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Capito signals optimism for legislative progress

CHARLESTON — As the August recess approaches, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Senate Republican leadership is navigating the complexities of the budget reconciliation process and could advance parts of President Donald Trump's election-related priorities. Speaking Thursday morning ...

Pleasants power struggle in bankruptcy filings

CHARLESTON – The recent bankruptcy filings this week by the management of the former Pleasants Power Plant reveal deep divisions with the plant's previous leadership, with one side calling the bankruptcy an act of bad faith and the other alleging gross misconduct. Omnis Pleasants LLC, the ...

Woman charged with attempted murder in Randolph

PICKENS — A woman was arrested in Randolph County over the weekend and charged with attempted murder. Regina Lea Collette, 45, has been charged with attempted homicide (murder), a felony. She is being held in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $100,000 cash-only bond. Collette was ...

Wreck at the DMV

The Inter-Mountain photo by Edgar Kelley Elkins City Police and the Elkins Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle accident Friday afternoon at the entrance of the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles on North Randolph Avenue. 

Randolph man facing 17 felony charges

BELINGTON — A Randolph County man is facing 17 felony charges after allegedly taking almost $200 from his father's bank account without permission, and also allegedly stealing and selling his firearms. Denver James Goodwin, 29, is charged with 17 counts of possession of counterfeit or ...

Sheriff warns residents about online scams

ELKINS — Randolph County Sheriff Rob Elbon has released a statement reminding the public to beware of scammers, based on a local incident that took place recently.    This week, Elbon posted to social media information about an incident that affected a local resident. The post stated a citizen in Randolph County had been attempting to sell his home when he found out his house was already listed on TikTok and was being advertised as a rental property.    When the homeowner called the phone number provided in the TikTok ad, Elbon said a "foreign-sounding man" from out-of-state ...