SNOWSHOE – A West Virginia Department of Transportation flight demonstration atop Snowshoe Mountain has been awarded a regional transportation award. The award honors a December 2025 demonstration in which the Electra aircraft company flew its EL2 hybrid-electric Ultra Short Takeoff and ...
ELKINS – Three major streets in town will feature temporary lane closures next week, the state Divison of Highways announced Thursday. Harrison Avenue, 11th Street and Randolph Avenue in Elkins will have lane closures for road repairs beginning Monday, Aug. 31 hrough Friday, Sept. 4, a DOH press release states. The lane closures will run from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. each week day next week. Special accommodations will be made for emergency vehicles, school buses and the United States Postal Service. All other motorists are to expect delays and/or seek alternate routes.
CHARLESTON – The parent company behind Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp is prepared to settle a nationwide lawsuit for more than $17 billion, with West Virginia set to receive up to $114 million if a judge approves the deal. West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey announced Wednesday morning that Meta Platforms Inc. settled a federal consumer protection lawsuit, resolving claims brought by 47 states and several U.S. territories, for $17.1 billion. At a press conference, McCuskey said this pending agreement between Meta and the parties represented the largest state consumer ...
ELKINS – A Randolph County man is facing a spate of charges after allegedly injuring an elderly woman and fleeing from police. Andrew Stephen Purdum, 38, of Montrose, is charged with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, a felony. He is also charged with multiple ...
The Inter-Mountain photo by Brad Johnson A West Virginia Division of Highways crew spent much of Wednesday working on touch-ups and improvements to the intersection of Randolph and Railroad Avenues in Elkins.
ELKINS — A Randolph County man faces a felony charge after allegedly breaking into a company's trailer and stealing $750 of copper wire. Mark Jay Courtney, 47, of Elkins, is charged with one count of entry into a building other than a dwelling, a felony. He is currently being held at the ...
