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MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Saying there have been more than 30 such incidents in the city since November, Martinsburg Police Chief…

SPRING MILLS, W.Va. — One teenager faces a firearms charge and another juvenile could face charges after the first reportedly…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — A Widmyer Elementary School teacher was arrested this week on child abuse charges. Jazmyn Rohrer was…

HAGERSTOWN, MD — The Washington County Sheriff’s Department says a man was found dead in the road after having been struck…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The delegate elected to represent the 91st district out of South Berkeley County is being held in…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An incoming state delegate, Joseph de Soto of Berkeley County, has been arrested by State Police on…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A man walking along the side of a road in Berkeley County was killed Wednesday night after…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Senator Charles Trump, R-Morgan, has resigned that body ahead of being sworn in as a newly-elected…

BERKELEY COUNTY, W.Va. — A former deputy clerk in the Berkeley County Clerk’s office was sentenced this week to a…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Newly elected Morgan County Magistrate KC Bohrer has tendered his resignation after undergoing Magistrate training where he…

WILLIAMSPORT, MD — A tractor trailer fire this morning in Williamsport impacted traffic into the morning commute on both I-70…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — When Saint Joseph High School opens in Martinsburg next school year, they’ll do so with two unique…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Michele Gay lost her daughter during the Sandy Hook school shooting nearly 12 years ago on December 14th…

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — One man was seriously injured and another arrested after a stabbing incident Sunday, December 1st in…

Here is a list of current delays due to the anticipated precipitation and wind that could occur during the morning…

INWOOD, W.Va. — A traffic crash on Gerrardstown Road Tuesday injured four, including a juvenile who was ejected out of…

HAGERSTOWN, MD — The Hagerstown Police Department says a man was found downtown with a fully loaded handgun and 30 fentanyl…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Federal prosecutors say an Arlington, Virginia man worked with others to ‘straw purchase fire arms in Berkeley,…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – A Bunker Hill man has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison following charges he…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. —  A Martinsburg man has been sentenced to more than six years in prison after being found guilty…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – A Morgan County man was sentenced this week to nearly six years in federal prison and a…

Update: Hear more on this story from Berkeley County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy of Staff Eric Burnett and Office Administrator Brandy…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Main Street Martinsburg Annual Christmas Parade will be held on Tuesday, December 3, beginning at 6:30 PM.…

Update: Hear more on this story from Berkeley County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy of Staff Eric Burnett and Office Administrator Brandy…

Update: Hear more on this story from Berkeley County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy of Staff Eric Burnett and Office Administrator Brandy…

Martinsburg, W.Va. — Police in Martinsburg are looking for the public’s help in tracking down those responsible for a rash…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The latest data from the U.S. Drought Monitor indicates drought conditions worsened in Martinsburg and Charles Town. Both…

INWOOD, W.Va. — The 11th Annual Warm Hearts and Warm Hands community outreach to help local children keep warm this winter…

ALTOONA, PA — Pennsylvania-based Sheetz is slashing its gas prices to help travelers during the Thanksgiving holiday.   The convenience…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — A Rabies Alert has been issued by the Morgan County Health Department On Wednesday, the health…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – A Hagerstown man has been sentenced to more than four years for his role in a drug…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Two women have been indicted for fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funding on behalf of a Jefferson County…

HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. — A five year old from Hedgesville saved his mom’s life when she suffered a medical emergency recently. The…

GREAT CACAPON, W.Va. — The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department is hoping for the public’s help as they track down information…

HAGERSTOWN, MD — Police in Hagerstown have announced an arrest in the second shooting last week that shared the same…

HAGERSTOWN, MD — The 2024 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree will be making a stop in Hagerstown Tuesday. The 2024 U.S. Capitol…

HAGERSTOWN, MD — Police in Hagerstown say they have made an arrest in a shooting last week that injured a…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — In its latest installment of Community Conversations, the Stubblefield Institute, in cooperation with the Panhandle News Network,…

HAGERSTOWN, MD — A man who police say was shot in the leg Monday in Hagerstown was shot again, this…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. —  Vote canvassing was completed in Berkeley County over a two day period this week, on Tuesday and…

CHARLESTON, W.Va.– There is progress happening at Martinsburg North Middle School. Principal Kevin Pittsnoggle and members of the Berkeley County…

ANNAPOLIS, MD  — The Maryland State Highway Administration is warning motorists of an increase in horse and buggy traffic in…

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — In what amounts to a stay of execution regarding the possible closure of a Jefferson County…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Those who attend this 8th installment of the yearly parade honoring veterans downtown will be part of…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Friday marked the 19th year for Christmas Cash For Kids in the Eastern Panhandle. Here’s Chief Elf…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va – Story updated on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 3:38 pm The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office released a statement…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — After an issue involving two precincts in Berkeley County, results were finally tabulated overnight. That county’s results…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Students in Berkeley County Schools will no longer have to pay for breakfast or lunch, beginning Wednesday,…

LEETOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Fire Marshal’s office was on scene mid morning Monday after a fire at a home…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office has released an unofficial report on early voting. In the Eastern…

BALTIMORE, MD — The identity of the man who died in custody Saturday in Hagerstown has been released, as well…

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — The Jefferson County Board of Education met Monday.  Our Al Gaige brought some of the top…

WASHINGTON, DC  — A West Virginia man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting law enforcement and other charges related to his…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office Early Voting Report added a little something extra on Wednesday…

BALTIMORE, MD – The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General is investigating a police-involved…

FREDERICK COUNTY, VA — A crash in Frederick County, Virginia claimed three lives Sunday afternoon. Virginia State Police say it…

MARTINSBURG, W. Va. – They still call it the “new” building, but on Friday, staff of the Martinsburg Veterans Affairs…

HAGERSTOWN, MD — Regional travelers using the airport in Hagerstown will find it a bit more expensive.  The Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR)…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va.  — The Berkeley County Board of Education met on Monday. The board heard from Director of Attendance Hal…

RANSON, W.Va. —  The West Virginia Division of Highways has a new traffic pattern in Ranson beginning later this week.…

MARTINSBURG, W. Va. – The Office of the Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney has announced the results of the October Grand…

Charleston, W.Va. – Registered West Virginia voters wanting to participate in the November General Election will be given the opportunity to vote…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office reports a Friday night crash has claimed the life of a man…

RANSON, W.Va. — Traffic was slowed on U.S. Route 340 in Jefferson County Friday in connection with a haz-mat incident.…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. —  U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) was in Berkeley County Thursday, headlining two events. Senator Capito visited…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man on attempted murder charges after an incident Tuesday. A…

HAGERSTOWN, MD — Officers with the Hagerstown Police Department arrested a bank robbery suspect on scene at the bank. A…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. —  Senate President Craig Blair (R-Berkeley) says the day after state legislature passed a two percent income tax…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Local citizens Bob Myers and Cassandra Daniels collected donations two days last week in Martinsburg to benefit those…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — 98th District Delegate Paul Espinosa (R-Jefferson) resigned from his post Tuesday during a special session of the…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — American Water announced this week it had been the target of a cyber attack. Its subsidiary West…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Honduran national was sentenced to more than 27 years in prison after being found guilty of…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Hurricane Helene is being blamed for at least 90 deaths in the Southeast after it made landfall…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Elaine Bartoldson of the Eastern Panhandle Transit Authority gave an update on the construction of the new…

MARTINSBURG, W. Va. — A Hagerstown man has been sentenced to decades in prison following convictions for two counts of…

KEARNEYSVILLE, W.Va. — West Virginia American Water officially took over Jefferson Utilities last year, and now has water customers in…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Department of Tourism says it’s going to be a good weekend for the Leaf Peepers…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Martinsburg clinic is at the heart of a settlement regarding charges false claims made to Medicare.…

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — At Monday night’s Jefferson County Board of Education meeting, the Board Received an update on the…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — As part of National Preparedness Month, the Berkeley County Office of Emergency Management is hosting a Preparedness…

WASHINGTON COUNTY, MD — According to the 2024 Maryland Fall Foliage Report, leaves in the western part of the state…

BURLINGTON, W.Va.  – The West Virginia Division of Highways has announced lane closures this week during the ongoing construction off…

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. –  The newest round of grants from WISH has been announced. WISH (Women Investing in Shepherd) announced last week…

INWOOD, W,Va. — When a truck hauling milk crashed on I-81 near Inwood Tuesday evening, it created a hazardous materials risk.…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The November 5 General Election officially begins on Friday, September 20, as county clerks will begin fulfilling absentee…

INWOOD, W.Va. — The Berkeley County Solid Waste Authority has announced a free document shred event is coming ot South…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Highways has announced that Apple Harvest Drive, WV 45, in Berkeley County, will…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va.  – Two men have been sentenced in federal court for firearms violations in the Eastern Panhandle. The US…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Two area men have been sentenced to more than a quarter century in prison on drug distribution…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Charleston-based construction company has been forced to dissolve following its owner’s plea agreement in federal court…

INWOOD, W.Va – The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call in the early hours of Wednesday morning to…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Martinsburg Police Chief Erin Gibbons says those inside Cobourn Field Friday night stayed calm following a shooting…

Updates: Statement from Morgan County Sheriff KC Bohrer and Morgan County Schools: ” Our investigation concluded that the student had…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Martinsburg Mayor Kevin Knowles says ‘nothing exemplifies the senselessness of gun violence like the incident that put…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. —  A Virginia woman has been sentenced for her role in a drug trafficking operation active in Berkeley,…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Morgan County Sheriff KC Bohrer says his department is looking into other incidents this morning after…

HAGERSTOWN, MD — The Hagerstown Police Department is reporting ‘fantastic work’ by its officers in seizing illegal drugs and handguns.…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — A social media threat directed at Berkeley Springs High School Monday morning has been investigated. Morgan…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va –  At last night’s Martinsburg Football game, a few fans got a lot more than they were expecting.…

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The 2024 WVU Medicine Children’s and WVRC Media Cares for Kids Radiothon broke its previous fundraising record set in…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Prospective voters and community members are invited to the FDR Dinner Friday hosted by the Morgan…

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Three well-known West Virginians will be part of a conversation tonight in Shepherdstown all about how the…

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Tributes are coming in for Jefferson County real estate giant and philanthropist Ken Lowe as community members…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Highways gave the green light to proceed on millions of dollars in paving…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Berkeley County Sheriff Rob Blair says his department has received new service weapons. Sheriff Rob Blair said they…

Charleston, W. Va. – The WV Secretary of State’s Office registered 1,113 new businesses statewide during the month of August…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Following technical issues between the software company that processes them and the credit card company taxpayers in…

HAGERSTOWN, MD — A Hagerstown teen has been charged with attempted murder after a shooting incident that injured a man…

WINCHESTER, VA — A Berkeley Springs woman died and two passengers were seriously injured Monday in a crash, according to Virginia…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice announced Wednesday that HandCraft Services, a leading provider of medical linen and apparel products,…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt says this year’s drought is historic, with conditions across the state…

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — At Monday night’s Jefferson County Board of Education meeting, Deputy Superintendent of Operations, Joyce White updated…

ANNAPOLIS, MD – On Tuesday, those enjoying the river near Harpers Ferry may notice some changes to the water.  …

HAGERSTOWN, MD — A Hagerstown woman who failed to appear at a hearing in March has been apprehended in Georgia.…

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — For the second year, radio hosts and members of the community came together to share some love…

HAGERSTOWN, MD — Nine train cars derailed in Hagerstown on Sunday afternoon. Units from the Hagerstown Fire Department were called…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — West Virginia State Parks officials announced earlier this month that construction on a major bike trail…

BURLINGTON, WV – The West Virginia Division of Highways has announced that the left two lanes will be closed on…

UPDATE: Noon, Monday — Morgan County Sheriff KC Bohrer said “Angel Turner was located by state police in southern West…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Two people died of gunshot wounds at a Martinsburg residence Monday. A news release from the Martinsburg…

INWOOD, W.VA- Excitement was brewing in Inwood Wednesday with the ground breaking ceremony for the new Wawa gas station, the…

PAW PAW, W.Va. — The Assessor’s Office will be at the Senior Center in Paw Paw, August 21, 2024 – 9…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. —  As school starts in Berkeley County Monday, the county school system reports drivers are ‘ready to roll.’…

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration is continuing work on the bridge replacement project of the US 522…

  HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. — Two Thursday night tornadoes were confirmed in and around the Eastern Panhandle as the remnants of Hurricane…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – Albert L. Wright, Jr., president and CEO of the West Virginia University (WVU) Health System announced today…

WASHINGTON COUNTY, MD — Deputy State Fire Marshals charged a Hagerstown man Wednesday after he threatened to blow up and burn…

Flooding along Back Creek Valley Road in Berkeley County Flooding along Back Creek Valley Road in Berkeley County Flooding along…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — UPDATE: The following roads have been reopened: – Calvary Hill Road – Lodge Road – Arden Nollville Road…

SHANNONDALE, W.Va. – One person is confirmed dead as what remains of Hurricane Debby made its way through the Eastern…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va – A suspect is in custody in connection with a shooting that wounded four people at a Morgan County…

BURLINGTON, W.Va. –  The West Virginia Division of Highways has announced that Powerhouse Road, County Route 9/12, in Morgan County,…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Citing a need to maintain an environment conducive to learning, Berkeley County Schools has unveiled a plan…

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va- Inside the historic Jefferson County Courthouse Tuesday, 16th district senate candidates Patricia Rucker and John Doyle announced…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — National Night Out will be observed in the area this evening.  Following is a rundown of some…

HAGERSTOWN, MD — The Washington County Gaming Commission announced its gaming fund distribution to the Washington County Volunteer Fire and Rescue…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Morgan County Sheriff KC Bohrer says an app drew a large group to a party on Householder…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va – Just over a month after the Berkeley Sheriff’s Department was alerted to the possible sexual assault of a…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va – After being contacted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for assistance in conducting an arrest…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va – Three people from the Eastern Panhandle were arrested last Thursday following a traffic stop when a Berkeley County…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — The mother of a missing Berkeley Springs teenager says Angel Turner left her phone, her dog, and…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Berkeley County authorities say a motorist died Saturday night in Martinsburg after his vehicle was struck by…

HAGERSTOWN, MD — Police in Hagerstown on Friday arrested a suspect in the shooting death of a Waynesboro man late Thursday…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va – A long-standing charitable effort by a Berkeley County business is gearing up for a return in the coming…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Berkeley County Commission on Thursday committed a $200 thousand dollar match to the city of Martinsburg’s…

HAGERSTOWN, MD — Police in Hagerstown say they’ve made an arrest in a July 28th shooting that injured a man.…

Story by WVMetroNews Statewide Correspondent Brad McElhinney CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former Secretary of State candidate Ken Reed is asking that…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va – An arrest has been made in connection with a shooting at a Berkeley County bar earlier this month.…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va  – Camp Hill-Wesley United Methodist Church in Harpers Ferry has helped serve Jefferson County’s spiritual needs since 1829 and…

CLEAR BROOK, W.Va. — A busy afternoon for first responders Tuesday started with a double fatality near the Frederick County…

RANSON, W.Va. — Two sobriety checkpoints are set for Thursday in Jefferson County. On Thursday, August 01, 2024, from 8:00…

Story by Luke Wiggs MARTINSBURG, W.Va- Two drug trafficking organizations, including one with ties to the Sinaloa Drug Cartel, have…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va – Body camera footage of a confrontation with West Virginia State Police in Berkeley County that left a…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Three youth, all aged 15 were apprehended after police in Berkeley County say they led them on…

KEARNEYSVILLE, W.VA. — Sixty One animals were seized from a home in Kearneysville following a welfare check Friday July 19th.…

HAGERSTOWN, MD — Police in Hagerstown are investigating a shooting on Jefferson Street Sunday evening that left one individual in…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The City of Martinsburg has released the agenda for its meeting on Monday, July 29th.  The meeting…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection will hold a tire collection event this Saturday, July…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va – A wanted man is in custody after Berkeley County sheriff’s officers were greeted with a chainsaw on Wednesday.…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — The Morgan County Expo is back this Saturday in downtown Berkeley Springs. Morgan County Fair Association…

BURLINGTON, W.Va.  – The West Virginia Division of Highways has announced some upcoming roadwork in Berkeley County. Paving operations will…

BURLINGTON, W.Va.  – The West Virginia Division of Highways has announced some upcoming roadwork in Berkeley County. Culvert installation operations…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va – Athletes from the Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center are set to compete in a pair of national…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Monday’s multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 81 in Berkeley County involved tractor trailers, a truck and a passenger…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Monday’s multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 81 in Berkeley County involved tractor trailers, a truck and a passenger…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Can we call them the ‘Expys’?  The Eastern Panhandle was well represented during a ceremony Thursday aimed…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — One day after police say thieves tried to ram a vehicle into a gun shop and a…

INWOOD, W.Va. — Traffic was backed up for hours Thursday after an accident near the West Virginia/Virginia border. Throughout the…

HAGERSTOWN, MD — The Washington County Highway Department announces the upcoming closure of High Germany Road for the bridge inspection of Sideling…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — With most of the Eastern Panhandle enduring an Excessive Heat Warning today, Berkeley County Emergency Ambulance Authority Chief…

Story by the Panhandle News Network’s Clint Gaige  CHAMBERSBURG, PA — The Chambersburg Fire Department responded Thursday morning to a…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A $1 million dollar settlement is going through between the West Virginia State Police and the estate…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Seventeen local residents entered guilty pleas this week in their roles in a large drug trafficking organization that…

CHAMBERSBURG, PA — the Chambersburg Fire Department responded this morning to a large Hazmat spill at 800 Development Avenue in…

PAW PAW, W.Va. — A planned power outage is underway in Western Morgan County until 4:30 this afternoon.  We spoke to…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Hagerstown man has been arrested after police say he fired an AR-15 inside a residence while…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A man was found suffering from several gunshots at a Berkeley County bar early Saturday morning. The…

  ·  HAGERSTOWN, MD — The City of Hagerstown says work to flush and inspect a sanitary sewer line on Northern…

FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. — A former Berkeley County resident has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for second-degree murder.…

HAGERSTOWN, MD — There will be a partial road closure today on Wishard Road in Washington County. The Washington County…

BALTIMORE, MD — The National Weather Service out of Baltimore has placed most of our area under a heat advisory.…

INWOOD, W.Va. — The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office says a man was caught letting dogs out of their kennels at…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The godmother police credited with preventing loss of life or injury in a shooting incident in Martinsburg…

HALFWAY, MD — A crash on I-81 Northbound is tying up traffic from Halfway Boulevard down to the state line.…

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — When lightning in the area cleared the AMP at Sam Michaels Park in Harpers Ferry ahead of…

HAGERSTOWN, MD — The upcoming Independence Day holiday could impact office hours for businesses in addition to closing government offices.…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A godmother with a gun may have prevented injury or loss of life during a shooting incident…

  MARTINSBURG, W.Va.– A power outage in North Martinsburg that affected more than a thousand customers in the area around…

Morgan County Commission Amended Meeting Agenda Released for Wednesday July 03 AGENDA Morgan County Commission 77 Fairfax Street, Room 101…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – Following water damage that happened in late May, WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center has announced over the…

KEARNEYSVILLE, W.Va. — A Martinsburg man has been arrested after allegedly going into a local Credit Union, grabbing money off…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — David Antonio Calderon, a man believed to be in the country illegally     who currently faces murder and malicious…

HAGERSTOWN, MD — The Hagerstown Light Department would like to increase its rates for electric hearing. A pre-hearing conference in the…

SHARPSBURG, MD — The Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. says it’s doing its part to help lower insurance rates for…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Officials broke ground Wednesday on a multi-million dollar, multi-modal transportation facility that’s planned for downtown Martinsburg. The Eastern…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A pit bull that had been attacking a man and other animals was shot and killed Tuesday…

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — Folks who live along the Potomac River in the Harpers Ferry area may see increased activity…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Citing financial distress, the Coolfont Mountainside Association LLC has requested a rate increase from the West Virginia…

HAGERSTOWN, MD  The Washington County Department of Water Quality is upgrading and expanding the capacity of the Smithsburg Wastewater Treatment Plant. The…

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — There will be no Brunswick service on the MARC Train line this morning that after the…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — This weekend, the crown will be passed in the Miss West Virginia Organization, as outgoing Miss West…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — At this week’s meeting of the Town of Bath council meeting, the proposed one percent sales…

HARPERS FERRY, W Va. – Visitors to the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park can now get a behind-the-scenes look at…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — With less than two weeks before outgoing Berkeley County Schools Superintendent Ron Stephen’s time at the helm…

CHARLOTTE, NC — A man wanted in a 2022 homicide in Hagerstown has been apprehended in Charlotte, NC. Hagerstown Police…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. —  Berkeley County Schools has a new superintendent, current Cabell County School Superintendent Ryan Saxe. Here’s the motion from…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Officials in the Town of Bath are seeking the public’s input as they consider an ordinance…

HAGERSTOWN, MD — The Hagerstown Police Department says two separate incidents occurred in the city over the weekend during which…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Following the resignation last month of Berkeley Springs Police Department William Carper, the Town of Bath…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — At Martinsburg’s City council meeting Thursday, Mayor Kevin Knowles administered the oath of office to new Police Officers…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Rewards are being offered in the case of vandalism to property at the site of Rt.…

KEARNEYSVILLE, W.Va. — Three storms that broke out in the Eastern Panhandle during a weather event June 5th are now…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department is investigating two separate incidents at local business that occurred Wednesday. A…

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — During Monday night’s Jefferson County Board of Education Meeting, Superintendent Bishop talked about the need to…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Berkeley County Schools on Wednesday issued a statement in response to the WVDE Corrective Action Plan for…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Board of Education approved a corrective action plan for Martinsburg North Middle School Wednesday in…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department is starting up a new initiative to serve arrest warrants that are…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — With 850 votes reportedly cast in yesterday’s municipal elections in Martinsburg, (City of Martinsburg June 11, 2024 General…

SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV — The Shepherd University Board of Governors (BOG) met June 6th.  They approved the FY 25 budget, elected…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A former Jefferson County resident has been sentenced to more than ten years for defrauding an elderly…

WAYNESBORO, PA — Three people were injured during an explosion at a Waynesboro business Tuesday morning. A Waynesboro Dispatch Supervisor…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A tractor trailer tanker hauling cement overturned on busy I-81 early Monday morning, shutting down the interstate…

HAGERSTOWN, MD — Thursday marked 80 years since D-Day, U.S. and allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy on France’s northern…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office did a bit of housekeeping this week. During their “warrant round up,” they…

STEPHENS CITY, VA — A living history event is coming back to Stephens City, Virginia. Phil Fravel is a local…

Reporting by the Panhandle News Network’s Al Gaige HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. — The Berkeley County Board of Education had a lot…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — A Berkeley Springs man has entered a guilty plea in federal court regarding firearms trafficking. US…

RANSON, W.Va. – WVU Medicine Jefferson Medical Center will move all inpatient obstetric (OB) services to WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Johnsons Mill Road in Morgan County, will be closed 24 hours a day for two weeks…

Story by Carrie Hodousek, WVMetroNews.com MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — WVU Medicine President Albert Wright says it will take some time to…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. —  Surgical patients in the Eastern Panhandle may have to alter their plans following damage to a local…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Berkeley County Board of Education voted 3-2 last week to not renew the contract of current BCS…

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — The Jefferson County  Board of Education met Tuesday evening. Members heard an update from Deputy Superintendent…

MARTINSBURG, W. Va. – Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney Catie Wilkes Delligatti reports 104 indictments were handed down during the most…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. —A teenager from Texas has been arrested in connection with a bomb threat that was called in to…

  MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – The  owners of three Inwood, West Virginia businesses have admitted to failing to pay $300,000…

WHEELING, W.Va. —  Some familiar faces were among those recognized Thursday as United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld  honored 22 public…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — We’re getting a clearer picture of the charges and the suspect in the case of a body…

Charles Town, WV – The U.S. Marshals Mountain State Fugitive Task Force arrested on May 20 a Hagerstown, Maryland, man wanted…

PAW PAW, W.Va. — The 64th annual William H. Norton Memorial Day Parade will be held this Saturday in Paw…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — There’s a new spot for the Berkeley County Assessor’s Office. Assessor’s office business will now be conducted…

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Shepherd University’s Office of Financial Aid began delivering financial aid packages to incoming students on Thursday. The…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — There were no major injuries Monday morning when a Morgan County Schools bus carrying seven students…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Martinsburg Municipal Elections are set for June 11th from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (May 21st)…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – A Virginia man has admitted to the coercion and enticement of a 10-year-old Jefferson County Girl. The…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Morgan County Starting Points is marking a quarter century of service to Morgan County this week with…

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – Shepherd University’s Office of Financial Aid began delivering financial aid packages to incoming students on Thursday. The packages…

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia State Police will be conducting a DUI Checkpoint this week. A press release…

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — A 90-day extension has been granted in the criminal trial regarding former Jefferson County Commissioners Jennifer…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Calling it an emergency tariff increase, the Coolfont Mountainside Association Water and Sewer has applied for…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A teenager ran out into traffic and was struck by a tractor trailer on I-81 Wednesday night…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Senate President Craig Blair was defeated in the Republican primary by challenger Tom Willis. Blair (R-Berkeley) received…

HAGERSTOWN, MD — The Washington County Office of Budget and Finance reminds citizens that a public budget hearing on the FY25…

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Maryland’s primary is today. Even though the presumptive nominees for president have already been decided, voters are…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Polls opened at 6:30 a.m. this morning for Primary Election day in West Virginia. West Virginia Secretary…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Three people were injured when a passenger car went through the front of an eye care office…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A man believed to be in the country illegally is being charged with the May 6 murder…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — In a busy week for law enforcement in the Eastern Panhandle, the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office found…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Martinsburg City Police Department had to be evacuated Thursday evening for a bomb threat during the City…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Two Morgan County first responders received commendations from Morgan County Sheriff KC Bohrer Wednesday for their…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A state Department of Education review team described Martinsburg North Middle School during a recent visit as…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A body was found late Monday night in Berkeley County, and investigators are describing the death as…

 HAGERSTOWN, MD — The 26-year-old director of stadium operations for the new Hagerstown baseball team, the Flying Boxcars PT Schlosser,…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Calling it a “major storm event,” Potomac Edison has filed a report with the West Virginia Public…

KEARNEYSVILLE, W.Va. — US Senate Candidate Alex Mooney was joined by US Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) at a rally in…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — This week, two restrooms by the Norwalk Creek  pavilion at War Memorial Park were vandalized.  They are…

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — A three-judge panel this week ruled for the removal of two Jefferson County Commissioners, Jennifer Krouse…

Story by Brad McElhinny, West Virginia Metronews Statewide Correspondent CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Two Jefferson County commissioners were removed from…

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Jefferson County Commissioners Tricia Jackson and Jennifer Krouse on the order of a three judge panel.…

Chambersburg, PA – Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro joined leadership from Martin’s Famous Potato Rolls and Bread (Martin’s), maker of bread and rolls…

HAGERSTOWN, MD — A domestic violence incident in Hagerstown has left a woman dead and a man arrested. The Hagerstown…

HAGERSTOWN, MD — An accident in Hagerstown Monday has claimed a life.  Hagerstown Police say they were called to the…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – The fourth annual WVU Medicine Children’s Eastern Panhandle Gala raised more than $100,000 to support children and…

Charleston, W. Va. – In-person early voting for West Virginia’s 2024 Primary Election begins on Wednesday, May 1st. West Virginia Secretary of State…

HAGERSTOWN, MD — The city of Hagerstown is letting motorists and others planning to be downtown Friday evening that there…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A first of its kind bill will motivate 911 dispatchers in the Mountain State to stay on…

WASHINGTON, DC — Two deer at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).  A press…

CHARLESTON, WV – On Thursday, April 4, 2024, Kathy Ann Ruth, a flagger working for contractors A.L.L. Construction was killed in a…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Projects around the Panhandle will benefit from an allocation of taxpayer dollars to boost regional recreation and…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — On Tuesday, the Berkeley County Commission adopted a levy rate of 13.39 for the upcoming 2024-2025 fiscal…

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Five people received their sentence this week for distributing fentanyl across the Eastern Panhandle.       …

CHARLESTON, W. Va. – Sample Ballots for West Virginia’s May 14 Primary Election are now available online for registered voters…

BOONSBORO, MD — The Boonsboro Police Department is reflecting on the passing of Police Chief Kevin Morgan at the age…

GERRARDSTOWN, W.Va. — A stolen ATV out of Frederick County Virginia has been located in Gerrardstown, along with illegal drugs…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A toddler is in critical condition following a drowning incident over the weekend. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. —February 14th is a day known to most of us as romantic, a day to love and be…

The Red Cross is Assisting Storm Impacted Communities Volunteers are conducting damage assessment and providing assistance  Visit redcross.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS…

RIPPON, W.Va. — A Mount Hope woman who was killed while working flag operations last week in Jefferson County will…

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — The first black woman to become a licensed horse trainer was born in Charles Town in 1920.…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – Martinsburg police answered a ‘shots fired’ call in downtown Wednesday afternoon.    Chief of Police Erin Gibbons…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — The Town of Bath is inviting volunteers to help out Friday and Saturday as the Warm…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Berkeley County Sheriffs Department has reported two separate vehicle pursuits within two days this week. Berkeley County…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State regulators have opened a general investigation into notifications by utilities and cable providers regarding service outages.…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A state police trooper who was injured after being shot four times during a December continues to…

ROMNEY, W.Va. — Four deer killed in Jefferson County have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. Although it’s the first…

  MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Friday for the 1-67th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg to rededicate  Fuel…

  MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Beginning Friday evening, the intersection of Rock Cliff Drive and Tavern Road in Martinsburg will be…

RIPPON, W.Va. — A woman working flag operations at the work zone on Route 340 South in Jefferson County was…

  BURLINGTON, WV – The Rock Cliff Drive/Tavern Road Intersection, in Berkeley County, will be closed from 6 p.m. on…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – Some top brass will be in town Friday when the 167th Airlift Wing rededicates a hangar that has…

 MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Martinsburg/Berkeley County Parks and Recreation Director Joe Burton says despite the rain in the Panhandle this week,…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Morgan County Emergency Services saw a decrease in calls for services during the first quarter of…

HAGERSTOWN, MD —  Saying it is a “proactive effort to enhance emergency preparedness and interagency collaboration,” Washington County government has…

  UPDATE — Following are some road closures that have come into the Panhandle News Network news room this afternoon.…

UKRAINE — As Pastor Tim Guerino of the Martinsburg Union Rescue Mission continues a mission trip aimed at serving those…

CHARLESTON, W. Va. –  Counties in the Eastern Panhandle are among the top fives in a recently tabulated list from…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va.  – A man has been arrested for a November stabbing in Martinsburg. The U.S. Marshals Mountain State Fugitive…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — An elderly woman died in a fire in Berkeley County over the weekend. The victim, 84, of Martinsburg,…

UKRAINE – Pastor Tim Guerino of the Martinsburg continues his spring mission trip to Ukraine. On Sunday morning, he shared…

Note: This version corrects early voting times to 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Berkeley County Clerk Tony…

CHARLESTON, W. Va. – According to WV Secretary of State Mac Warner, voting for the May 14 Primary Election officially…

    Ukraine — Pastor Tim Guerino from the Martinsburg Union Rescue Mission is spending Holy Week in Ukraine. He is…

INWOOD, W.Va. — An early morning domestic violence incident has resulted in the arrest of      an Inwood man.…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — In his second mission trip to Ukraine, Martinsburg Union Rescue Mission Superintendent Pastor Tim Guerino has made a…

MARTINSBURG, W. Va. — A Berkeley County jury deliberated an hour and a half Thursday before finding a Martinsburg man…

  MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Former Berkeley County Sheriff Nathan’s name is still on the ballot in the Republican Primary race…

Berkeley Springs W.Va — Story by Daniel Woods The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department reports that a 14-year old reported missing…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — A daytime search effort is underway in Morgan County for a teenager who was reported missing…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. —  The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office is coordinating a daytime search this morning for a teenage boy…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. —  There has been a search all night for a teenager missing out of Morgan County. Morgan…

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — Harpers Ferry Water Works is releasing information regarding a proposed rate increase ahead of an upcoming public…

BEDINGTON, W.Va. — A project that will turn a former DuPont plant on the Potomac River into a 100-megawatt solar…

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — There’s an update on US 522 bypass work. The West Virginia Division of Highways District 5…

NPS — The National Park Service (NPS) is continuing to seek tips from the public to aid in the ongoing…

HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. — You could say support for Berkeley County Meals on Wheels is ‘growing.’ Executive Director Dianne Waldron announced…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. —  An Inwood man has admitted to fraudulently taking over a quarter of a million dollars from his…