Berkeley County News

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.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- 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.

Parents or guardians of Berkeley County students in grades K through 12 are urged to return the consent forms for flu vaccinations by Tuesday.

A Winchester, Va., man charged in the June stabbing death of a Martinsburg woman in her home has asked to represent himself in Berkeley County Circuit Court, according to a letter filed Oct.

Investigators with the Frederick County Sheriff's Department have obtained information that a convicted sex offender currently wanted by the agency for a probation violation and multiple offenses has been seen in Berkeley County and may be in the Bunker Hill area.

A woman, who allegedly shot and wounded her husband last week after holding him at gunpoint for more than two hours, appeared in Berkeley County Magistrate Court Thursday.

A Morgan County man indicted last week for allegedly attempting to hide the body of a Maryland man who died of a heroin overdose last year failed to appear Thursday for his scheduled arraignment in Berkeley County Circuit Court.

Mountain State University in Martinsburg apparently is in the process of buying Martinsburg Mall, according to an application submitted by MSU officials to the Martinsburg Planning Commission.

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.

A Winchester, Va., man charged with killing his ex-girlfriend during a two-day standoff with police in June pleaded not guilty to several charges Thursday in Berkeley County Circuit Court.

A former Musselman Middle School teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old male student earlier this year was arraigned Thursday in Berkeley County Circuit Court on counts of sexual abuse and solicitation of a minor.

Donald B. Surber Jr., the 37-year-old Winchester man indicted by a grand jury last week in the murder of his ex-girlfriend, entered a plea of not guilty to all charges Thursday at his arraignment in Berkeley County Circuit Court.

A Gerrardstown man who told police he would take a drug test to prove he didn't smoke marijuana after a baggie containing the illegal narcotic was found by his feet outside the Eastern Regional Jail later tested positive for THC and numerous other narcotics.

Donald B. Surber Jr., the 37-year-old Winchester, Va., man indicted by a Berkeley County grand jury last week in the murder of his ex-girlfriend, arrived back in Martinsburg Wednesday in preparation for his arraignment today in Berkeley County Circuit Court.

A Winchester, Va., man charged in the June stabbing death of a Martinsburg woman in her home has asked to represent himself in Berkeley County Circuit Court, according to a letter filed Oct.

A Baltimore County woman is accused of taking nearly $14,000 from a resident of a nursing home in Martinsburg while she was employed there, according to Berkeley County Magistrate Court records.

A man found with more than $4,500 in cash during a traffic stop Tuesday in Martinsburg told police the money was winnings from playing poker Monday night and not from heroin sales, as police alleged, according to Berkeley County Magistrate Court records.