Peterstown News

Federal investigators say a lack of policies and procedures for operating underground locomotives contributed to a fatal accident at a Consol Energy operation in West Virginia last October.

Area residents hoping to attend the July 1 meeting of the West Virginia Parkways, Economic Development and Tourism Authority will have to travel to the Charleston Civic Center.

Don Meadows has been appointed as the new sheriff of Mercer County. The announcement was made Wednesday afternoon by the Mercer County Commission.

Monroe County authorities say they have taken down a major marijuana "grow house," seizing a stash worth more than $300,000 and arresting three people.

Running a red light could easily translate into seeing blue lights in your rear view mirror.

A 1949 graduate of Princeton Senior High School was inducted today in that school's Hall of Fame.

Virginia is committing to a multistate initiative to raise English and math standards for the K-12 public schools.

Two 17-year-old girls who were convicted of participating in a gang beating that killed one man and injured two others have been sentenced to several decades in prison.

A local man has been arrested in connection with several burglaries around the Petertown area in Monroe County.

Communities in Monroe County are looking at alternative ways to protect themselves, from security systems to exercising their right to bear arms.

With hopes of becoming self-sufficient, this small town of about 500 residents is seeking buyers for its excess water.

Three Montcalm High School baseball players were injured in a late-night car accident on Lorton Lick Road.

Robin Stephen wants to know who came on her property, poisoned her cats and left them for dead.

Students in Monroe County are remembering victims of a horrific event. Seventh Graders at Peterstown Middle School set up a Holocaust Memorial.