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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 […]
Jefferson County Schools names its teacher and service person of the year
JEFFERSON COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Jefferson County Schools (JCS) has named its 2023-24 Teacher of the Year and Service Person of the Year. Katie Madrid of Wright Denny Intermediate School was named Teacher of the Year, and Cynthia Carper, a bus operator, was named Service Person of the Year. JCS announced both awards at its […]
Portion of Martinsburg's W. King St. to be closed beginning April 29
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Weather permitting, on Monday, April 29, West King Street from South Tuskegee Drive to South Tennessee Avenue is scheduled for closure and a detour for approximately 30 days. This closure is to allow for underground utilities, sidewalks, repaving, etc. from Elijah Street to Valley Avenue. Unfortunately,...
West Virginia racecar driver ready for victory lane in Dover
DOVER, DE (WVNS) — One West Virginia native is hoping to enter victory lane as he races his way around Dover Motor Speedway’s mile long track in the General Tire 150. Christian Rose is a racecar driver from Martinsburg, West Virginia, who is racing in the ARCA Menards Race Series. Rose is not just racing within the series, he is currently the points leader for the entire pack.
One woman charged after one-year-old nearly drowns in pool
BERKELEY COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – One woman has been charged after her one-year-old child nearly drowned. According to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department, investigators have charged Shannon Heinbuch with felony Child Neglect Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury after her one-year-old son almost drowned in a pool on April 14th. The incident occurred at Heinbuch’s residence […]
MID-ATLANTIC THREE STARS: april 29
Plenty of racing action took place throughout the Mid-Atlantic this past week. Here’s a look at the “three stars” of each track:. FIRST STAR: FAR MO POWER. Parx hosted a pair of stakes races for Pennsylvania-breds last Monday. The Page McKenney Handicap, for older horses going seven furlongs, went to Far Mo Power. Making his first start since last July, Far Mo Power rallied from 13 lengths off the early pace and gobbled up ground in the center of the track to win by 1 1/4 lengths, going seven furlongs in 1:25.83. The victory improved Far Mo Power’s career mark to 8-3-4 from 17 starts, with earnings of $450,168. Dexter Haddock had the mount on the 6-year-old Peter Giangiulio-bred gelding, for owner Joseph Sutton and trainer Louis Linder.
Overnight Pow Wow turns tables in Its Binn Too Long
A sluggish start left Overnight Pow Wow behind the eight ball in an allowance contest at Charles Town Races March 16, and she could only watch as Jlodiamond motored to a decisive victory. Overnight Pow Wow had no such trouble in Saturday’s $75,000 Its Binn Too Long Stakes for three-year-old...
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...
Revolutionary War Patriots remembered in Sharpsburg
Some say the further one gets away from history, the more history gets away from them; and some, I suspect, seem to choose to forget history altogether. But on Saturday, April 20, history was front and center at the Sharpsburg square as the Antietam Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) revealed...
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