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Two Maryland men are charged in West Virginia with fraudulently obtaining more than $48,000 from a bank and using some of the money to gamble at a casino.

For 16-year-old Christian Lopez, lead singer and guitarist of local band JOE TAXI, music is life.

He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph A. Ware Sr.; mother, Mildred W. Ware; father-in-law, James E. Watson Jr.; mother-in-law, Emma D. Watson; and brother-in-law, Erroll J. Leslie.

The fluid motion and awareness was something Andrea Ward missed over the last few decades as she ached to get back into Tai Chi.

Mary Jane Canby, 76, of Martinsburg, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at the home of her daughter, Kathy, in Morgantown.

Editor's note: During the course of a week, issues are covered that might not lend themselves to full editorial comment, but they are worthy of The Journal weighing in - pro, con or neutral.

Thank goodness the Senate has drafted a bill to outlaw the use of insider trading information by members of Congress to amass fortunes in the stock market! How else could we possibly expect our elected officials to know what to do and what not to do with privileged information! This quote by a Junction commenter sums up the mindset of the ... (more)

The Berkeley County Roundhouse Authority will meet Feb. 6, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the law firm of Martin and Seibert LC, 1453 Winchester Ave., Martinsburg.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- Aircraft cuts proposed by the Air Force could affect West Virginia Air National Guard units in Charleston and Martinsburg.

While the Children's Home Society of West Virginia offers eight programs through its facilities in Berkeley County, adoption is its primary focus, Deb Barthlow told members of the Martinsburg Rotary Club.

When Michelle Stanley and her husband, a long-serving lieutenant with the Martinsburg Police Department, first bought their home in the city several years ago, they never thought they would one day be living next to prostitutes and drug dealers.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- A Berkeley County mother facing charges in the death of her infant son has agreed to enter an Alford plea.

On Dec. 22, I received a parking ticket in Martinsburg. That itself is not a news worthy item though I have received very few of them in my long life.

The Triple A's weekly look at gas prices found the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded fuel now costs $3.51, up 3.7 cents from a week ago.