WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after the Justice Department acknowledged to a federal judge that the full grand jury had not reviewed the final indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney overseeing the case abruptly reversed herself, insisting Thursday that the panel properly approved the charges as she tried to contain the fallout from earlier statements that risked imperiling the prosecution.
The latest statements from Lindsey Halligan, the hastily named interim
Do you like to explore old log cabins? Are you curious about how our ancestors lived? Join noted folklorist Gerry Milnes for his program on Frontier Homes on Friday, Nov. 21 in Beverly.
“Early Architecture on the Old Frontier of West Virginia” will be Milnes’ featured presentation for the Randolph County Historical Society annual meeting.
Prior to the program, visitors can tour the Jacob Stalnaker cabin from 4-6 p.m., and enjoy a free reception before the 6:30 program.
Milnes will trace the
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed a bill to compel the Justice Department to make public its case files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a potentially far-reaching development in a yearslong push by survivors of Epstein’s abuse for a public reckoning.
Both the House and Senate passed the bill this week with overwhelming margins after Trump reversed course on his monthslong opposition to the bill and indicated he would sign it. Now that the bill has been signed by
ELKINS — Members of the North Central West Virginia Community Action staff recently addressed the Rotary Club of Elkins. NCWVCA was incorporated in 1966 and has, since that time, served as a voice and supporter of financially challenged West Virginians and strives to give those citizens unique opportunities to empower themselves. The organization provides services in their 9-county core service area – Barbour, Greenbrier, Marion, Monongalia, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph, Taylor and Tucker. The
Janet Dayle Lytle, 81, a resident of Elkins, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, at the Elkins Rehabilitation and Care Center in Elkins.
Friends will be received from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, from the funeral home chapel, with Pastor John Welch officiating.
The Tomblyn Funeral Home of Elkins is in charge of the arrangements for Janet Dayle Lytle.
Condolences may be expressed to the
BRIDGEPORT — Three Philip Barbour High School products have earned All-Mountain East Conference volleyball honors.
West Virginia Wesleyan’s Emily Denison and MacKenna Halfin, along with West Virginia State’s Alyssa Hill are listed as honorable mention on the All-MEC team, released Wednesday by the conference.
Denison is a junior, while Halfin a freshman and Hill a senior.
Halfin was selected to the All-MEC Freshman Team as well.
Wesleyan also placed Bhrooke Axe on the first team and Alexis
PARSONS — The Augusta Family Foundation has donated $50,000 to two separate food bank charities in Tucker County.
The Foundation presented $25,000 each to the Tucker County Family Resource Network and the Blackwater Ministerial Association during a ceremony at the Tucker FRN offices in Parsons.
“Food insecurity is becoming more of a problem in Tucker County and these two organizations are doing incredible work at the local level,” said Katy White, a director with the Augusta Family Foundation.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is sending President Donald Trump a bill to compel the Justice Department to make public its case files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a potentially far-reaching development in a yearslong push by survivors of Epstein’s abuse for a public reckoning.
Both the House and Senate passed the bill this week with overwhelming margins after Trump reversed course on his monthslong opposition to the bill and indicated he would sign it. Once the bill is signed by
VALLEY HEAD – A Fairmont man is facing a felony battery charge after allegedly throwing a hunting axe at a man’s head, and instead hitting his hand.
Shaquille Lee Evans, 32, is charged with malicious battery, a felony. He is currently being held at the North Central Regional Jail on a $15,000 cash-only bond set by Randolph County Magistrate Michael Dyer.
According to the criminal complaint, filed by Deputy L.R. Elbon with the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, on July 14, Elbon responded to a 911
ELKINS – A Randolph County Board of Education member made a motion at Tuesday evening’s BOE meeting to rescind the Oct. 8 vote to close the Harman K-12 School, but the motion died for lack of a second.
After 27 community members spoke during Tuesday night’s meeting urging the board members to rescind the Harman vote, BOE member Ed Daniels made a motion to bring the Harman School situation up for discussion. After several minutes of silence, BOE member Janie Newlon seconded the motion.
Daniels
