Five years after West Virginia University Extension teamed up with Aetna Better Health of West Virginia to provide funding for youths in foster care to join 4-H, the program has helped more than 700 youths and donated more than $50,000 to county 4-H programs. What started as an idea from a ...
MARTINSBURG – U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey has announced a new Senior Leadership team to help further the mission in the Northern District of West Virginia. The Senior Leadership Team includes First Assistant Christopher J. Prezioso, Administrative Officer Sybil D. Ott, Criminal ...
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today highlighted the upcoming National Whistleblower Day, and the important role whistleblowers play in exposing fraud, reducing the tax gap, and strengthening compliance. Observed annually on July 30, National Whistleblower Day commemorates the nation’s first whistleblower law, enacted in 1778, and recognizes individuals who report wrongdoing and help protect public resources. Since the IRS program’s inception in 2007, whistleblower information has contributed to significant enforcement outcomes with more than $8 billion recovered and ...
The Inter-Mountain photo by Joe Blankenship Sitting still like a little gentleman, 17-month-old Hudson Wagler lets Angela Jones, owner of Angela's Clipper Shack in Beverly, cut his hair while his dad, Larry Wagler, holds him. This was Hudson's first-ever haircut.
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 ...
BEVERLY — A Randolph County couple is facing multiple felony charges after a child in their care was allegedly found bound by zip ties in a bath room. Licha Faye Ortiz, 54, and Manuel Ortiz Jr., 69, are each charged with one count of child abuse creating serious risk of bodily injury or death and one count of conspiracy, both felonies. Both are currently being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail, each on a $150,000 cash-only bond, set by Randolph County Magistrate Mike Dyer. According to the criminal complaint, filed by Trooper Andrew C. Jordan with the Elkins Detachment of the ...
