CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. – Repairs to the boat ramp at Moulton Park on the Shenandoah River in Jefferson County are completed, according to Bret Preston, assistant chief of the Wildlife Resources Section of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR). “The concrete ramp was damaged and it was difficult to launch boats,†Preston said. [...]
On Oct 16, 2011at 2:00AM officers from the Martinsburg City Police Department and the Martinsburg Fire Department responded to an apartment building located in the 200 block of E. King Street for a vehicle fire. Once arriving on scene the vehicle was found to be a 2005 Toyota 2 door was involved and the fire [...]
At 4:00 AM Oct 16, 2011 officers from The Martinsburg City Police Department attempted to stop a 1999 green Saturn 4 door in the area of N. Maple and Martin Street. This vehicle failed to stop and attempted to elude officers.  This pursuit traveled west on King Street and into the county and continued into [...]
State and federal officials report that they have recently detected emerald ash borer (EAB) in Clay County, which joins a growing list where EAB has been detected, according to the West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA). The destructive insects – which have killed an estimated 25 million ash trees in North America – have been [...]
Trick or Treat in the City of Martinsburg will be on Monday, October 31, 2011 from 6PM until 8PM for children 12 and under. Have a Happy and Safe Halloween!
On Sunday, February 20, 2011, the Martinsburg Police Department responded to 7-Eleven located at 1015 North Queen Street for a report of a robbery. At approximately 0120 hours, a black male entered the store and purchased a pack of Newport cigarettes. The clerk stated that as she was opening the cash drawer, he jumped the [...]
Bed bugs have become a growing problem nationwide, and West Virginia may see an uptick in infestations, according to the West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA). Bed bugs are easily transported from place to place, and can be very difficult to eradicate from buildings and homes once they are established. “The Department does not conduct [...]
On Friday, February 04, 2011, the Martinsburg Police Department assisted the Eastern Panhandle Drug and Violent Crime Task Force (EPFDVCTF) execute a search warrant at 412 Virginia Avenue, in reference to an ongoing drug investigation. The search warrant was obtained following controlled purchases of narcotics from the residence. A firearm and several other items were [...]
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today joined local business owners and grocery store shoppers at the Kanawha City Foodland in Charleston to discuss his food tax cut proposal. “This unfair, regressive tax hurts every West Virginian but no one feels the impact more than those families who are struggling to pay their everyday bills and put [...]
On Tuesday, January 11, 2011, the Martinsburg Police Department obtained an arrest warrant for Kevin Louis Cyr, in connection with a bank robbery that had occurred on November 5, 2010 at the Mountain Heritage Bank, located within the Martinsburg Mall. Kevin Cyr is currently incarcerated in Florida following a bank robbery that he and his [...]
