MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office reports a Friday night crash has claimed the life of a man from Berkeley Springs. On October 18, 2024 at approximately 9:20 pm, Berkley County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to a report of a traffic collision with entrapment/injuries in the 2400 block of Tuscarora Pike. When…
RANSON, W.Va. — Traffic was slowed on U.S. Route 340 in Jefferson County Friday in connection with a haz-mat incident. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department said a truck carrying a piece of testing equipment crashed near Ranson. The testing device held a small amount of nuclear material and a 30 yard containment area was roped…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) was in Berkeley County Thursday, headlining two events. Senator Capito visited Eagle School Intermediate in Martinsburg, W.Va. where she hosted a West Virginia Girls Rise Up event. Senator Capito launched the program in 2015 “to instill confidence in young West Virginia women and empower them to be…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man on attempted murder charges after an incident Tuesday. A press release from the Sheriff’s Office reports deputies were called out at 10:38 a.m. to a call that two reported victims of a stabbing, one a 32 year old woman and the other a 37…
INWOOD, W.Va. — More than two dozen people were on hand during the second installment of the civil debate between candidates in the 16th Senatorial District. Ahead of taking questions from the public, Incumbent Patricia Rucker and Former Delegate John Doyle gave opening statements, beginning with Senator Rucker: [CLIP] Then, former Delegate Doyle gave his…
INWOOD, W.Va. — Tonight is the second in a two-part series of debates moderated by the candidates in the race for Senate District 16. Earlier in the month, incumbent Senator Patricia Rucker (R-Jefferson) and her opponent, former Delegate John Doyle (D-Jefferson) held their first debate on the campus of Shepherd University, fielding questions from the audience…
HAGERSTOWN, MD — Officers with the Hagerstown Police Department arrested a bank robbery suspect on scene at the bank. A press release from the HPD says around 10 Monday morning, officers were called to the F&M Trust bank at 83 West Washington Street for the report of a robbery in progress. An employee told them…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Senate President Craig Blair (R-Berkeley) says the day after state legislature passed a two percent income tax reduction to keep in mind it’s not the only cut West Virginians will see: Senator Blair spoke about the extensive turnover in state government including a lot of turn over from eastern panhandle representatives following…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Local citizens Bob Myers and Cassandra Daniels collected donations two days last week in Martinsburg to benefit those in some remote areas of Tennessee and North Carolina. Bob Myers reflected on the trip on Wednesday’s Panhandle Live: Myers says the need is dire and the local residents are doing the best they can…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — 98th District Delegate Paul Espinosa (R-Jefferson) resigned from his post Tuesday during a special session of the West Virginia Legislature. He ran unsuccessfully against 16th District Senator Patricia Rucker for that position, losing to her in the primary election. In a statement to the Panhandle News Network, Espinosa said, “It’s been an…