ELKINS — A Randolph County man was sentenced this week to one to 10 years in prison for a felony charge and one year on a misdemeanor charge after breaking into the Halliehurst Mansion on the campus of Davis & Elkins College in 2025. Keith Lance Ray, 36, was sentenced Monday by Randolph ...
HARMAN - The Harman Education Association has made two major announcements this week in preparation for its new Christian microschool scheduled to open in the former Harman K-12 School building this fall. The new school will host its first day of classes on Sept. 8, officials announced, adding that Rev. Brad Spencer has been named the school's administrator. Spencer brings 26 years of ministry experience to the school, including stints in missionary work, seminary teaching abroad, prison chaplaincy, and the public school system. "We are delighted to announce that Brad Spencer will be ...
WHEELING - A sentencing hearing has been set for the owner of the Elkins Memorial Gardens cemetery, who defrauded hundreds of customers, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced this week. Jeffery Phares, 65, of Fayetteville, is set to be sentenced on Tuesday, Nov. 10 in Wheeling Federal Court before U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey.. Phares pleaded guilty to wire fraud in March and admitted to “misleading victims who placed orders for grave markers, accepting their money, sending design approvals and then using the funds for his personal use.” It was indicated in March ...
CHARLESTON – The former Pleasants Power Plant will continue operating as the company that purchased the facility more than three years ago seeks bankruptcy protections and a possible sale of the plant. According to documents filed Sunday with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of ...
BUCKHANNON – Hundreds of professional personnel are continuing flood response efforts in Upshur and Lewis counties, although the focus is shifting “from emergency response to long-term recovery,” Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced. "From the moment these storms hit, our focus has been ...
CHARLESTON — A member of the West Virginia House of Delegates accused of grooming a child and engaging in sexual activity is now a former lawmaker and will remain in federal custody. The House of Delegates announced Monday afternoon that Del. Elliott Pritt, R-Fayette, had submitted a ...
