Veterans’ Minister Johnny Mercer has been given until 8 May to argue why he should not have to name people who told him about alleged war crimes in Afghanistan by British special forces. The MP was previously told to provide names to the Afghanistan Inquiry by 5 April or he could face a jail sentence. […]
Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer has said he is challenging an order to hand over the names of those who told him about alleged war crimes by British special forces in Afghanistan. Mr Mercer had until 5 April to provide a witness statement with the names to an independent inquiry. Failure to comply could result in […]
Chilling new surveillance video shows the movements of the two suspects accused of defrauding, and killing beloved 74-year-old Mercer Island man, Curtis Engeland. The suspects, Philip Brewer, 32, and Christina Hardy, 47, have both been charged with first degree murder, kidnapping, identity theft, and theft. They were caught on surveillance video driving around in Engeland’s […]
State police are looking for the driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Mercer County. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Man hit, killed along I-80 in Mercer County; state police looking for driver Devin Habib, 37, from New Castle, was found dead in the median of I-80 in Shenango Township, according to state police. […]
A Tornado Watch has been issued for Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby and Warren until midnight. A Tornado Warning has been issued for Delaware and Union until 9:45 p.m. A Severe Thunderstorm warning has been issued for Wayne County, Indiana. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Champaign, Logan, […]
Feb. 21—By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON — Euthanizing homeless dogs and cats may have to be considered at the Mercer County Animal Shelter unless there are enough adoptions by Saturday to make enough room, so adoption fees are being waived. The animal shelter was placed Tuesday on Code Red due to every kennel […]
Feb. 13—By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON — A program bringing incentives for builders creating new housing and renovating older housing to an area 20-square-miles around the city of Princeton is coming to Mercer County. The city of Princeton announced Monday that the Mercer County area has been designated a BUILD West Virginia District, […]
A local Ohio Department of Transportation plow was involved in a crash early Saturday morning. >>RELATED: ODOT workers prepare for winter weather across the state According to ODOT Press Secretary Matt Burning, a plow in Mercer County was hit while turning into the garage just after midnight. Burning said someone tried to pass the plow […]
Jan. 8—Preparations were underway Monday after the National Weather Service issued high wind warnings for regions of West Virginia and Virginia including Mercer County and Tazewell County, Va. The National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Va. posted a high wind warning Monday afternoon for areas including Mercer County and Summers County in West Virginia and Tazewell […]
Dec. 28—PRINCETON — Finding productive ways to spend $1.9 million resulting from a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors could become the focus of county and regional task forces. Attorney Truman Chafin of The Chafin Law Firm stopped Dec. 20 at the Mercer County Airport to present a $1,997.51.09 check to the Mercer County Commission. […]
Dec. 27—PRINCETON — A Mercer County man is facing a felony charge of patronizing a victim of sexual servitude after allegedly traveling to a location with the intent of meeting a purported minor for sexual relations. According to a criminal complaint filed by Sgt. J.B. Yeager of the West Virginia State Police Beckley detachment, a […]