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08/05/2025

Melvin Gallion waived his rights to two preliminary hearings Tuesday in Morgan County Magistrate Court--

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — A man charged with shooting at Morgan County sheriff’s deputies late last month after allegedly breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s home waived his right to preliminary hearings Tuesday in Morgan County Magistrate Court. Melvin Gallion, 40, is charged with one count of ...

08/04/2025

It's one of the best West Virginia High School Football traditions: the Musselman Applemen, the first team on the field in the state to kick off fall practices at midnight

07/31/2025

The sentence amounts to 12.5 years --

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Morgan County man has been sentenced in federal court on charges of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor. The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia says Joel Galen Patton, 40, of Berkeley Springs, was sentenced this week to 150 months in f...

07/30/2025

Indictments were handed down last year against 82 defendants--

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Two more people have been sentenced for their roles in an Eastern Panhandle drug trafficking organization that included 82 defendants and involved drug distribution in Berkeley and Jefferson Counties. Darien Jacob Horton, also known as “Dee Jae,”, age 25, of Shenandoah Jun...

07/26/2025

Sheriff Walter was a guest on this morning's Panhandle Live --

Sheriff says deputy recovering after being sprayed with shotgun pellets.

07/26/2025

Getting set for an all Eastern Panhandle matchup in the Legion State Baseball Tournament as post 14 takes on post 60! Find and
On the call below!
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07/24/2025

State legion tournament coverages continues with Post 14 against post 65!

07/24/2025

tune in now for coverage of post 60 and post 32 at the legion state tournament!

07/23/2025

The Panhandle News Network was in the courtroom

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — An El Salvadorian national is going to prison for life with the chance for parole in 15 years after murdering a Jefferson County woman. 47 year old David Calderon entered a guilty plea earlier this month under Alford/Kennedy circumstances in the death of 32 year old Samantha ...

07/22/2025

The temporary policy could expire in six months --

HAGERSTOWN, MD — The City of Hagerstown has passed a temporary ordinance that prohibits sleeping or lodging in public places within city limits, effective August 8th. It is a 6-month temporary ordinance set to expire February 8, 2026, unless formally extended by the Mayor and City Council. An anno...

07/17/2025

The storms hit the Eastern Panhandle late Wednesday afternoon --

More than 2 inches of rain fell in a short period of time.