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JACOBSON David Elliot Jacobson passed from this life on Dec. 25 at Monongahela General Hospital in Morgantown. He was born Jan. 6, 1956, in Plainfield, New Jersey, to Virginia Bergen Jacobson and Denman F. Jacobson. Dave grew up in Troy, Michigan, attending Birmingham schools and later majoring in history at Central Michigan University. He joined the U.S. Marine Corp Reserve and attended Officer Candidate School but was honorably discharged for medical reasons. His early career was in media...

103 year-old man rides snowmobile for the first time Jasmin Adous © Provided by Clarksburg-Weston WDTV Grandpa Miller drives snowmobile for the first time. DRYFORK, W.Va (WDTV) - A resident of Dryfork proves that you’re never too old to try new things. For Ira Miller, better known as grandpa, isn’t much for sitting still. “If the children can do it, I can do it,” said Miller. On Sunday, 103 year old Miller took a joyride on his son’s snowmobile. Born on January 27th...

A federal judge has ordered a guest ranch to remove a locked gate on Garfield County Road 200 outside De Beque after agreeing with the county that it is a public road, a decision that improves public access to tens of thousands of acres of federal land. Judge R. Brooke Jackson with the U.S. District Court of Colorado has sided with Garfield County in its effort to get the High Lonesome Ranch to unlock the gate on the road, also called North Dry Fork Road, about 20 miles northwest of De Beque. H...

Mother arrested for shooting, killing 2-year-old son, Uintah County officials say Uintah County Sheriffs Office Mugshot: Valerie Peck and last updated 2020-12-16 00:45:36-05 UINTAH COUNTY, Utah — Police have released more information on the Valerie Peck, 40, has been arrested on suspicion of murdering her 2-year-old* son. After receiving reports Monday afternoon that a young boy and a woman had been shot, Uintah County Sheriffs deputies found Peck seriously wounded from a gunshot, with he...

SALT LAKE CITY — A woman was arrested after police say she shot her 2-year-old son, then herself, near Fantasy Canyon in central Uintah County on Monday. Sheriffs deputies were dispatched on Monday around 2:30 p.m. to the area of Fantasy Canyon after a shooting was reported, officials said. Initial reports indicated it involved a young boy around age 3 and a 40-year-old woman. Valerie Peck, 40, was identified Tuesday in a statement by Uintah County Chief Deputy Brian Fletcher as the woman inv...

MGN UPDATE FROM ROANOKE CITY POLICE: Roanoke Police have arrested Christopher Roberts, 34 of Roanoke, and charged him with DUI and DUI Manslaughter regarding this incident. Throughout the course of the investigation, Fatality Investigators determined Mr. Roberts was driving the vehicle at the time of this incident. The deceased victim, Ms. Carpenter, was his passenger. Warrantsfor DUI and DUI Manslaughter were obtained. On December 15, 2020, Roanoke Police Officers, working with the U.S. Marsha...

Good news came out of Olympia last week, as well as Boise more than two weeks ago. COVID-19 vaccine availability has increased to the point where basically anyone who needs to get the jab can. It’s paid for as well, so in order to do my part to get back to normal — and I mean REAL normal — I… More Headlines

The song “Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!” is the December, 2020 plea for those seeking more runoff water for next spring. The National Weather Service predicts some relief could be in sight for Saturday, Sunday and Monday with a 50% chance of snow. “We need snow!” said Jordan Clayton of the Natural Resources Conservation Survey in Salt Lake City. “November was a tease!” Clayton wrote in the December Utah Water & Climate Report. “After a promising mid-month storm system boo...