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High court hears legislative vacancies arguments

CHARLESTON – Even though a new election in November will determine which party holds the 91st District House of Delegates seat in Berkeley County, the West Virginia Democratic Party and Republican elected officials continue to fight over which party should hold it now.  The West Virginia ...

Upshur man charged with soliciting a minor

BUCKHANNON – An Upshur County man is behind bars after allegedly soliciting a juvenile online. Dustin Mitchell Hull, 41, has been charged with soliciting a minor via computer, and traveling to engage in sex activity, both felonies. He is being held in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a ...

Case challenges education rule-making law

CHARLESTON – Justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals asked pointed questions of both sides in a case that will determine whether the Legislature can reject rules developed by state education officials. Attorneys representing the state Board of Education and Department of ...

Truck Flips After Hydroplaning

Photo courtesy of the Randolph County Sheriff's Office Two people were transported to Davis Medical Center by Randolph County EMS this morning after a wreck on Rt. 33 Shavers Mountain, according to the Randolph County Sheriff's Office. Deputies investigated the crash, finding that the ...

Valley Head man facing gun charge

VALLEY HEAD – A Randolph County man is accused of pointing a gun at a woman during a domestic incident. Randall Gail Wood, 65, of Valley Head, is charged with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, a felony. He is being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $25,000 ...

America 250 quilt to be on display at MSFF

ELKINS - A longtime Mountain State Forest Festival tradition will this year feature a West Virginia tribute to the America 250 event. The annual Mountain State Forest Festival Quilt Show, hosted by the Log Cabin Quilters Guild, will offer items handmade by members of the organization and ...