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    Martinsburg man charged after $26K worth of cocaine found in car  Apr 30, 2009
    Ricky Donnell Poteat, 48, of 409 W. Race St. in Martinsburg, W.Va. was charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance. (The Herald-Mail Online)

    From Six-Figure Salaries To Food Stamps  Apr 18, 2009
    Nancy Cordes reports from Martinsburg, W.V.. (2:25). (CBS News)

    Attorney: It wasn't the council's place to fire supervisor  Apr 17, 2009
    City Attorney John Athey, who was assisted by labor-law specialist Susan Snowden, an attorney from Martinsburg, disputed the notion that city code or state law invests bodies such as the Sanitary Board with the power to fire employees. Language in the law says such boards may handle employee matters, not that they shall, he noted. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)

    W.Va. man gets 25 years for sexually abusing daughter  Apr 15, 2009
    West Virginia: Man gets 25 years for sexually abusing daughter. Your local yellow pages. (The Herald-Mail Online)

    Firefighter charged with setting barn fire  Apr 13, 2009
    MARTINSBURG, W.VA. A Berkeley County, W.Va ... James Luther Blackford II, 30, of Martinsburg, was charged in connection with Tuesdays fire that destroyed a barn off Williamsport Pike, Sheriff Kenneth M. Lemaster Jr. said. (The Herald-Mail Online)

    Infants killer could serve life sentence  Apr 8, 2009
    Cox is being held at Eastern Regional Jail in Martinsburg, W.Va. Brandon C.H. Sims, a Jefferson County assistant prosecuting attorney, told Circuit Judge David H. Sanders in court Monday that because Cox was convicted on three previous felony charges in Maryland between 1988 and 1993, he qualifies for an enhanced prison sentence. (The Herald-Mail Online)

    Stimulus Boost For Food Stamp Recipients  Apr 4, 2009
    Food stamp recipient Bobbi Foster is seen shopping in Martinsburg, W. Va ... Nancy Cordes reports from Martinsburg, W.V. ... For Bobbi Foster of Martinsburg, W.V., the once simple task of grocery shopping has suddenly become a burden. (CBS News)

    City considering an appeal from former employee  Apr 4, 2009
    Also in attendance for the city was Susan Snowden, a Martinsburg attorney who specializes in labor law. She was retained to provide additional expertise as the city navigates uncharted waters on the matter. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)

    No Pittsburgh-area projects on GSA stimulus list  Apr 2, 2009
    Martinsburg: Federal Building, 244 Needy Rd.: $9. 2 million. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)

    WV to Receive $6.6 Million for Community Health Centers  Mar 29, 2009
    -- Shenandoah Valley Medical Systems, Inc. (Martinsburg) -- $368,060. -- Valley Health Care, Inc. (Mill Creek) -- $190,890. (Multichannel News)

    Police briefs  Mar 28, 2009
    A Martinsburg man was in Eastern Regional Jail Friday night on a $75,000 cash-only bond after police said he sold $500 in crack cocaine to a confidential informant, according to court and jail records. Kenneth Elijah Jenkins, 52, of 60 Janice St. in Martinsburg, was arraigned Thursday night by Berkeley County Magistrate Harry L. Snow on charges of two counts of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance (crack cocaine and heroin) and distribution of crack cocaine, according to... (The Herald-Mail Online)

    Mineral County sponsoring first-ever free health clinic at KPMS  Mar 27, 2009
    We have about 25 different agencies coming to participate, health department administrator A.Jay Root told the coalition, noting that some of the groups are coming from as far away as Martinsburg and Charleston. We'll do screenings for eye, ear, blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol, among others, he said. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)

    Martinsburg man signs plea agreement for causing death while DUI  Mar 21, 2009
    MARTINSBURG, W.VA. A Berkeley County man is scheduled to be sentenced in May for causing the deaths of an Orange County, Va ... Troy S. Bean, 41, of 435 Gantt Drive in Martinsburg, signed a plea agreement that was presented Thursday to 23rd Judicial Circuit Court Judge Gina M. Groh, Assistant Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney Gregory K. Jones said after a status hearing on the case ... The couple were pronounced dead at the scene, which was a mile south of Exit 16 of Interstate 81 near... (The Herald-Mail Online)

    Deputies seek man who chased after children  Mar 15, 2009
    Your local yellow pages. Berkeley County sheriffs deputies are urging parents to watch for suspicious activity following an incident in the Eastwood Mobile Home Community on Thursday evening. (The Herald-Mail Online)

    Two face drug charges after traffic stop  Mar 15, 2009
    They were being held Thursday in Eastern Regional Jail in Martinsburg, W.Va. By Trish Rudder. (The Herald-Mail Online)

    Third woman arrested in bank robbery  Mar 12, 2009
    C, Martinsburg, was arrested about 4:15 p.m. by the Berkeley County Sheriffs Department, the release said. Jones was at the Eastern Regional Jail in Martinsburg Tuesday night on $100,000 bond, according to a jail spokesman ... Her daughter was taken into custody at Martinsburg High School. (The Herald-Mail Online)

    Cosmic cousins  Mar 6, 2009
    Page last updated at 11:44 GMT, Thursday, 5 March 2009. Is there anybody out there. (BBC News -- Science)

    PIEDMONT HERALD: Harvey completes ROTC training  Mar 5, 2009
    Harvey has served as a military police specialist with the 157th Military Police Company based in Martinsburg, W.Va. The guard member has served in the military for four years. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)

    Mother, daughter arrested in robbery  Mar 5, 2009
    TRI-STATE A mother and her daughter were arrested Wednesday in Martinsburg, W.Va ... Lisa Renee Wilson, 40, who has been staying at 326 Pendleton Drive in Martinsburg, was arrested there about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday and was charged with being a fugitive from justice, Lt. Gary Harmison said ... Wilsons 16-year-old daughter, who was arrested about an hour before her mothers arrest, was taken into custody at Martinsburg High School, Harmison said. (The Herald-Mail Online)

    Woman pleads not guilty in son's death  Mar 4, 2009
    By MATTHEW UMSTEAD March 2, 2009. A woman accused of abuse that caused the death of her 6-month-old child in August 2008 is scheduled to be tried on three felony charges, beginning June 2. (The Herald-Mail Online)

    Fire claims life of 4-year-old boy  Mar 4, 2009
    A 4-year-old boy was killed and his mother received life-threatening injuries Monday afternoon in a fire at their home in Martinsburg, city fire officials said. Joey McCarary was pronounced dead at City Hospital in Martinsburg shortly after the blaze was reported at 623 Union Ave., according to Martinsburg Fire Department Capt. Donald Shirley ... to determine cause of death, said Greg Hoover, Martinsburg Fire Departments chief fire investigator. (The Herald-Mail Online)

    Escaped felon nabbed in Keyser  Feb 28, 2009
    According to Sheriff Craig Fraley, the United States Marshal Service out of Martinsburg notified the Sheriff s Department that Walter Franklin Rich, who was wanted in the state of Montana for escape, was possibly in the Keyser area. Cpl. R.J. Wingler, Deputy 1st Class Jeremy Taylor, and Deputy Kevin McKone investigated and responded to the dealership south of Keyser at approximately 3 p.m. Thursday, where they were able to apprehend him without incident. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)

    Man dies in motorcycle crash  Feb 27, 2009
    A Berkeley County man died Wednesday night after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car that turned in front of him near the Old Courthouse Square shopping plaza just north of Martinsburg, police said. Jamie Anthony Pusey, 25, was pronounced dead at City Hospital in Martinsburg shortly after the accident was reported at the intersection of Williamsport Pike and Hinton Court about 6:30 p.m., West Virginia State Police Cpl. J.D. Burkhart said ... Jessica Shifflett, 24, of Martinsburg,... (The Herald-Mail Online)

    Civil Rights Pioneers Honored on Stamps  Feb 22, 2009
    J.R. Clifford b. Sept. 13, 1848, in present-day WV; d. Oct. 6, 1933, Martinsburg, WV ... He graduated in 1877 and became a teacher, then principal, in a school in Martinsburg ... Clifford died on Oct. 6, 1933, in a hospital in Martinsburg, after a fall at his home. (PR Newswire)

    Former defense attorney indicted  Feb 22, 2009
    A former Martinsburg criminal defense attorney whose license to practice law has been annulled was indicted on 11 counts of practicing law without a license by a grand jury seated this week for the February term of circuit court in Berkeley County ... Among others indicted this week was former Martinsburg City Councilman Glenville K. Twigg on counts of assault and battery in April 2008. (The Herald-Mail Online)

    Witness describes campsite killing  Feb 22, 2009
    who is being held at Eastern Regional Jail in Martinsburg, W.Va. testified Thursday in the trial of Vernon L. Kerns in Morgan County Circuit Court. (The Herald-Mail Online)

    Girl helped save stepfather  Feb 20, 2009
    He later learned he collapsed while playing video games with his 11-year-old stepdaughter, Victoria Moore, in his North Martinsburg home just before midnight, he said Wednesday, a day after returning home from the hospital. What happened next still amazes Best, 33, who still was awaiting results from tests to find out why he collapsed. (The Herald-Mail Online)

    Gooden, Berkeley County assessor, dies  Feb 20, 2009
    MARTINSBURG, W.VA. Preston B. Gooden, Berkeley Countys assessor and former sheriff, died early Thursday, officials said ... Gooden, of Martinsburg, was re-elected in November to a second four-year term as assessor. (The Herald-Mail Online)

    Fire evacuates nursing home  Feb 19, 2009
    An apparent electrical fire at a nursing home just outside Martinsburg forced the evacuation of more than 100 patients and staff who now are not expected to be able to return to the facility for three days, fire and emergency officials said. No one was injured in the fire at Heartland of Martinsburg at 209 Clover St., officials said ... More than a dozen of the patients were taken to City Hospital in Martinsburg because of their heightened need for medical services, such as oxygen. (The Herald-Mail Online)

    Winds cut power across Tri-State  Feb 13, 2009
    Winds howling up to 71 mph in the Tri-State area Thursday weakened a huge restaurant sign in Martinsburg, destroyed a dormer on a Martinsburg Union Rescue Mission building, toppled a cinder block wall on Frederick Street in Hagerstown and blew debris and lines across roads in other areas, officials said ... The 71-mph wind gust was recorded at Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport south of Martinsburg, according to National Weather Service spokesman Calvin Meadows ... The grocery cart parking... (The Herald-Mail Online)

    Floridian fond of West Virginia  Feb 13, 2009
    Born in Martinsburg, he lived in the Eastern Panhandle until the second grade when he and his family moved to Cape Coral, near Naples on the Gulf Coast. His father graduated from Jefferson High School. (West Virginia Sports -- Rivals.com)

    Man arrested in shooting  Feb 12, 2009
    MARTINSBURG, W.VA. A 34-year-old man was in Eastern Regional Jail on Wednesday after police said he admitted to shooting another man in the leg during an apparent domestic altercation Tuesday night, according to Berkeley County Magistrate Court records ... Berkeley County Sheriffs Deputy R. Grove said in a complaint that he interviewed the victim, David Allen Moye, at City Hospital in Martinsburg after the shooting at the victims mobile home off Broad Lane. (The Herald-Mail Online)

    LL manager pleads guilty to embezzlement  Feb 11, 2009
    Police cited multiple purchases at Food Lion, Wal-Mart Supercenter, Sheetz and payments to Rent-A-Center, Lowes and Radio Shack, among other Inwood and Martinsburg businesses, according to court records. The unauthorized purchases began the day after Custer was appointed president of the organizations board of directors on Sept. 16, 2007, police said. (The Herald-Mail Online)


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