Salem, WV

ELKINS, W.Va – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Department and the Mountain Region Drug & Violent Crime Task Force raided a vape shop in Randolph County last month, resulting in two arrests. The raid occurred August 18. State Police, the Department of Agriculture and the Task Force helped raid Twisted Smoke Shack as well as the…

RICES LANDING, PA. — First responders have recovered the bodies of three people, believed to be missing in connection to a Sunday night boat crash on the Monongahela River. The incident occurred at night just north of the West Virginia-Pennsylvania border. Police identified 58-year-old Eric Rockwell and 56-year-old Racquelle Rock, both of Scenery Hill. They…

TAYLOR COUNTY, W.Va. — The Taylor County Sheriff’s office arrested a woman accused of hitting her elderly mother eight times. Matha Dambaugh, 57, of Thornton, is charged with abuse of an incapacitated adult. Dambaugh brought her mother with her to babysit when the alleged incident occurred. Sheriff’s deputies also used surveillance cameras to make the arrest.…

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Ritchie County man admitted to using social media to incite violence against ICE officers, according to the U.S. Attorney Matt Harvey. Court documents allege Christoper Bentley, 34, of Pennsoboro, posted several statements on social media encouraging people to kill ICE officers. His posts included a display of weapons capable of penetrating…

PLEASANT VALLEY, W.Va. — The former in Pleasant Valley is facing embezzlement charges after two onth investigation. Town officials released the following statement on social media: “The City of Pleasant Valley is fully aware of the serious charges and ongoing investigation concerning former Mayor, Emily Haddix. The Current Council for the City of Pleasant Valley would…

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Police arrested one person in Taylor County connected to a multi-county pursuit. Police launched the pursuit in Bridgeport around 7:10 a.m. near the intersection of Tolley Drive and Lodgeville Road. The pursuit continued on Route 50 to Main Street and eventually ended in Taylor County. Investigators apprehended suspect in Taylor County. No…

FAYETTE COUNTY, Pa. — Three people are unaccounted for and two others were flown for treatment following a collision between a towboat and a private vessel Sunday night on the Monongahela River. Around 9 p.m. Sunday a towboat was pushing empty barges near Rices Landing, Pennsylvania, when a distress call was made. Officials said a distress…