MARTINSBURG , W.Va. — West Virginia State Police are looking for a suspect involved in a hit and run that killed a man in Berkeley County Thursday. Trooper J.S. Racer of the State Police Martinsburg Detachment responded to the 1400 block of Shepherdstown Road just before 2 a.m. Thursday morning where he, along with an…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Two men received life sentences in Berkeley County court under what is commonly known as the “Three Strikes Law,” which creates lengthy jail times for repeat serious offenders. The Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office tells The Panhandle News Network the sentences under West Virginia’s Recidivist Statute were handed down to two unrelated…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Charges against a 20-year-old man accused of shooting his friend in the head have been upgraded to murder. Elias Michael Jenkins of Martinsburg has been charged with one count each of First and Second Degree murder in the shooting death of a 19-year-old man characterized as Jenkin’s friend. The criminal complaint obtained…
REGIONAL 4th OF JULY CELEBRATIONS 2025 Saturday, June 28th Independence Celebration Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM *Live Music starting at 4:00 PM *Fireworks at 9:30 PM Jefferson County Fireworks Gates open at 6:00 PM Food trucks & DJ Ray Fireworks approx. 9:15 PM Sunday, June 29th Independence Day The Hillsboro…
STEPHENSON, VA — A roundabout could be coming to a busy intersection in Stephenson, Virginia, but the Virginia Department of Transportation is asking the public to weigh in ahead of the change. VDOT will hold a public hearing concerning improvements to Route 11 (Martinsburg Pike) and Route 761 (Old Charles Town Road) in Frederick County.…
CHARLESTON, WV – The West Virginia Division of Highways has announced the 3.4-mile southern section of the four-lane US 522 Berkeley Springs Bypass in Morgan County will open by noon on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. State and local officials had long been concerned about heavy truck traffic on US 522 through the community of Berkeley Springs. About…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — An Extreme Heat Warning is in effect for much of the area from 11 AM until 9 PM this evening. Additionally, a Heat Advisory is in effect for the central Shenandoah Valley and Potomac Highlands during the same period, according to the National Weather Service out of Baltimore. Berkeley County Office of…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Two men have been arrested following a shooting incident at a South Berkeley night club. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department tells The Panhandle News Network they were called to Coco Loco NIghtclub off Pilgrim Street in Inwood around 2:00 Saturday morning. Multiple callers told dispatch there had been a shooting in the…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Today is Juneteenth, celebrating the end of slavery in the U.S. It marks June 19th, 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas and proclaimed that more than 250-thousand enslaved Black people in Texas were free. Helen Harris is with the Sumner Ramer Heritage Museum in Martinsburg. Papa’s Chicken &…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Police in Berkeley County arrested two of four people they say had been part of a retail theft ring that stole from stores over a 48-hour period in West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina. That spree came to a halt for two of them in Martinsburg Wednesday night when Berkeley County Sheriff’s…