NEWS
June 13, 2013
The southbound lanes of Interstate 81 were shut down near the 23-mile marker Thursday night after two vehicles flipped into a concrete barrier wall, according to a Berkeley County 911 supervisor. The supervisor said he does not have any information about possible injuries. Southbound traffic was being routed off the interstate onto U.S. 11, the supervisor said at about 10:45 p.m.
NEWS
June 13, 2013
A Falling Waters, W.Va., man wanted on allegations of soliciting a minor for sex in October 2012 was captured Thursday by the Mountain State Fugitive Task Force, the U.S. Marshals Service announced. Peter Stankiewicz, 29, was captured in Martinsburg through a joint effort by the Marshals Service, and Maryland and West Virginia state police, according to a news release. Authorities believed that the defendant fled to Salisbury, Md., shortly after the alleged criminal act occurred, according to the news release.
LIFESTYLE
By TERESA DUNHAM CAVAGNARO | Special to The Herald-Mail | June 13, 2013
Change the diaper. Feed the baby. Burp. Hold. Sleepy time. After babies are born, fussing often is a way of communicating some basic needs. When they get a little older, it's not always that simple. Babies can point, or they can make some more insistent noise, but they might not get the message across every time. Then, when they do start talking, some of the words come out like gibberish. For Donna Day, 50, who reads lips and uses a hearing aid, she was uncertain how she would communicate with her grandchildren when they came into the world.
NEWS
By ROXANN MILLER | roxann.miller@herald-mail.com | June 13, 2013
Berkeley County's longest serving elected office holder was honored for 56 years of dedicated public service on Thursday. More than 100 people, including elected officials as well as community and business leaders, gathered to recognize John W. Small Jr., the 79-year-old Berkeley County Clerk, for decades of public service. “I'm very humbled,” Small said about the recognition. A flag and flag pole, erected in front of the historic courthouse, were dedicated in his honor Thursday Martinsburg business owner MaryAnn Ferro and Berkeley County Council member Jim Whitacre purchased the flag and flag pole.
LIFESTYLE
June 13, 2013
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NEWS
By MATTHEW UMSTEAD | matthewu@herald-mail.com | June 12, 2013
The operator of a sewage treatment facility for a Falling Waters, W.Va., mobile home park has agreed to pay a $55,530 penalty for multiple water pollution violations, according to a proposed settlement announced Monday. The final settlement of an administrative consent order, which was signed last Thursday by Steven L. Rhoton of Williamsport, Md., is subject to comments received in a 30-day comment period that ends July 10, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection said in a public notice.
NEWS
By MATTHEW UMSTEAD | matthewu@herald-mail.com | June 10, 2013
The operator of a sewage treatment facility for a Falling Waters, W.Va., mobile home park has agreed to pay a $55,530 penalty for multiple water pollution violations, according to a proposed settlement announced Monday. The final settlement of an administrative consent order, which was signed Thursday by Steven L. Rhoton of Williamsport, Md., is subject to comments received in a 30-day comment period that ends July 10, the state Department of Environmental Protection said in a public notice.
BREAKINGNEWS
June 10, 2013
Two-tractor trailers were involved in a crash on southbound Interstate 81 in Berkeley County around the 23-mile marker late Monday, according to a Washington County 911 supervisor. One of the rigs ended up on a concrete barrier wall and the other is in the roadway, the supervisor said. The accident occurred near the exit for Marlowe and Falling Waters, W.Va. An alert from Berkeley County 911 sent out at 9:59 p.m. said the interstate would be shut down for an extended period of time.
LIFESTYLE
By CRYSTAL SCHELLE | crystal.schelle@herald-mail.com | June 8, 2013
Heather Gayle of Hedgesville, W.Va., believes that music can bring people together. That's why Gayle, 19, and her group were selected to perform today at the Capital Pride event in Washington, D.C. The event is a celebration for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. Gayle, who's a singer and rapper, is known as 1 Luv. Joining her onstage are her dancers, the 1 Luv Crew, younger sister Hope Gayle, and longtime friend Charice Washington of Shepherdstown, W.Va. “We go every year.
NEWS
By MATTHEW UMSTEAD | matthewu@herald-mail.com | June 3, 2013
A trial for a West Virginia state trooper accused of fraudulent “double-dipping” while working with the law-enforcement agency's Martinsburg detachment has been set for Oct. 29 in Berkeley County Circuit Court. Johnathan D. Brand, who now resides in Morgantown, W.Va., was arraigned Monday by 23rd Judicial Circuit Judge Christopher C. Wilkes on one felony count of fraudulent scheme. Dressed in a white shirt, dark blue tie, and dark dress pants, Brand, 25, appeared before Wilkes with his attorney, B. Craig Manford.