The eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 were closed for several hours near St. Clairsville Tuesday after two tractor-trailers and a Jeep collided, trapping dozens of pigs inside one of the trucks. Ohio State Highway Patrol Sgt. Joe Weaver said traffic on I-70 east was stopped at about 8:15 a.m. ...
Marshall County commissioners have agreed to assist a community still battling in the aftermath of flash flooding in late July. Commissioner Scott Varner and Commission President Bob Miller approved a $250,000 contribution to the city of McMechen during their meeting Tuesday. Commissioner ...
WHEELING — Average Wheeling sewer customers could see their monthly bills increase about $14.50 to fund $28 million in system upgrades, but Wheeling may ultimately require up to $200 million over the next 30 years to meet federal and state regulatory mandates. During an information session ...
With reassurance from the city’s building inspector that the measure would not discourage future business development, Moundsville City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved updating the city’s 43-year-old zoning ordinance. The updated ordinance, assembled with the help of West Virginia ...
WHEELING — Now that William Powell has taken the oath of office as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, he is prepared to take on drug-related obstacles facing the state. “I represent all of the district. I will be working regularly in Martinsburg, Clarksburg, ...
The Wheeling Nailers are joining forces with Thomas Auto Centers of St. Clairsville for its Freedom Tree Initiative this holiday season. The public is being asked to donate nonperishable food items, coats, new shoes and gift cards by placing them under Christmas trees either at the car ...
WHEELING — U.S. Rep. David McKinley believes coal needs to remain a major part of America’s energy mix to avoid leaving West Virginia “vulnerable to natural and man-made disasters,” he told members of the Wheeling Rotary Club on Tuesday. “I like to focus primarily on energy because ...
Police arrested a Wheeling man after a report of shots fired in the 4400 block of McColloch Street in South Wheeling late Monday. According to Wheeling Police Department spokesman Philip Stahl, at about 10:52 p.m. Monday, officers responded to a call regarding a gunshot. Wheeling police ...
WHEELING — A $1 million investment in the restoration of a historic building in Wheeling now can net a developer a $450,000 tax credit after an act by the West Virginia Legislature on Tuesday. State lawmakers ended a special session of the Legislature late Tuesday after passage of all ...
Tuesday marked the long-awaited grand opening of the new Belmont County Senior Center, which welcomed residents from across the county to tour the facilities. Construction of the building took almost two years and cost more than $6 million. It offers an updated headquarters, an efficient ...
WHEELING — Health care advocates contend many West Virginians could face higher insurance premiums and reduced coverage unless Congress overrides President Donald Trump’s latest executive orders. Representatives of West Virginians for Affordable Health Care and WV NaviCare conducted a ...
MARTINSBURG — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin suggested that the nation’s next “drug czar” should have a medical background, know someone who has been addicted and be from outside the Washington, D.C., beltway. Rep. Tom Marino, R-Pa., removed his name from consideration to lead the Drug ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican and Democratic senators joined in announcing a plan Tuesday aimed at stabilizing America’s health insurance markets in the wake of President Donald Trump’s order to terminate “Obamacare” subsidies. Trump himself spoke approvingly of the deal, but some ...
WHEELING POLICE DEPARTMENT Between 6:55 a.m. Tuesday and 10:19 a.m. Sunday, officers handled eight traffic stops and five vehicle accidents. TUESDAY At 6:55 a.m., Main Street, abandoned vehicle. At 6:49 a.m., Jefferson Avenue, threat. At 6:27 a.m., Zane Street, welfare check. At ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A tractor-trailer carrying a load of pigs collided with another semi-truck this morning morning on Interstate 70 near St. Clairsville. No people were injured, but it was suspected that some of the pigs were injured or died during the accident. Because of the angle the truck ...
Elementary school students in Marshall County began a countywide event dedicated to group reading this week. According to Marshall County Schools literary facilitator Jeannie Blake, Jumpstart’s “Read for the Record” will be observed across the nation on Thursday, although students in ...
Jefferson County Common Pleas Judge Michelle Miller ruled Monday a jury can hear taped statements Michael Shane made to a detective who was investigating the disappearance of Stephanie Pytash. Authorities believe the 35-year-old Pytash was choked to death at a home off of County Road 42, ...
WHEELING — Bills to exempt military pensions from state taxation and increase the tax credit for rehabilitation of historic structures were among the first introduced during a special session of the West Virginia Legislature that convened Monday. Lawmakers on Monday also unanimously passed ...
Interim Belmont County Auditor Roger Conroy will be taking up the post on on an interim basis, Belmont County Democratic Party officials decided Monday. The party’s central committee met in special session Monday to review and vote on applicants for the position, left open after the ...
MORRISTOWN — Union Local High School students got the chance to learn about the importance of leadership on Monday, as they heard from U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson. Johnson, R-Ohio, was at the high school to kick off the school’s leadership seminars, a series of monthly meetings for students ...