All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

Buckhannon teen arrested after allegedly attempting to break into a vehicle on Valley Green Drive

Nineteen-year-old Joshua Schoolcraft was arrested and charged with attempted grand larceny, conspiracy, and fleeing after allegedly trying to break into a vehicle on Valley Green Drive and then fleeing from police.

A Buckhannon man was arrested for allegedly attempting to break into a vehicle on Valley Green Drive. Joshua Schoolcraft, 19, of Buckhannon, was arrested for attempted grand larceny, conspiracy to commit a felony and fleeing from an officer. According to […]

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