MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Motorists who plan to use West Virginia University parking lots this year will have a new policy to comply with.
Drivers must register accurate license plate information in the WVU Parking Portal by Sept. 1.
License Plate Recognition (LPR) Technology is being used by the Parking Management team that will enable them to use cameras installed on patrol vehicles to scan license plate information to ensure the vehicle has a permit or has paid short-term parking.
License plate

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — How will Berkeley County proposed Impact Fees impact the City of Martinsburg?
The Berkeley County Council recently adopted a plan to institute impact fees on new development. The fee would tack on $5,500 on each new single family home developed in the county, with smaller amounts assessed to new multi-family or mobile home units. There was some question about whether any of those impact fees would transfer to services the county and the city of Martinsburg have as mutual

Bricen Siron
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An Upshur County man is behind bars facing charges of setting fire to a home in Barbour County earlier this month.
The West Virginia State Fire Marshal announced the arrest of Bricen Siron, 20, of Upshur County. He’s charged with first degree arson for the fire at a house in the Volga community of Barbour County on Saturday August 9th.
Investigators said the fire destroyed the home which was abandoned. They were able to determine the fire was set deliberately.

CHARLESTON, W.Va — When schools open in Kanawha County on Friday, the county’s new security camera system will get its first test after significant upgrades were installed over the summer.
Bryan Carper
The Kanawha County Board of Education voted in May to spend more than $8.6 million dollars on the new system from Advance Technology, streamlining security across all schools after cameras were previously split across two systems and allowed for limited points of access.
“Now everybody’s just

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County investigators have released additional information in connection with a shooting from last week near Cross Lanes.
The suspect in the case is identified as Joshua Duff, 35, of Mount Zion, W.Va. which is in Calhoun County. According to investigators Duff was found inside a home on Lick Branch Road in the Rocky Fork section of Kanawha County. The homeowner came to check on the property and made the discovery. Deputies said Duff was armed with a baseball bat and a

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Federal prosecutors have accused a Bridgeport woman of multiple fraud counts in relation to veterans benefits.
Christina Nolte, 42, has been indicted for one count of theft of public money, property, or records; three counts of making false statements; and one count of student loan fraud.
Investigators allege Nolte falsified medical records to receive disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that she was not entitled to. Additionally, she is accused of

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