Morgan County News

The annual Empty Bowls fundraiser is exciting for Lexa VanDoren Kirk because it is a genuine community event.

Some of West Virginia's largest cities can soon freeze and gradually pay down their daunting pension funding shortfalls, after the House of Delegates sent Gov.

A local high school student has decided to breathe life into a pageant that she placed first in eight years ago.

There are several events scheduled this week across the tri-county to raise awareness of homelessness and hunger and to raise funds to help the homeless and hungry.

Two brothers were arrested after an undercover deputy with the Morgan County Sheriff's Department purchased heroin from one of them, Sheriff Vince Shambaugh said Wednesday.

A neighbor of a Berkeley Springs man accused of killing his father has been charged with concealing the dead man's body, West Virginia State Police said in a news release.

The first thing one notices about the new house on Rothwell Avenue in the north end of Martinsburg is its stylish, contemporary design.

If Gov. Joe Manchin calls a special session of the West Virginia Legislature later this month, enabling legislation to allow municipalities to access bonds through the stimulus package probably will be on the agenda.

With the serene settings of The Woods Resort surrounding them, county commissioners from Morgan, Berkeley and Jefferson counties gathered inside the facility's Red Bud Room on Tuesday to discuss priorities for the upcoming 2010 legislative session.

As new residents settle in the Eastern Panhandle, the need for more public transportation options is driven up, noted several community leaders and citizens who attended an Oct.

If there are four words you'd least expect to hear at the Berkeley Springs Apple Butter Festival's annual hog calling contest, they are "will you marry me." Luckily for Richmond, Va., resident and hog calling contestant Jamie Lewis, the answer from his longtime companion of eight years was "yes" after he popped the question in front of a crowd of ...

Cpl. Seth Place and K-9 Cirka sitting in a helicopter that was used to transport WV governor.

Berkeley County Commissioner Bill Stubblefield said Thursday that the county now has the "ability to move forward" with plans for the disbursement of approximately $31 million in bond money being made available through the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Morgan County Sheriff Vince Shambaugh knows how it feels to do a good job in terms of law enforcement, only to be frustrated by the rising regional jail costs in recent years associated with housing his county's inmates.

Close to 300 people gathered to honor the achievements of three local women during the 2009 Women of Distinction Luncheon on Tuesday at the Holiday Inn.

Valley Health Systems is seeking to get an OK from the state to build a $30 million facility.

The American Red Cross has announced its next blood drives. To be eligible to donate, donors must be 17 years of age, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in reasonably good health.

A West Virginia state trooper testified at a preliminary hearing on Monday that another man helped load the body of Stephen J. Tamburo Jr.

A second round of Cub Scout recruiting nights is scheduled at schools throughout Berkeley County next week.

Travelers and tourists in the tri-county directly spent nearly $900 million in 2008, according to the most recent economic impact of travel and tourism study released by the state.