Three graduates of the West Virginia University Extension Junior Firefighter Camp have recently achieved their goal of becoming professional firemen after getting hired by the Bridgeport Fire Department in Harrison County. To prepare for their new positions, Justice Heater, Bryant Sponaugle ...
BEVERLY — A Randolph County couple is facing multiple felony charges after a child in their care was allegedly found bound by zip ties in a bathroom. Licha Faye Ortiz, 54, and Manuel Ortiz Jr., 69, are each charged with one count of child abuse creating serious risk of bodily injury or death and one count of conspiracy, both felonies. Both are currently being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail, each on a $150,000 cash-only bond, set by Randolph County Magistrate Mike Dyer. According to the criminal complaint, filed by Trooper Andrew C. Jordan with the Elkins Detachment of the ...
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today highlighted the upcoming National Whistleblower Day, and the important role whistleblowers play in exposing fraud, reducing the tax gap, and strengthening compliance. Observed annually on July 30, National Whistleblower Day commemorates the nation’s first whistleblower law, enacted in 1778, and recognizes individuals who report wrongdoing and help protect public resources. Since the IRS program’s inception in 2007, whistleblower information has contributed to significant enforcement outcomes with more than $8 billion recovered and ...
MARTINSBURG – U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey has announced a new Senior Leadership team to help further the mission in the Northern District of West Virginia. The Senior Leadership Team includes First Assistant Christopher J. Prezioso, Administrative Officer Sybil D. Ott, Criminal ...
GANDY — The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Randolph County near Gandy on July 21, the night severe storms caused flooding throughout the region. The NWS said the tornado hit at approximately 6:55 p.m. and was on the ground for close to a minute. "There was an EF1 tornado confirmed in Randolph County with estimated peak winds of 95 miles per hour," National Weather Service Meteorologist Harrison Sincavage told The Inter-Mountain Wednesday. "The trek length was 0.9 miles, so almost 1 mile, and the width was 250 yards or about two-and-half ...
Five years after West Virginia University Extension teamed up with Aetna Better Health of West Virginia to provide funding for youths in foster care to join 4-H, the program has helped more than 700 youths and donated more than $50,000 to county 4-H programs. What started as an idea from a ...
