PICKENS – A Barbour County woman is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly shooting another woman in the face during an altercation at Turkey Bone Road in Randolph County over the weekend. Regina Lea Collette, 45, of Philippi, has been charged with attempted murder, a felony. She ...
CHARLESTON - Individuals in Upshur and Lewis counties will receive expedited flood relief, with President Donald Trump agreeing to approve the funding. Additional funding is being requested for other counties effected by last month's flooding and tornados. Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Monday afternoon that Trump and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved $4.5 million in expedited Individual Assistance for Lewis and Upshur counties while federal disaster officials review storm damage in five other West Virginia counties. Trump made the announcement on his Truth ...
ELKINS — A Randolph County man has been sentenced to prison time on drug and fleeing charges. William Theodore Bishop Jr., 58, was sentenced last week by Randolph County Circuit Court Judge David Wilmoth to no less than one, no more than three years of incarceration for one count of attempt to deliver a controlled substance, a felony. He was also sentenced to 12 months of incarceration for one count of fleeing in a vehicle, a misdemeanor. The sentences will run consecutively with the 12 months occurring first, and Bishop will have to pay a $500 fine. On May 4, Bishop entered into a ...
ELKINS — A Randolph County man has been sentenced to 10 years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to two counts of delivery of a controlled substance. Randy Junior Snelson, 49, of Huttonsville, was sentenced last week by Randolph County Circuit Court Judge David Wilmoth to two ...
PHILIPPI - The Barbour County Health Department has announced that a case of measles has been confirmed within the county, the first confirmed case of measles in West Virginia since 2024. A social media post by the department over the weekend stated that "one confirmed case of measles has been identified in Barbour County. Out of an abundance of caution, contact tracing is being completed at this time. "If you are having any of the symptoms below, please contact your health care provider BEFORE being seen by them so they can prepare for your arrival! "MMR vaccine is the best ...
BUCKHANNON – West Virginia Wesleyan College has entered into a new partnership with the Methodist Theological School in Ohio that will provide students with accelerated pathways to earn graduate degrees in ministry, public theology and social justice. Dr. Debra Dean Murphy, professor of ...
