ELKINS — A Randolph County man was sentenced this week to one to 10 years in prison for a felony charge and one year on a misdemeanor charge after breaking into the Halliehurst Mansion on the campus of Davis & Elkins College in 2025.
Keith Lance Ray, 36, was sentenced Monday by Randolph County Circuit Court Judge David Wilmoth to no less than one and no more than 10 years of incarceration for one count of entry into a building other than a dwelling, a felony. Ray was also sentenced to one
HARMAN – The Harman Education Association has made two major announcements this week in preparation for its new Christian microschool scheduled to open in the former Harman K-12 School building this fall.
The new school will host its first day of classes on Sept. 8, officials announced, adding that Rev. Brad Spencer has been named the school’s administrator. Spencer brings 26 years of ministry experience to the school, including stints in missionary work, seminary teaching abroad, prison
WHEELING – A sentencing hearing has been set for the owner of the Elkins Memorial Gardens cemetery, who defrauded hundreds of customers, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced this week.
Jeffery Phares, 65, of Fayetteville, is set to be sentenced on Tuesday, Nov. 10 in Wheeling Federal Court before U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey..
Phares pleaded guilty to wire fraud in March and admitted to “misleading victims who placed orders for grave markers, accepting their money, sending design
CHARLESTON – The former Pleasants Power Plant will continue operating as the company that purchased the facility more than three years ago seeks bankruptcy protections and a possible sale of the plant.
According to documents filed Sunday with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Omnis Pleasants LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The filing is part of a strategic initiative by the company to restructure its capital structure, resolve pending litigation and governance
CHARLESTON — A member of the West Virginia House of Delegates accused of grooming a child and engaging in sexual activity is now a former lawmaker and will remain in federal custody.
The House of Delegates announced Monday afternoon that Del. Elliott Pritt, R-Fayette, had submitted a letter of resignation for House District 50. The announcement came shortly after Pritt appeared before a federal magistrate at the Robert C. Byrd Courthouse in downtown Charleston.
“I resign from the West Virginia
ELKINS – Tygart Valley United Way is proud to announce a $20,000 founding gift to Interact Children’s Museum in support of the museum’s Founding 150 Campaign, helping bring an exciting new destination for children and families to North Central West Virginia.
The investment represents more than a one-time contribution. As part of the partnership, Tygart Valley United Way has also made a long-term commitment to sponsor and maintain a dedicated United Way space within the museum. The area will
BUCKHANNON – An Upshur County man was arrested Sunday for driving through a barricaded section of flood-damaged road, Sheriff J. Michael Coffman said.
On Sunday, “deputies with the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office arrested Larry Christopher Alderman, 53, of French Creek, West Virginia, following an incident at a road closure on Stonecoal Road,” the Upshur Sheriff’s Office press release stated.
Alderman has been charged with three counts of assault on a police officer, one count of Bbattery on a
BUCKHANNON – Last week’s flooding in Upshur and Lewis counties destroyed 33 homes, West Virginia’s Senate and Congressional representatives said in a letter to President Donald Trump.
The letter, dated Saturday and signed by Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice, both R-West Virginia, and Congressional representatives Carol Miller and Riley Moore, both R-West Virginia, was addressed to Trump and Andre McCoy, administrator of FEMA Region 3.
“This disaster has left a profound impact on
PHILIPPI – The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Barbour County last week during the severe storms of July 21.
The NWS has issued preliminary assessments of five tornadoes that touched down in West Virginia during the storm, including one along Taylors Drain Road in Barbour County, which is five miles north of downtown Philippi.
“There was a tornado that we surveyed on last Tuesday (July 21) that trekked along Taylors Drain Road and then right along the
The United Women in Faith of the First United Methodist Church has awarded scholarships to two Elkins High School graduating seniors, Andrew Harris and Madelyn Lambert.
Harris is the son of Christina and Scott Harris of Elkins and will be attending West Virginia Wesleyan College in the fall. He is a very active member of the local community, completing multiple hours of service through Scouting America. Scouting activities included participating in multiple Naturalization Ceremonies, walking
