Salem, WV

ELKINS, W.Va. —  A 35-year old Elkins man is facing charges after being accused of a hit-and-run Monday on West Main Street. Officers from the Elkins Police Department found a pedestrian under a fence off West Main Street at 4:06 p.m. that said he had been run over. While rendering aid, officers were called to…

FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The Fairmont Fire Department responded to a structure Wednesday on Montgomery Avenue. Crews were dispatched to the blaze at 2:08 p.m. that included a report of a child suffering burns. Shortly after firefighters arrived a second victim was pulled from the structure. The State Fire Marshal is conducting the investigation. Story by…

FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Officials in the city of Fairmont report a 35-year-old male and two dogs died as a result of a Wednesday afternoon structure fire in that city. The Fairmont Fire Department and Fairmont Police Department responded within minutes to the fire reported Wednesday afternoon at 2:09 p.m. in the 400 block of Montgomery…

HARRISON COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK (UNEXPIRED TERM) Steve Johnson (R) – 9,476 (54.4 percent) Doug Cornelius (D) – 7,934 (45.6 percent) HARRISON COUNTY COMMISSIONER Susan Thomas (D)* – 9,455 (54.1 percent) Martin Howe (R) – 8,035 (45.9 percent) HARRISON COUNTY PRESERVATION ALLIANCE LEVY (60 percent threshold) Against – 7,247 (42.1 percent) For – 9,961 (57.9 percent)…

Joyce Marie Friel McLaughlin, 80, of Marlinton, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at Lewis Gale Medical Center in Salem, Virginia. Born January 3, 1946, in Marlinton, she was a daughter of the late Guy and Gladys Irvine Friel. Joyce resided in northeast North Carolina for 35 years and practiced as a RN there in… Read the full story

NUTTER FORT, W.Va – Deputies in Harrison County are investigating a crash involving a police cruiser that injured two and a police K-9 officer. At 7:45 a.m. the Nutter Fort Police Department cruiser was traveling southbound on Route 20 and collided with a vehicle that attempted to turn onto Route 98. The police officer and…