MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A coming criminal trial for a Berkeley County man, who won a seat in the West Virginia Legislature, has been pushed back.
Joseph Desoto
Joseph deSoto was in Berkeley County Circuit Court Monday for a status hearing.
deSoto had been elected as a delegate in 91st Delegate District in the November 2024 election before being arrested on felony terroristic threats that resulted in his removal from the elected post. He allegedly messaged another delegate’s wife that he intended to

WHEELING, W.Va. — The offices of West Virginia’s federal prosecutors say they’ve reached a settlement agreement with WVU Health System following an investigation into how drugs were stored and secured at various facilities across the state operated by system.
The federal prosecutors said the $4.1 million settlement and three-year Memorandum of Agreement with WVU Health System, the parent name of WVU Medicine, resolves civil allegations that there were multiple violations of the federal Control

SENECA ROCKS, W.Va. — A man was killed in a fatal rock-climbing accident in Pendleton County.
Mike Robinson was 76 years old. (Photo: Washington Canoe Club Facebook)
Mike Robinson, 76, was climbing the east face of Seneca Rocks Saturday afternoon when he fell to his death, per Pendleton County 911’s Facebook. Emergency crews responded to the scene at around 2:25 p.m.
Robinson was a member of the Washington Canoe Club based in the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C.
The WCC remembered Robinson in

CHARLESTON, W.Va – School child clothing voucher applications open July 20 under West Virginia’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, but Democratic lawmakers continue to question the state Department of Human Services’ (DoHS) delay in confirming the vouchers’ availability for 2026.
DoHS announced the application date on Friday, acknowledging that the $200 clothing vouchers would be available to qualifying families after weeks of speculation. Governor Patrick Morrisey stated

WESTON, W.Va. — The Lewis County Sheriff’s Department is looking for help from the public to find those responsible for damage to high school football field.
Deputies are looking for a side-by-side and truck that caused severe damage to the field weeks before the start of the football season.
Surveillance photos show a blue truck, side-by-side, and a man swearing yellow sunglasses.
Deputies are asking anyone with information to call 304-269-8251.
Officials with the Lewis County Board of

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Jakai Harrison, age 20, of Charleston, is prepared to enter a plea agreement with the Kanawha County Prosecutor’s Office in connection with a shots-fired incident near Laidley Field while a track meet went on inside the stadium.
Harrison appeared briefly before Kanawha County Circuit Judge Tera Salango on Monday, and his attorney informed the court that an agreement was in place pending the review of video evidence later that day. Harrison was scheduled to stand trial on

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–An other flood from construction of a data center in Mason County
–Another power transmission line project has landowners up in arms in West Virginia
–The President of the Harrison County School Board reacts to being called “pathetic” by the state BOE President
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BELINGTON, W.Va. — Residents living in the potential path of another 765 KV transmission line were blindsided in recent weeks with correspondence to announce plans for the project. Know as the Valley North Project, it could potentially impact a lot of homes and pass through large tracks of private land which have been in families for generations.
The 260-mile line would impact as many as 15 West Virginia counties.
“We have a starting point in Putnam County, West Virginia and an ending point in