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Police respond to West Virginia high school following report of student armed with gun
BARBOUR COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Police have charged two West Virginia high school students following an altercation that led to false reports that a student was armed with a gun. According to the Barbour County Sheriff’s Department, today at Philip Barbour High School during lunch in the commons, it was reported that a student had […]
Defense seeks venue change in Lawrence Puffenbarger case
FRANKLIN, Wv. (WHSV) - The man accused of sexually abusing multiple children in Franklin, West Virginia was back in court on Thursday for a status hearing. 61-year-old Lawrence Puffenbarger, known as ‘Grasshopper’ by many in the community, faces seven charges of first-degree sexual abuse. In Pendleton County Circuit...
Moorefield High School community mourning loss of Gary Foster
MOOREFIELD, Wv. (WHSV) - The Moorefield and Petersburg communities are in mourning after two young men were killed in a car crash back on April 16. 23-year-old Jaron Rowland and 17-year-old Gary Foster, a Moorefield High School student were both killed when their vehicles collided. Now the Moorefield High School...
Defense to challenge judge's decision to reject modification of bond in Randolph (West Virginia) homicide
ELKINS, W.Va. (WV News) — A defense challenge is imminent of a judge's decision to let a $2 million cash bond stand for a Randolph County murder suspect despite a special prosecutor's filing that challenged the validity of the state's case. On Monday, Randolph County Judge David H. Wilmoth...
Newburg residents say 3 bridges are causing safety concerns
NEWBURG, W.Va (WDTV) - Residents of Newburg, West Virginia in Southern Preston County have growing concerns about bridges in the area. Residents like Roy Tichnell say the main bridge downtown was supposed to have been replaced years ago. “It literally scares me when I have to bring my granddaughter across...
Elkins Regional Task Force hosts public meeting on substance abuse issues
Members of the Elkins Regional Task Force on Addiction, Homelessness and Mental Health provided an update on the work it's doing to fight issues related to substance abuse Tuesday night in the Elkins City Council chambers.
Elkins native photographed while on Active Duty in the United States Navy
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - Ensign Donovan Stollsteimer, from Elkins, West Virginia, scans the horizon for surface contacts while standing watch on the bridge aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) while conducting operations in the Philippine Sea, April 4. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to DESRON 15,...
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