ELKINS – A former City of Elkins employee is behind bars after he allegedly threatened the mayor and President Donald Trump, leading to city offices being locked down Wednesday, police said. Christopher “Ben” Curtis, 44, has been charged with threats of terroristic acts. He is being ...
CRYSTAL SPRINGS - Two people were injured in a single-vehicle accident Saturday near Harrison Avenue, past the J.F. Allen facility, police said. Randolph County Sheriff's Office Deputies L. Elbon and C. Waldron responded to the wreck call, finding a silver Subaru Crosstrek in the opposite ...
ELKINS – Elkins Police Chief Travis Bennett has resigned from his position, officials announced. Elkins City Council voted during its Thursday evening meeting to accept Bennett’s resignation, and to post the Elkins Police Chief position. The seven present council members voted. Second ...
POCAHONTAS COUNTY – Officials are reporting that a pilot was killed in a helicopter crash this morning in Huntersville, near Marlinton in Pocahontas County. The incident happened at around 7:45 a.m. and is being investigated by both the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration, officials said. The pilot of the Sikorsky S-76D helicopter was apparently the only person onboard the craft, according to reports. “After the wreckage is documented, it will then be moved to a secure facility for further evaluation,” the NTSB wrote in a press release ...
ELKINS — The case against a Randolph County man charged with being in possession of a stolen side-by-side was dismissed this week after officials determined there was "no sufficient evidence." During a preliminary hearing, Randolph County Magistrate Benjamin Shepler dismissed the case against Joshua Clarence Miller, 31, of Mill Creek, who was originally charged with one count of receiving or transferring stolen goods, a felony. At the hearing's start, Assistant Randolph County Prosecutor Leckta Poling called West Virginia State Trooper Henry Bonetti to testify before the court. ...
ELKINS - The Augusta Heritage Center will host a Gumbo Parade and a fais do-do - a traditional, foot-stomping Cajun dance party - as part of its Cajun, Creole & Classic Country workshop week today in downtown Elkins. The Gumbo Parade, which will begin at the Elkins-Randolph County YMCA and run down Davis Avenue and Third Street, is scheduled to kick off a long evening of activities off at 6:30 p.m. "Fais do-do is a Cajun tradition that we have taken on at Augusta and we kind of made it Augusta-fied, so ours looks a little different than the Cajun tradition, although ...
