One dead, two wounded in separate Upshur County shootings

WKMZ NewsBy wvrcdigitalMarch 21, 2024

Story by Chris Lawrence, MetroNews BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — A pair of domestic incidents in Upshur County Wednesday night escalated into gunfire. The first shooting happened in the area of Rock Cave, W.Va. State Police said Maxwell Lanham had fired a 12 gauge shotgun at his wife during an argument. According to troopers, the wife and…

Forest fires claim several structures overnight in Potomac Highlands region

WKMZ NewsBy wvrcdigitalMarch 21, 2024

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Numerous forest fires burned across West Virginia overnight. Wednesday, the worst was the eastern panhandle. Numerous fires, several of them well over 200 acres were burning in the region, especially in parts of Grant and Hardy Counties. Overnight, several buildings were also threatened by the fast moving blaze spurred by low relative…