continuing warm weather is allowing West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) work crews to mill and fill potholes around the Mountain State. In the Eastern Panhandle, here’s where they’ll be milling and filling today, Tuesday, April 1, 2025: Mountain Lake Road, Berkeley County. Gruber Road, and Cherry Meade Road, Jefferson County. WV 9, Morgan…