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Teenager dies after running into traffic on Interstate 81 in Berkeley County
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A teenager ran out into traffic and was struck by a tractor trailer on I-81 Wednesday night in Berkeley County. The 15-year-old Martinsburg boy later died, according to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department. The incident closed two lanes of traffic for the better part of...
Non-verbal boy found in Leesburg reunited with family: deputies
LEESBURG, Va. - UPDATE: Deputies say the boy found in Leesburg on Wednesday night has been reunited with his family. Authorities in Virginia are trying to identify a non-verbal boy found barefoot and alone in the Leesburg area late Wednesday night. The child was spotted in the area of Evergreen...
Man arrested after handing out political pamphlets at polling place
BERKELEY COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – One man has been arrested after handing out political pamphlets at a West Virginia polling place. According to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department, on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at approximately 12:27 PM, deputies responded to 580 Needy Road for a trespassing complaint. The church at this address was being used […]
Myersville falls victim to cyberattack through malicious email
A malicious email led to a cyberattack that locked Myersville's staff out of town files in November, town officials said. On Nov. 22, the town staff lost internet access and electronic files were encrypted after a malicious email was opened, Town Manager Kristin Aleshire told The Frederick News-Post.
Voter turnout for West Virginia primary drops compared to 2020 cycle
OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) — They’re votes that decide candidates, set up the races and change the face of our political system…and they don’t take place in November. If you voted in West Virginia’s primary, you helped set the foundation for a major election later this year. But your ballot was one of only about […]
Hagerstown Man Gets 19 Years For 2nd Degree Rape
The victim in this case was minor. Nicholas Wayne Summers (Photo from Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office>0. Frederick, Md (KM) A Hagerstown man is off to prison for sexual abuse of a minor. In Frederick County Circuit Court on Monday, Nicholas Wayne Summers, 42, was sentenced to 40 years for two counts of 2nd-degree rape .with all but 19 years suspended. He will serve five years of specialized sex offender supervision when he gets out.
Frederick County school board candidates await counting of thousands of ballots
Jaime Kiersten Brennan and Colt Morningstar Black were ahead of three Frederick County Public Schools union-endorsed candidates in the school board primary as of Wednesday, but uncounted mail-in ballots could be the deciding factor in which six candidates advance to the Nov. 5 general election. The gap between sixth place...
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