Morgan County News

For 13 years, a number of less fortunate children throughout the Eastern Panhandle have been able to bundle up in their warmest winter gear and brave the cold winds outside, all because of the help given to them through a local program known as Warm the Children.

Officials with the state Division of Natural Resources say a heart attack is to blame for the death of a 73-year old Morgan County man who died on Monday, the first day of bucks only gun season in West Virginia.

Way before it was popular or convenient, Lynne Lashley was one of the area's most ardent supporters of recycling.

A Berkeley County Circuit Court judge in West Virginia arraigned a Morgan County, W.Va., man Monday on a charge of concealing the body of a Brunswick man in 2008.

Two more hunters have died of heart attacks during the state's buck gun season. The Division of Natural Resources had initially reported one hunting-related fatal heart attack.

During their special session last week, West Virginia's lawmakers extended authority to counties so they can suballocate bond money available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to municipalities and other agencies as well as appease some state leaders whose home counties were left out of the original allocation of bond funds.

A Morgan County man died of an apparent heart attack during opening day of the state's buck gun season.

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.