HODGESVILLE – An Upshur County man faces a felony charge after allegedly making threats against his parents and an Upshur County school’s students on the cross-platform communication app Discord.
Andrew Devon Hitt, 24, is charged with making threats of terrorist acts, a felony. He is currently being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $250,000 10% cash bond.
According to the criminal complaint filed by Cpl. Samuel W. Shahan with the West Virginia State Police, on May 5, Shahan received

ELKINS – The City of Elkins finalized the purchase of the Four Seasons property Thursday morning, city officials announced.
The acquisition was finalized “following confirmation that all former tenants had permanently vacated the premises,” Elkins City Communication Manager Leon Kaye told The Inter-Mountain.
This comes after the property was condemned on April 22 by Elkins City Code Enforcement, due to the water in the building having been turned off on April 15 at the request of the property

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, has been elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.
Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV.
White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the Catholic Church on the second day of their conclave.