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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...
Great Allegheny Passage Trail ranked among the best trails in the U.S.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The Great Allegheny Passage Trail which runs from Pittsburgh to Maryland has been ranked among the best recreational trails in all of the United States.The list of the best recreational trails was compiled by USA Today and was voted on by readers.The GAP Trail was ranked 4th best in the country and stretches for 150 miles, starting in Pittsburgh and running all the way to Cumberland, Maryland. The trail climbs approximately 2500 feet above sea level as it stretches from Pittsburgh through McKeesport, West Newton, Connellsville, Ohiopyle, and Confluence before crossing into Maryland and the Eastern Continental Divide. The trail crosses 16 bridges as it winds along the river and through the mountains of Pennsylvania.USA Today says that the GAP Trail was the first to earn a spot in the National Rail-Trail Hall of Fame.
Correctional officer at Maryland state prison in Cumberland is stabbed by inmate Sunday evening
A correctional officer at a state prison in Cumberland was stabbed by an inmate Sunday evening. The officer at the North Branch Correctional Institution, a maximum-security facility in Western Maryland, is in stable condition at a hospital in Morgantown. West Virginia, according to a news release from the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. The suspect will face ...
Inmate sentenced in death of another inmate at Hazelton Prison
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - Stephen C. Crawford, age 45, an inmate formerly housed at United States Penitentiary Hazelton, was sentenced today to 188 months in prison for the death of a fellow inmate. The Department of Justice said Crawford was found guilty by a jury of assault of voluntary manslaughter,...
Man allegedly pretended to be Pennsylvania Constable, stole farm animal
SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Meyersdale man is facing charges after allegedly impersonating a State Constable in an attempt to steal a farm animal. George Porter, 60, is facing a charge of impersonating a public servant after police were called to a residence on April 6 on Greenville Road on reports that a ram […]
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...
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