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A Berkeley County man is in custody, accused of threatening to burn down a home and arming himself with a shotgun when he was confronted by police.

A man armed with a 20-gauge shotgun was taken into custody Tuesday evening following a confrontation with police at his estranged wife's home, West Virginia State Police said in a news release.

The trial date for a Williamsport, Md., man indicted on charges stemming from a February shooting incident was set Thursday in Berkeley County Circuit Court.

Berkeley County's fourth public high school is on track to be open by the summer of 2012, Superintendent Manny P. Arvon said.

The West Virginia Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating an early morning fire that destroyed a home Sunday in Berkeley County.

It was a natural progression for Tanya Ortiz to go from putting all-natural foods into her body to putting all-natural soap on her body.

Just a couple hours after being dropped into the heart of war-torn Vietnam, Norman Marriott began composing a letter to his family saying he had finally arrived.

Faye Young will never think about her drinking water quite the same way, thanks to a tour she and her husband Dave took Tuesday afternoon as part of a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Potomac River Water Filtration Plant.

The trial for a Falling Waters, W.Va., man accused of killing a man believed to be his drug supplier in June 2008 and burying the man's body behind a mobile home was rescheduled Wednesday because a primary witness in the state's case was receiving medical treatment.

The trial next week for a Falling Waters, W.Va., man accused of killing his supposed drug supplier in June 2008 and burying the body behind a mobile home might be delayed because of complications surrounding the birth of a child by a primary witness in the state's case.

Go on, girls, you can sneak a look at his muscles. He's used to it. Shawn Scales, 36, of Falling Waters, W.Va., is a competitive fitness model.

City, county and state leaders joined friends and family members of the late entrepreneur Bruce Van Wyk on Tuesday afternoon, for a memory-filled dedication ceremony that was highlighted by the unveiling of a sign that marks a bridge named in his honor.