CHARLESTON – A former teacher and member of the West Virginia House of Delegates has been indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts related to grooming and sexual activity with a minor. Elliott Pritt, 36, of Oak Hill, is charged with sexual exploitation of a child, coercion and ...
MORGANTOWN - A drug-trafficking and money-laundering operation running from Detroit into North Central West Virginia has been “dismantled” thanks to a multi-state task force effort, officials said Thursday. Indictments for a total of 28 defendants — ranging from Detroit, Philadelphia, Mississippi and West Virginia — were announced during a press conference at WVU Erickson Alumni Center Thursday. The indictments cover a period of more than two years, during which the suspects conspired to possess and distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine base (“crack”), and ...
ELKINS — A Randolph County Schools bus caught on fire today while traveling to Grant County, but no students were injured, officials said. The Randolph County school system's transportation director, Nick Alfred, told The Inter-Mountain that the Elkins High School volleyball team was traveling to Moorefield today when the brakes on the bus got hot, and then caught fire. Alfred said the bus driver put out the fire with the fire extinguisher carried on the bus. He said the local fire department also came to the scene to make sure everyone was safe. A Grant County school bus brought ...
ELKINS - The Randolph County Board of Education received positive feedback from county personnel Tuesday about electric school buses - including a driver saying he had no complaints about the vehicles. Randolph County Schools Transportation Director Nick Alfred provided the BOE with an update on the county's electric school buses during Tuesday evening's regular meeting. Superintendent Dr. Derek Lambert said he was asked to have Alfred, who is also the county's Facilities/Maintenance and School Safety director, give an update on the buses. Both of the school system's ...
ELKINS — A Randolph County grand jury will hear the case against a woman accused of fleeing from police in May during a high-speed pursuit. Alexis Rachele Thompson, 36, is charged with one count of fleeing with reckless indifference, a felony. She is currently being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $30,000 cash-only bond. Randolph County Magistrate Tracy Harper found probable cause against Thompson in a preliminary hearing in Randolph County Magistrate Court. Thompson's case will now be brought before the Randolph County Grand Jury for consideration. According to the ...
ELKINS - A group of former Rosie the Riveter Committee members recently donated a book to the Elkins-Randolph County Public Library that details information about Rosie the Riveters from the local area. The book, titled "Rosie the Riveter, Randolph County Honor Roll 2021-2025," ...
