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Man accused of burning a vehicle

MONTROSE — A Randolph County man is facing a felony charge after a vehicle fire on Tuesday. Brett Arbogast, 29, has been charged with starting fire on lands of another. He is being held in the Tygart Valley Region Jail on a $15,000 cash-only bond, set by Magistrate Tracy Harper. ...

Lawmakers field questions on legislation

ELKINS — Four local lawmakers answered questions about the upcoming legislative session during a special event this week. Delegate Ty Nestor, R-District 66; Delegate Elias Coop-Gonzalez, R-District 67; state Sen. Robert Karnes, R-11th District; and state Sen. Bill Hamilton, R-11 District, ...

Salvation Army provides Christmas gifts, food for families

ELKINS — The Salvation Army helped make the holidays a little more cheerful for a host of families on Wednesday during a distribution event in which the organization distributes gifts and food items. Each year the Salvation Army provides assistance to the less fortunate by conducting ...

Lawmakers hear update on flooding

CHARLESTON — Nine months after Senate Bill 677 established the West Virginia Flood Resiliency Trust Fund and placed the administrative authority of the West Virginia Disaster Recovery Trust Fund under the State Resiliency Office (SRO), State Resiliency Officer Bob Martin, on Sunday, told ...

Committee learns about Junior Fire Academy

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Legislature’s interim Joint Committee on Volunteer Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services heard a presentation on the West Virginia University (WVU) Extension Fire Service’s Junior Fire Academy during its Tuesday meeting.  Mark Lambert, director ...

Man charged with felony after vehicle fire

MONTROSE – A Randolph County man has been charged with a felony after a vehicle fire on Tuesday. Brett Arbogast has been charged with starting fire on lands of another. According to a release from Randolph County Sheriff Rob Elbon, an officer was sent to Mule Hollow Road Tuesday to ...