CHARLESTON – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. Aug. 9, 1916: A storm front from the northwest dumped nearly six inches of rain in less than five hours on the headwaters ...
ELKINS — The Elkins High School cross country teams hosted a chicken barbecue in the former IGA parking lot on Randolph Avenue over the weekend. The purpose of the barbecue was to raise money for new uniforms, as the teams are preparing for the start of the 2026 season. The cross country ...
CHARLESTON – Members of the U.S. Senate have less than 24 hours to pass a number of bills before they head out for a five-week recess, including government funding bills, confirmations of nominations and election regulations. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., provided an update to ...
ELKINS — A Randolph County man is facing a forgery charge after allegedly cashing an already deposited check. Richard Allan Manuel, known as “Opie,” 53, is charged with one count of forging or uttering other writing, a felony. He is currently being held at the Tygart Valley Regional ...
PARSONS — All three Tucker County Commissioners have been charged with misdemeanors after allegedly misusing county funds for personal purchases. Tucker County Commission President Michael William Rosenau, Commissioner Frederick J. Davis Jr., and Commissioner Timothy Paul Knotts were each charged Thursday with one count of unauthorized expenditure by a local official, a misdemeanor. According to the Tucker County Circuit Court documents provided to The Inter-Mountain by Preston County Prosecutor James Shay Jr., who has been assigned the special prosecutor for all three cases, on May ...
FRENCH CREEK — An Upshur County woman has been charged with DUI for a car accident in January that led to herself and another person being life-flighted to Charleston. Destiny Marie Riley, 28, of Buckhannon, is charged with one count of DUI causing serious bodily injury, a felony. She is also charged with one count of driving on a suspended or revoked license, second offense; one count of failure to attach registration plates to rear of vehicle; one count of driving while license suspended or revoked, third offense; and one count of failure to maintain control, all misdemeanors. ...
