ELKINS – A total of 36 individuals were indicted by a Randolph County grand jury Monday, for alleged crimes including sexual abuse, counterfeiting and threats of terroristic acts.
Dustin Wade Delauder, 40, an inmate at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail, was indicted on five counts of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, or custodian, one count of attempt of incest, two counts of sexual abuse in the first degree, one count of attempt of sexual assault in the third degree, three counts of child abuse
ELKINS – Probable cause has been found in the case of a Montrose man accused of shooting his brother five times, after his brother testified in Randolph County Magistrate Court Monday.
Derek Justin Arbogast, 36, is charged with one count of first-degree attempted murder, a felony. He is currently being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $150,000 cash-only bond, issued by Magistrate Michael Dyer.
The case will now move forward to be considered by a Randolph County grand jury. Derek
A measure of economic stability oftentimes — but not always — is continuity.
But many companies are slamming shut the door regarding continuity, and how that will play out is a big wait-and-see question that will take a few years for an answer to be delivered, or at least a trend to be indicated.
One bottom line, though, is that employees of an increasing number of companies are feeling uneasy about what might come next and whether it will be good or bad for them.
“Faster CEO turnover at U.S.
Anna Ruth Harper, 85, of Elkins West Virginia, died Feb. 20, 2026, at Valentine Assisted Living, surrounded by family.
She was born Sept. 25, 1940, at Thomas, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Albert and Eleanor Jennings of Davis West Virginia.
She is survived by two sons, Keith and wife, Tracy Harper, of Elkins, West Virginia, and Rodney and wife, Katie Harper, of Dryfork, West Virginia; one daughter, Peggy and husband, Ronnie Bennett, of Job, West Virginia; six grandchildren, several great
Using ‘proper’ American English
Dear Heloise: What has happened to proper grammar usage and the proper pronunciation of American English? “Gonna” and “wanna” have replaced “going to” and “want to.” People use “different than” instead of “different from.” Words such as February, mischievous, veteran and temperature are constantly mispronounced by TV journalists, weather reporters and politicians.
Unfortunately, we are judged by our vocabulary when we speak, which makes people form instant
MORGANTOWN — Mark Kellogg stopped short of calling No. 19 West Virginia’s 72-40 victory against Oklahoma State any type of statement win.
“I don’t know if we would ever use the term ‘statement win’ ever,” the WVU head coach said. “I don’t know that would ever come out of my mouth.”
Oklahoma State head coach Jacie Hoyt knew exactly what to call it.
“There’s not a whole lot to say, that was pretty much a good old fashioned butt kicking,” she said.
At the very least, the Mountaineers (22-6, 12-4
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s latest meltdown Saturday was another headscratcher.
The Mountaineers held TCU to its lowest point total and its second-lowest shooting percentage of the season, and yet the Horned Frogs still finished the game on a 17-5 run over the final eight minutes for a 60-54 victory inside the Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
“I thought our guys played really hard,” WVU head coach Ross Hodge said on his radio postgame show. “I thought our effort was impressive. We kept
Ulla
UPSHUR COUNTY – The Upshur County Sheriff’s Office arrested a New York man Saturday and seized more than $139,000 in cash, gold coins and electronic devices from the vehicle he was driving, police said.
Naymat Ulla of Buffalo, New York, was arrested and charged with multiple felonies. He is being held in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $650,000 cash-only bond.
On Friday, Sheriff Mike Coffman “was dispatched to a local bank in reference to a fraud investigation,” according to a
A crowd of Randolph County residents journeyed to Bridgeport to join Elkins Mayor Jerry Marco in saluting long-time local leader Vallie Goots, who celebrated her 100th birthday Feb. 12.
The mayor spent some moments describing Goots’ community involvement, which he noted “reflects a century of service, generosity, and commitment to Elkins and its people.”
Her active service involved two terms as President of the Womans Club of Elkins, where she was honored with state leadership awards, and her
MILL CREEK — Playing his first game at home since going over 1,000 points for his career earlier this week, Jacob Wamsley added to that total in a big way Friday night at Weber-Wamsley Court.
The senior fired in 38 points to lead the Bulldogs to a 72-61 victory over Clay-Battelle.
Tygarts Valley trailed 39-26 at the intermission but limited the Cee Bees to just 22 points over the final two frames.
“Our defense in the second half was the difference in the game,” Bulldogs coach Tom Wamsley said.
