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BERKELEY COUNTY, W.Va. –A Hedgesville man has been arrested in connection to a December 2020 fatal hit-in-run accident in Berkeley County.
Charles Edward Orrison, Sr., 54, faces charges of vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run resulting in death.
According to a press release from the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, on December 21, 2020, around 5:52 p.m. Corporal Anaya of the sheriff’s office had responded to a fatal vehicle crash on Blairton Road. Later, deputies discovered a vehicle that was

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal EPA is proposing a new rule to redefine “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) to comply with the 2023 Sackett v. EPA Supreme Court decision and to cut government bureaucracy.
Lee Zeldin
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said the proposal keys in on federal jurisdiction over relatively permanent, standing, or continuously flowing bodies of water, including adjacent wetlands connected by a continuous surface connection.
“We developed the proposed rule using input from

BERKELEY COUNTY, W.Va. — A Berkeley County man is facing charges after a young boy died from a gunshot wound.
According to a release from the Berkeley County Sherrif’s Office, deputies responded to a call of a reported shooting on Needmore Road at around 7:30 p.m. last Friday.
Upon arrival, the deputies located a two-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound. Deputies and crews attempted to save the child, but he later died from his injuries.
After investigators arrived at the scene, Zachary

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Treasurer Larry Pack has laid out his priorities for upcoming legislative session, and the top two focuses are related to education.
Larry Pack
Pack held a press conference Monday morning where he addressed media members.
He says his first priority ‘without a doubt’ is defending the Hope Scholarship program. Up until now, the Hope Scholarship applied only to children leaving the public school system. At the start of the 2026-2027 academic year, any non-public school

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The state Division of Highways will hear public comment on the next phase of Morgantown Green Bag Road improvements Tuesday evening.
Brent Walker
The projects to be discussed are the proposed improvements from Deckers Creek Boulevard to Luckey Lane and from Don Knotts Boulevard to Mississippi Street.
DOH Executive Director of Communications Brent Walker said the improvements are needed due to increased traffic caused by regional growth. In addition to safety improvements for

BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The West Virginia Hive has announced the five entrepreneurs selected to present their business strategies at the Pitch Southern West Virginia Business Idea Competition at 5:30 p.m. November 20, 2025, at Concord University in Athens, W.Va.
Devon Fitzgerald, coordinator of the event and regional business advisor at the WV Hive, said entries submitted in September were reviewed by an independent panel of judges. Fourteen semi-finalists created 90-second video