HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. — Berkeley County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man this week wanted in an armed robbery in Morgan County.
BCSD Chief Deputy of Staff Eric Burnett tells The Panhandle News Network a man and woman had been robbed of $1,900 and a cell phone after the suspect, identified as Daniel Speilman, 19, of Hedgesville, allegedly brandished a firearm.
Just before 9 a.m. Monday, Berkeley County Sheriff deputies responded to an area of Hedgesville Road where they found Speilman staying in a

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It appears there is a settlement agreement in place over the plan by Verizon to buy out Frontier Communications service in West Virginia. The two companies appeared before the state Public Service Commission Thursday morning to begin two days of evidentiary proceedings in the case. However, just as the event was getting started the parties asked for a recess because they believed they had reached a tentative settlement.
Just over an hour later, the representatives of the two

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Marshall University Board of Governors unanimously approved a contract extension for President Brad D. Smith Wednesday.
Marshall University President Brad Smith
The extension will keep Smith in Huntington through at least the end of 2029.
Smith, the 1986 Marshall graduate, began serving as the university’s president in 2022. Since then, Marshall has seen consistent growth in enrollment numbers and the beginning of multiple successful programs.
In a statement, Smith said

SUTTON, W.Va. — West Virginia State Police has confirmed that one person is dead after a crash involving a motorcycle Tuesday afternoon.
According to a release, Jeffrey Robertson, 62, of Elkview, WV, died at around 1:20 p.m. after crashing into a passenger vehicle on Route 15 near the Gerald R. Freeman Campground.
Robertson was traveling west when he crossed the centerline and struck the oncoming vehicle head-on. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the other vehicle was taken to

NITRO, W.Va. — Motorists who travel east on Interstate 64 near Nitro have been getting acquainted with a set of dips on the Nitro-St. Albans bridge.
The dips were noticed by drivers shortly after the state Division of Highways finished their bridge widening project. The project, which spanned from the Scott Depot and Nitro exits, was the largest under the Roads to Prosperity program.
Drivers have expressed frustration with the dips, particularly the second and final one almost adjacent to the