Jefferson County News

Authorities are trying to determine the identity of a human skull found at a construction site for a new elementary school in Jefferson County.

Workers came upon an unexpected find Thursday while doing site excavation work for a new Jefferson County elementary school along Job Corps Road.

A group of Jefferson County residents is working to have the issue of table games placed back on a ballot for local voters, and this time they hope people will vote yes.

The State Supreme Court is planning to close three Juvenile Referee offices in West Virginia impacting thousands of at risk young people.

Rick Thompson, speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates, said Friday that his future political goals could include a run for governor in 2012.

A 56-year-old woman is recovering from a mild case of swine flu in Wetzel County, said health department Administrator Dorothy Lockett.

Well-known farmer Lyle C. "Cam" Tabb was named the 2009 Distinguished Citizen of Jefferson County Wednesday night at the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce's 50th Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony.

A suspected serial bank robber who allegedly robbed a bank in Jefferson County last month and who is suspected of robbing at least three other banks is currently in custody, police in Jefferson County said Thursday.

A dozen people were rescued from the raging waters of the Shenandoah River late Sunday, according to a report by Maryland State Police.

The Citizens Volunteer Fire Co. helped celebrate Father's Day in Charles Town on Sunday by inviting the community to its fire hall for a good old-fashioned American barbecue-style lunch with all the fixings.

The first confirmed case of swine flu in Jefferson County is a student at Franciscan University of Steubenville.

A boy died Thursday night after being struck by a MARC commuter train in Berkeley County, after he and a friend were riding bikes.

A female driver was killed when she apparently lost control of her car and ran into a rollback truck on W. Va.

A Shepherdstown, W.Va., man who spent the last year-and-a-half in jail, including some of that time because he chose to stay in, was released on a personal recognizance bond Monday one day before his scheduled trial on a charge of stealing an elderly woman's money.

Attorney General Darrell McGraw recently announced new members of the Citizen Advisory Committee.

Amy Tatina stood along a stretch of roadway Thursday in Jefferson County and held up a sign to show her opposition to a proposed high-voltage power line.

A West Virginia House of Delegates member once opposed to table games at Charles Town Races and Slots is now endorsing the idea.

The top transportation official in West Virginia on Thursday discussed plans to repair and repaint the Market Street Bridge and ongoing efforts to determine a site for a new Ohio River bridge between the south ends of Brooke and Jefferson counties.

Authorities continue to investigate a bank robbery that happened last week in Jefferson County that they believe may be the work of a serial bank robber who struck two banks in Maryland and a third in Inwood last month.

A 73-year-old Harpers Ferry man was arrested early Monday morning, hours after allegedly firing a .357 magnum at a juvenile riding an all terrain vehicle near his home.