CLARKSBURG (AP) — All 55 county courthouses in West Virginia will be studied in the coming months to help local counties identify improvement priorities. The West Virginia Courthouse Facilities Improvement Authority has awarded a $600,000 contract to Silling Associates of Charleston to conduct the study. Authority executive director Melissa Garretson Smith tells The Exponent Telegram [...]
Continue reading …HUNTINGTON (AP) — A West Virginia murder suspect has been captured in Indiana. Quazza Stephan Farrow was tracked down by U.S. marshals in Fort Wayne, Ind. on Friday. The Herald-Dispatch reports that Farrow was wanted in the July 5 shooting death of 26-year-old Mikeal Branch. U.S. Deputy Marshal John LaJeunesse told the newspaper that investigators [...]
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Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — Police say about 20 anti-coal protesters have been arrested at a strip mine in West Virginia. State Police Capt. D.M. Nelson said most of the activists arrested Saturday were charged with trespassing. The demonstration was held at the Hobet mine, which is owned by Patriot Coal. Patriot Coal officials did not immediately [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — Average gasoline prices in West Virginia are up nearly 8 cents in the past week. AAA East Central says the price for a gallon of regular, unleaded gas is at $3.51 per gallon. That’s 3 cents higher than the national average. Prices range from $3.39 in Huntington to $3.57 in Morgantown. The [...]
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Charles Town Middle School student Austyn Ford was accepted to take part in the Junior National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. starting July 21. Ford was nominated by Christine Mann, a teacher at the school. The six-day conference, sponsored by the Congressional Youth Leadership Council, will introduce young people to the rich tradition of [...]
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CHARLES TOWN – As thousands in the Panhandle continue to endure the heatwave that began June 29, health officials say they’ll provide free cooling stations as long as they’re needed. The one set up at the Jefferson County Health Department at 1948 Wiltshire Road in Kearneysville will operate at least through Friday, said Jennifer Maggio of [...]
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Continue reading …CHARLES TOWN (AP) — The discovery of 10 exotic cats in a vacant house in Charles Town has led to animal cruelty charges against the property’s owner. Charles Town police tell media outlets that officers found nine Savannah cats and a serval in the house last month. A man checking on the house called [...]
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