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Worthless checks lead to felony charges

ELKINS – A Randolph County man faces felony charges after allegedly writing worthless checks on several occasions, totaling around $8,000. Daniel Jay Miller, 52, of Elkins, is charged with one count of worthless checks and one count of obtaining property in return for worthless checks, both felonies. Miller was being held on two separate $3,767 and $4,240 cash-only bonds that have since been posted. According to the criminal complaint filed by Senior Deputy A.M. Channell with the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, on June 3, Channell spoke with the alleged victim about two checks ...

New superintendent to meet with school principals

ELKINS - Randolph County Schools Superintendent Derek Lambert announced during his first Randolph County Board of Education meeting that he plans to meet with the principals of the county schools.   Lambert was approved as superintendent by the BOE on May 27. He was officially handed the ...

Wildlife Center’s ‘Rendezvous’ to return

FRENCH CREEK - The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) announced the West Virginia Wildlife Center will host its 10th annual Rendezvous Celebration Friday, July 31, and Saturday, Aug. 1, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The event will be held rain or shine and will feature an immersive living‑history experience spanning precolonial times through the Civil War era. “The Rendezvous is one of the Wildlife Center’s most anticipated annual events, and reaching our 10th year makes it even more special,” said Mark Biller, wildlife biologist at the West Virginia ...

$320M to create innovation hub

The Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure Consortium, led by West Virginia University in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, and more than 60 regional partners, will use $321 million in public and private funding to develop the nation’s next ...

U.S. attorney reaches settlement with WVU Health System

MORGANTOWN — The U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia announced Monday that West Virginia United Health System, doing business as West Virginia University Health System, has agreed to pay $4,177,139 and enter a memorandum of agreement to resolve civil allegations that it violated provisions of the Controlled Substances Act across various registered facilities over a seven-year span. According to a Drug Enforcement Agency investigation, WVUHS committed numerous record-keeping and reporting violations from 2017-2024. WVUHS facilities ...

Helsing to bring $50M defense manufacturing facility

MARTINSBURG — Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced that Berkeley County will be home to a new advanced defense manufacturing operation on Monday. The announcement was made that European defense technology company Helsing plans to invest $50 million in a Martinsburg facility. The project is ...