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Montrose man accused of impersonating FBI agent

MONTROSE — A Randolph County man faces an impersonation charge after allegedly claiming to be an FBI agent receiving around $900 trillion weekly from the federal agency. Clinton Wayne Nelan, 33, of Montrose, is charged with one count of impersonation of a law-enforcement officer or ...

Beverly couple charged with child abuse appears in court

ELKINS — New charges have been filed against a Randolph County couple accused of child abuse after a child in their care was allegedly found bound by zip ties in a bathroom. Licha Faye Ortiz, 54, and Manuel Ortiz Jr., 69, of Beverly, are each charged with one count of child abuse creating risk of bodily injury and one count of conspiracy, both felonies. Each appeared separately in Randolph County Magistrate Court Monday for hearings. Manuel Ortiz did not have an attorney for his hearing, while Licha Ortiz was represented by attorney Les Mallow. During both hearings, Assistant ...

Elkins native Whetsell awarded Boren Scholarship

MORGANTOWN — A West Virginia University engineering student with aspirations of developing spacecraft for NASA will study Russian in Kyrgyzstan after earning a prestigious Boren Scholarship, a nationally competitive award that prepares future leaders in national security. Elkins native ...

TANF trouble leaves lawmakers scratching heads

CHARLESTON - Two days prior to Gov. Patrick Morrisey promoting West Virginia's back-to-school sales tax holiday, the annual School Clothing Allowance program funded through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program went dark, leading lawmakers and advocates to ask why.  Morrisey ...

WVGOP retains Holstein as chair

CHARLESTON — Del. Josh Holstein will lead West Virginia's Republicans for a full term, with party leaders delaying consideration of re-opening future primary elections until next year, and voting to distance itself from a former lawmaker accused of sexually exploiting a child. The West ...

Suspect allegedly shot woman in the face

PICKENS – A Barbour County woman is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly shooting another woman in the face during an altercation at Turkey Bone Road in Randolph County over the weekend. Regina Lea Collette, 45, of Philippi, has been charged with attempted murder, a felony. She ...