WHEELING — Two vacant city-owned buildings on Main Street in Downtown Wheeling may see new life after city officials heard proposals for the structures Monday. Members of the newly formed organization Main Street Ventures presented their plans for repairing and renovating 1107 and 1109 Main ...
Photo by Alan Olson The weeklong countdown to Christmas began Monday, as Santa took to Market Street near the Interstate 70 on-ramp to wave to passing travelers. Santa (or in this case, his helper, Bob Briggs) was standing on the sidewalk with a jingle bell in one hand, a wave in the other and ...
WHEELING — Three priests who once served in the Northern Panhandle are on a list of those who face “credible or established” accusations of sexual abuse of minors that a Roman Catholic Jesuit province released Monday. Among the names released by the Maryland Province of the Society of ...
U.S. Rep. David B. McKinley, R-W.Va., has nominated six students from the Northern Panhandle to United States service academies. “These young men and women will be the next generation of leaders in West Virginia,” McKinley said while nominating 17 students statewide to the academies. ...
WHEELING — City officials will consider plans today to revamp sewer systems in Wheeling neighborhoods during Wheeling City Council’s last meeting of the year. Council will hold a public hearing on an ordinance regarding improvements to the city’s waterworks and sewer systems at 5:30 p.m. ...
A Steubenville teenager who was bound over to adult court in connection with an Aug. 18 fatal shooting in Toronto was indicted Monday by a Jefferson County grand jury. Ka’Saun Carlock, 15, of Steubenville, was indicted on one count of murder with a firearm specification, one count of ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — One of two people accused of kidnapping others in Martins Ferry will undergo a competency evaluation to determine if she can participate in her own defense. Tia Benson, 29, of Steubenville, is accused of complicity to kidnapping, aggravated robbery and theft of a motor ...
Cynthia Fregiato will step into the position of Belmont County clerk of courts in 2019. Fregiato, wife of Belmont County Common Pleas Judge Frank Fregiato, was appointed Monday to complete the remainder of David Trouten’s term. Trouten was recently sworn in as Belmont County Eastern District ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE - Devan Noel Redman, 25, of Neffs, appeared Monday before Belmont County Common Pleas Judge Frank Fregiato, who set a Friday hearing to hear a motion to suppress evidence. Her trial is scheduled for Jan. 15. She and Misty Dawn Glasgow, 36, of Bellaire, are accused of ...
WHEELING — The mud that lies at the bottom of the turf at Wheeling Island Stadium is about to be fully exposed. Ohio County Schools Assistant Superintendent Rick Jones told board of education members Monday night that AstroTurf, manufacturers of the turf at Wheeling Island Stadium, will run ...
STEUBENVILLE — A mother and her son were brought Saturday to the Jefferson County Jail after the mother allegedly stole her son’s car and the son then allegedly hit his mother with the car after it was returned. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called early that ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Law enforcement officers in three states are still on the lookout for a Pennsylvania man who allegedly robbed three banks in a span of two days — one in St. Clairsville and two in Maryland. Charles Gibson, 57, of Pennsylvania allegedly robbed the Huntington Bank in St. ...
WHEELING POLICE DEPARTMENT From 8:49 a.m. Saturday to 7:59 a.m. Monday, officers handled 12 traffic stops, five accidents and four miscellaneous calls. MONDAY At 7:59 a.m., Chapline Street, fraud. At 2:12 a.m., Eoff Street, overdose. At 1:54 a.m., Kruger Street, suspicious ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. David B. McKinley, R-W.Va., has nominated 17 West Virginia students -- including six from the Northern Panhandle -- to United States service academies. Nomination by a Member of Congress is the first step in the process toward appointment to a military ...
WHEELING — A greenhouse in Center Wheeling provides a warm, cozy setting for individuals with disabilities to be creative while making or decorating items for the holiday season. Andrea Kleeh, WATCH greenhouse supervisor, said the Greenhouse Retail Operation of WATCH program allows its ...
The Bellaire Public Library received an early Christmas gift in the form of 100 children’s books. The books were given to the library by the Brownstone Book Fund, which is a private foundation based in New York City, said Bellaire Librarian Mary Roberts. She said the library was chosen to ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Sunday pushed the federal government closer to the brink of a partial shutdown later this week, digging in on its demand for $5 billion to build a border wall as congressional Democrats stood firm against it. “We will do whatever is necessary to build ...
It’s a merrier Christmas this year for 10 area charities as officers with Ohio Valley Street Survivors Car Club presented a $500 check to each during a ceremony Friday at the Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center. Club President Bill Sandiford said the club was more prosperous in its ...
CHARLESTON — With Republican leaders in the West Virginia Senate talking about their plans for the next legislative session starting Jan. 9, Senate Democrats have unveiled their priorities for the new year. Senate Minority Leader Roman Prezioso, D-Marion, issued a press release recently with ...
New environmental fees adopted by the Belmont County Board of Health include annual fees for operating food services. Rich Lucas, director of environmental health, clarified that the state’s share of the licensing fees is $28 for a food service operation or retail food establishment and $6 ...