MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (November 5, 2026) —  Six drug traffickers were sentenced this week to a combined 37 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine in the Eastern Panhandle. U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey’s office tells The Panhandle News Network the separate cases are a part of a collaborative effort by multiple states…

Lisa Lee French, 48, of Martinsburg, admitted that she defrauded victims from 2007 to 2024. The post Martinsburg woman admits to role in $2.7 million fraud scheme out of Berkeley County’s Tax Office appeared first on WV MetroNews.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (November 3, 2026) – One of two former Berkeley County Tax Office Employees indicted on federal charges entered a guilty plea in federal court Tuesday.  Lisa Lee French, 48, of Martinsburg admitted before  U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Trumble that between 2007 and October 2024, she conspired to steal cash payments collected by…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — We know that 162.349 voters across the state took advantage of early voting in the mid-term general election cycle.  The Secretary of State’s Office also provided information about how early voting numbers broke down among party lines.  Following are figures from the West Virginia Secretary of State’s office regarding early voting demographics…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. —  According to WV Secretary of State Kris Warner, county clerks reported a total of 162,349 West Virginia voters cast ballots during the early voting period from Wednesday, October 21 through Saturday, October 31. That’s 24% higher turnout than in the last midterm General Election held on November 2022, which that saw 131,404…

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  A high-risk situation in Berkeley County ended with a man found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Berkeley County Sheriff...

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (October 29, 2026) — Berkeley County Board of Education member Yvonne Jenkins is facing a misdemeanor shoplifting charge following an incident at Martinsburg’s Walmart October 14th. The 62 year old, who was elected in May to the Berkeley County School Board, is accused of taking merchandise valued at less than $500. Martinsburg Police,…

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (October 29, 2026) — A man suspected of shooting up a home and burglarizing it in Berkeley County is apparently dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office tells the Panhandle News Network their SWAT team, as well as Jefferson County’s Sheriff’s Special Response Team, responded to what they called…