SISSONVILLE, W.Va. — A nearly two-month strike from 49 Teamsters Local 175 union members against The Beverage Market shows few signs of slowing down.
The most recent contract between the union and the company expired May 2. The workers have been on the picket line since May 12.
The Beverage Market is based in Sissonville and distributes beer products to 1,900 customers and 31 counties in West Virginia. Company owners Theresa and Martin Johnson have drawn the ire of the workers, who have accused

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. —  A man has been arrested following reports that he made threats of violence against Berkeley County sheriff’s deputies.
Paul Vassar Butler 
Paul Vassar Butler, 29, was arraigned in Berkeley County Magistrate Court Tuesday on a felony count of threats of terrorist acts.
He was last reportedly lodged in the Eastern Regional Jail in lieu of a $50,000 cash-only bond.
The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office told The Panhandle News Network they received numerous reports from

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Less than 24 hours after a fire at the Peoples Cartage warehouse in Wood County was declared out, the first lawsuit has been filed.
Charleston Attorneys Jesse Forbes and Dante DiTrapano along with others have filed the suit which is proposed for class action status in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of West Virginia.
“Unfortunately and sadly on July 4th weekend we have this devastating incident happen in this community. It affected a widespread area and you’ve

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The winner of a $2 million Powerball ticket sold back in May showed up at state Lottery headquarters in Charleston this week to pick-up a check.
The ticket, which was purchased at the GoMart in Shinnston prior to the May 23 Powerball drawing, was claimed Tuesday.
The ticketholder chose to remain anonymous.
The winning ticket matched the five numbers drawn that night but not the Powerball. The player did choose the Power Play option which doubled their winnings.
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Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced plans by PowerFlo Solutions to invest $20 million and establish advanced manufacturing operations in Wood County.
Officials say the development will result in at least 120 new full-time jobs while bolstering the state’s advanced manufacturing and energy economy sectors.
PowerFlo Solutions, led by West Virginia native Jim Vuksic, manufactures critical electrical infrastructure that supports data centers, artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies.

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The last work to end a lengthy fire response is happening at the site of the People’s Cartage warehouse in Wood County. Incident commanders declared the fire officially out Tuesday, two and a half days after battling the massive blaze which consumed the entire building.
Wood County Commissioner David Blair Couch said the last of the work was pulling apart pieces of debris and preparing the site to be turned back over to the owners for cleanup.
“They had some long-armed

WHEELING, W.Va. — Concerns linger in the Ohio Valley about a potential data center coming to the area.
AI infrastructure company Silicon Foundation purchased the former Centre Foundry and Machine site in the community of Warwood. In late June, plans to convert the 15-acre site into a data center were announced. Silicon Foundation purchased the land for $1.5 million.
Wheeling residents spoke directly to city council members during a 37-minute public comment opportunity. The majority of those

CHARLESTON, W.Va – The six-year-old case of a man accused of fatally striking a Charleston woman with his car as she walked her children to school remains on track to go to trial this summer.
Che Lark
Che Lark appeared before Kanawha County Circuit Judge Carrie Webster on Wednesday for a pretrial conference as he waits to be tried for 12 charges related to the 2020 hit-and-run death of Heather Ross. He is accused of hitting Ross with his car as he evaded police under suspicion of drug