1+ hour, 45+ min ago  (250+ words) BUCKHANNON " Deputies performed drug searches at four Upshur County schools Wednesday, officials said. Sheriff Mike Coffman and the Upshur County Sheriff's Office partnered with Upshur County Schools Director of Safety & Technology Matthew Sisk on Wednesday to conduct "coordinated, building-wide drug…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (351+ words) PHILIPPI " A man who said he worked for Child Protective Services was arrested in Barbour County Sunday after he was pulled over and accused of driving impaired with a child in the back seat of his vehicle. James Clark, 43, of…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (278+ words) ELKINS " A Hardy County man was convicted of federal firearms charges after he illegally purchased and transferred a firearm that was later used in another crime in a separate county. Following a two-day trial, a jury found Jeremy Mongold, 37, guilty…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (234+ words) JUNIOR " The Barbour County Sheriff's Department has issued information regarding a "possible student threat" report at Junior Elementary School Thursday morning. The Sheriff's Department's press release states, "On February 19, 2026, at approximately 11:30 a.m., the Barbour County Sheriff's Department Prevention Resource Officer responded…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (373+ words) CHARLESTON " A Randolph County delegate's bill that would "strengthen public safety" by creating a statewide registry focused specifically on intimate partner violence is up for consideration in the House of Delegates today. Jonathan Kyle, R-District 66, introduced House Bill 5341, which cleared…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago  (212+ words) BUCKHANNON " A Rock Cave man faces multiple charges, including identity theft, after giving a Upshur County Sheriff's Office deputy someone else's information during a traffic stop, officials say. David Michael Warman II, 50, of Rock Cave, is charged with identity theft,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (600+ words) ELKINS " An Ohio man and woman both face felony charges, including conspiracy, after the man was allegedly found with several baggies of marijuana, methamphetamine and pills, as well as a firearm, in Randolph County. Arnold Glenn Shiflett II, 38, is charged…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (517+ words) MONTROSE " A Randolph County man faces an attempted murder charge after allegedly shooting his brother multiple times in the head Thursday night, while another Randolph County man faces a felony charge for allegedly helping during the shooting. Derek Justin Arbogast,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (556+ words) ELKINS " The cases against a Montrose couple accused of abducting their biological child from" the Department of Health and Human Resources and fleeing to South Carolina will go before the grand jury, after their preliminary hearings this week. Darries Lamar…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago  (491+ words) CHARLESTON " The West Virginia Senate passed a bill to require cooperation of law enforcement in handing over suspected undocumented immigrants to federal authorities, though existing state executive orders already require this. Senate Bill 615, requiring persons with illegal immigration status be…...