HAGERSTOWN, MD — Saying it is a “proactive effort to enhance emergency preparedness and interagency collaboration,” Washington County government has announced a multi-agency emergency drill along the C&O Canal later this month. Dubbed a SAREX Drill (for Search and Rescue Exercise, the April 18th event will be held along the C&O Canal between Dam 3 and…
UPDATE — Following are some road closures that have come into the Panhandle News Network news room this afternoon. As they always caution, local emergency services are warning motorists if they come upon standing water in a roadway, “Turn around, Don’t drown.” HAGERSTOWN, MD (April 3, 2024) – The Washington County Highway Department announces…
UKRAINE — As Pastor Tim Guerino of the Martinsburg Union Rescue Mission continues a mission trip aimed at serving those in war-torn Ukraine, he has been sending updates to the Panhandle News Network as he is able. The most recent came on Wednesday morning and it was just a map, but it tells a story…
CHARLESTON, W. Va. – Counties in the Eastern Panhandle are among the top fives in a recently tabulated list from the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office, which reports registering 1,317 new businesses statewide during the month of March. A press release from Secretary of State Mac Warner reports Wayne County led the state in…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – A man has been arrested for a November stabbing in Martinsburg. The U.S. Marshals Mountain State Fugitive Task Force, working with the Berkley County Sheriff’s Office SWAT, on Monday arrested a Martinsburg man wanted for a November 2023 malicious assault. Oliver King had been charged with two counts of malicious assault and…
UKRAINE — Pastor Tim Guerino of the Martinsburg Union Rescue Mission is in Ukraine this week. On Tuesday, he provided an update on a water filtration program he and the team are involved in to help those in the war-torn nation. Here is his update: Greetings from Ukraine, We are in the city of Nikopol…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — An elderly woman died in a fire in Berkeley County over the weekend. The victim, 84, of Martinsburg, was trapped in her home in the 500 block of Berry Street when the blaze began at around 6:30 p.m. Friday. The state Fire Marshal’s Office said two young children were able to escape the…
UKRAINE – Pastor Tim Guerino of the Martinsburg continues his spring mission trip to Ukraine. On Sunday morning, he shared the following update with the Panhandle News Network: Greetings from Ukraine, It’s been a great privilege to be part of this journey, taking aid and water filtration system to those on the front line of…
Note: This version corrects early voting times to 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Berkeley County Clerk Tony Petrucci is letting voters know about some important dates and some changes for the upcoming Primary election. One of those deadlines is coming up soon. Residents have until April 23 to register to vote in…
CHARLESTON, W. Va. – According to WV Secretary of State Mac Warner, voting for the May 14 Primary Election officially starts on Friday, March 29th as absentee ballots are mailed to voters. Qualified voters who have applied for an absentee-by-mail ballot will start seeing those arrive at the address provided on the application as early…