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More Shenandoah Valley residents are experiencing homelessness
The latest point-in-time results come as home prices and rents skyrocket in the region. The number of people experiencing homelessness in the upper Shenandoah Valley increased between 2023 and 2024, according to newly released data. The results of a January count came at an April 11 event by the Western...
Career criminal convicted of federal firearms charge in West Virginia
MARTINSBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – One man has been convicted of illegally possessing a firearm in West Virginia. According to United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld, Mario Adonte Crawley, age 51, a Washington, D.C. man with three prior felony convictions, was convicted by a jury of the unlawful possession of a firearm. The evidence at trial established […]
$20 million gift to create performing and visual arts center at Shenandoah University
The $20 million gift from alumnus Wilbur Dove, and his wife, Clare, was made in anticipation of the university’s sesquicentennial next year. It is not the first gift from the couple. The couple donated funds that allowed for the construction of two of five apartment-style residence halls and created an endowed scholarship in the name of Wilbur’s roommate.
Tangled Up In Bloom — A Musical Mayhem will be performed April 28 at the Ice House
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — The Young Yukes will present a spring performance this Sunday, April 28, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Ice House, 138 Independence St., Berkeley Springs. Admission is free. The show, Tangled Up In Bloom — A Musical Mayhem, was created and fully produced by...
Springfield Man Arrested for Possession of High-Capacity Handgun with Defaced Serial Number
Springfield cops nabbed a man with a defaced, high-capacity handgun after responding to a disturbance call last Friday, authorities said. Edwin Torres Jr., 31, was arrested at a Harrison Avenue apartment when officers observed him clenching the loaded weapon, the Springfield Police Department reported. Law enforcement rushed to the 0-100...
Advocates Seek Bigger Slice Of State Budget To Address Domestic Violence
Tucked away on a side street of downtown Martinsburg, the Eastern Panhandle Empowerment Center (EPEC) is a domestic violence prevention nonprofit serving Morgan, Berkeley and Jefferson counties. EPEC was founded in 1977 and expanded with time. Ten years ago, Executive Director Katie Spriggs said the EPEC served 250 people annually....
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