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Elkins woman facing child abuse charges

ELKINS – An Elkins woman is facing felony charges after being accused of abusing three juveniles. Sara R. Daniels, 36, of Elkins, has been charged with three counts of child abuse resulting in injury, a felony, and one count of strangulation, also a felony. She is being held in the Tygart ...

Lawmakers question Flock Safety over data security

CHARLESTON – A company executive with Flock Safety defended their Automated License Plate Reader technology as a vital tool for “precision policing” that helps solve crimes and recover missing persons, while opponents argue these AI-powered cameras threaten Fourth Amendment privacy ...

Injection well concerns bubbling up

MARIETTA ‌— ‌Injection ‌wells have become a national flashpoint following an article in the New York Times, which references events in and around Marietta. In Washington County, the argument is still fueled by one hard fact the state has already verified: oil and gas wastewater moved ...

Benson sets new ‘strategic compass’ for WVU

MORGANTOWN – Michael Benson is just over a year into his role as the 27th president of West Virginia University, but after a 55-county tour putting in more than 6,600 miles and 3,900 handshakes, Benson is ready to look forward and add to the pride people feel about WVU. “I want the ...

Two July 21 tornadoes confirmed in Pendleton

TROUBLESOME VALLEY — Pendleton County saw two tornadoes touch down during the severe storms on July 21, officials said. According to reports, during the July 21 storms, a EF1 tornado touched down at 7:25 p.m. on Kiser Gap Road in Franklin near Route 33. The tornado is said to have moved east/northeast through Troublesome Valley and into Fort Seybert. It then crossed the state line into Virginia before lifting in Criders, Virginia at 7:45 p.m., lasting only 20 minutes. Joan Ashley, a resident of the Deer Run area near Fort Seybert, and a former Inter-Mountain reporter, said the ...

Community Calendar

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Community Calendar is reserved for nonprofit, civic organizations. Unless otherwise noted, events listed should be considered free and open to the public. Entries appear in chronological order as space allows. OLD TIME MUSIC: Join in the first and third Mondays, 7-9 p.m. at The Arts Center in Elkins for an Old Time Music Session. Beginning musicians are encouraged to join in. Fiddle, mandolin, guitar, banjo, dulcimer, bass are welcome. Participants enter through the back door. Contact dp-foot@hotmail.com. ELKINS FARMERS MARKET: Open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to ...