Berkeley County News

Governor Joe Manchin appointed Jefferson County resident and businessman Terry Walker to represent the 56th delegate district in the West Virginia legislature.

G.T. Schramm told of a young father of two, just 30 years old and dying of cancer.

The Berkeley County Sheriff's Department is crediting a 'good Samaritan' for helping deputies make an arrest following a hit-and-run accident Tuesday evening.

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Recently the Berkeley County Historical Landmarks Commission received the forms and map from Michael Gioulis on the completion of a $10,000 survey grant through the Department of West Virginia Archives and History Division.

Police said Thursday they are unsure what caused a Harpers Ferry driver to cross the center line on W.Va. 51 and cause a fatal head-on collision Wednesday.

A worker at the Guardian Fiberglass plant near Inwood has died after being caught in an insulation roller while doing maintenance work.

Probable cause was found Thursday to forward the case of homicide suspect Lorie Ann Taylor Keller to Hardy County Circuit Court.

Chris Ross has spent 16 years traveling the state, visiting courthouses as part of his career as a real estate paralegal.

A 23-year-old man was arrested Tuesday afternoon in the July 2008 shooting death of a Virginia man who police say was an innocent bystander when he was killed in a spray of gunfire outside a club near Martinsburg.

Berkeley County police say they had their hands full chasing down reports of cars being stolen and burned over the course of a single day.

A man suspected of stealing four vehicles and setting them on fire was arrested Saturday morning after a high-speed pursuit, according to a news release issued late Sunday night by the Berkeley County Sheriff's Department.

A Berkeley County man is under arrest, charged with stealing three cars in one night and setting them all on fire.

A fatal accident that occured early Saturday afternoon at 12:19 p.m. left one woman dead.

Vivian Parsons didn't mince words when she came to town Friday afternoon to discuss legislative concerns with Eastern Panhandle county commission members and legislators.

The Berkeley County Commission on Thursday moved forward with a plan to use the proceeds of a $1.5 million bond issue to finish air-handling system upgrades and roof replacement work at the Dunn Building, which houses most of the county's administrative offices.

The head of a nonprofit that provides shelter to men, women and children said the issue of homelessness must be included in any discussions of poverty in the Eastern Panhandle.

A former Berkeley County teacher has pleaded not guilty to charges she kissed a 14-year-old male student during a lunch break at Musselman Middle School.

A former Berkeley County teacher has pleaded not guilty to charges she kissed a 14-year-old male student during a lunch break at Musselman Middle School.

A former volunteer firefighter accused of starting a large barn fire in April in which another volunteer firefighter was injured pleaded not guilty to first-degree arson and other charges Monday in Berkeley County Circuit Court.