Charles Town News

While some are scoffing at Tri-State Racetrack's claim that the smoking ban is to blame for deep revenue losses in a down economy, its declines have been significantly steeper than those of the state's other major gambling operations.

Scanner reports indicate that police in Jefferson County set up a perimeter near a United Bank in Charles Town at approximately 10 a.m. this morning.

CHARLES TOWN Workers unearthed a human skull today while doing site excavation work for a new elementary school that is planned for construction off Job Corps Road.

It was a celebration in the streets Saturday as Shepherdstown residents and visitors from around the area gathered for the Fourth of July.

Authorities are trying to determine the identity of a human skull found at a construction site for a new elementary school in Jefferson County.

Authorities are trying to determine the identity of a human skull found at a construction site for a new elementary school in Jefferson County.

Members of the horse racing industry from around the country plan to meet this week in Shepherdstown to discuss legal issues at tracks, growth in slots and other matters.

A group of Jefferson County residents is working to have the issue of table games placed back on a ballot for local voters, and this time they hope people will vote yes.

Horsemen from across the country are expected to converge in Shepherdstown this week.

"Rule No. 1: Leave your ego at the door. Rule No. 2: Shake it like nobody's looking!" she says.

The children were being splashed by the water and appeared to be in imminent danger of hypothermia and exposure.

Recent commuter train accidents in the U.S. June 4: A light rail train and a city bus collide in downtown Phoenix, slightly injuring several passengers.

A fund to assist with the cost of funeral expenses for the family of a boy who was struck and killed by a MARC train last week has been established at the Kearneysville, W.Va., branch of the Bank of Charles Town, the bank confirmed Tuesday.

The Citizens Volunteer Fire Co. helped celebrate Father's Day in Charles Town on Sunday by inviting the community to its fire hall for a good old-fashioned American barbecue-style lunch with all the fixings.

A suspected serial bank robber who allegedly robbed a bank in Jefferson County last month and who is suspected of robbing at least three other banks is currently in custody, police in Jefferson County said Thursday.

A 19-year-old Charles Town, W.Va., woman was killed Thursday afternoon in a two-vehicle accident near the entrance to The Country Day School on W.Va. 51, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department.

A Shepherdstown, W.Va., man who spent the last year-and-a-half in jail, including some of that time because he chose to stay in, was released on a personal recognizance bond Monday one day before his scheduled trial on a charge of stealing an elderly woman's money.

Jefferson County as a whole stands to gain an estimated $6.4 million dollars a year if table games are approved locally, legislators reported this week.

A new online service that seeks to revolutionize the way community members and law enforcement interact to prevent crime and strengthen community awareness officially launches in Jefferson County, and is expected to then expand nationwide.

SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, W.Va. a ' A West Virginia House of Delegates member once opposed to table games at Charles Town Races and Slots is now endorsing the idea.