BELINGTON, W.Va. –– A 28-year old Belington woman has been charged with child abuse and child neglect. She is accused of hitting one child and failing to report injuries to another. Deputies with the Barbour County Sheriff’s Department responded Sunday the home of Jenny Peters on River Avenue and learned she had been in a…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State residents who pay their full vehicle personal property taxes before Oct. 1 will receive the entire amount back in the form of a credit when they file their 2024 state income tax returns early next year. Larry Pack The rebate is part of a package of tax cuts the state legislature passed…

NEW MARTINSVILLE, W.Va. — The controversy over possible school closings in Wetzel County will not be going away anytime soon. The Wetzel County Board of Education in a special meeting Friday voted to set a deadline of December 31st to decide on the future of the county’s four high schools. Superintendent Cassie Porter has been charged…

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A traffic violation in Clarksburg led police to a large quantity of dangerous drugs over the weekend. Deputies from the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department stopped a car driven by Jennifer Garland, 33, for traveling in the wrong direction on a one-way street in the area of West Main Street and 6th Street Sunday.…

WESTON, W.Va. — Police in Lewis County confiscated a large quantity of suspected fentanyl following a Labor Day weekend traffic stop. Deputies from the Lewis County Sheriff’s Department stopped a car driven by Ramon Sims, 27, of Pittsburgh, for running a stop sign on West Second Street in Weston. Deputies conducted an initial search for…