WHEELING — For the past 34 years, every mission completed by the aviators at Company C, 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment based in Wheeling was done in an older-model, hand-me-down military helicopter — first the Bell UH-1 “Huey” and, starting in 2002, Sikorsky’s UH-60A/L Black ...
MORGANTOWN — The former chief economist at West Virginia University knows all too well how important economic research and data are to the John Chambers College of Business and Economics, the University and the state. For nearly three decades, Tom S. Witt headed the WVU Bureau of Business ...
CHARLESTON — The political campaigns for Gov. Jim Justice and Woody Thrasher have traded attacks mere days after the former Department of Commerce secretary entered the 2020 Republican primary for governor. The Justice campaign issued a press release Thursday night, titled “Justice ...
WHEELING — Owners of the Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack are suing the providers of their sports betting app, which has now been off-line for more than two months. Delaware North — under its division Delaware North iGaming — filed suit Thursday in the Court of Chancery for the ...
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee issued a subpoena Friday for special counsel Robert Mueller’s full report as Democrats intensified their investigation of President Donald Trump, but leaders stopped short of liberal demands for impeachment proceedings. House ...
Despite dark clouds and scattered rain showers, Oglebay Park’s Good Zoo was brightened with the colors of the Easter season Friday morning as dozens of area families turned out for the facility’s annual Treasure Hunt. Dressed in brilliant colors, dozens of children walked with their ...
With nearly a month since the end of the 2019 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature and the signing of legislation by last week’s deadline, state Sen. Ryan Weld, R-Brooke, is taking stock of all that was accomplished during those 60 days. Weld, who was first elected to the ...
Photo Provided Main Street Bank officials present a $2,500 donation to the Bethlehem Apostolic Temple’s Easter food giveaway held today at the Dream Center in North Wheeling. Shown from left are Main Street Bank President Rich Lucas, Latisha Cummings and the Rev. Darrell Cummings from ...
The National Labor Relations Board has ruled against Glen Dale’s Tecnocap, LLC for a series of business practices that resulted in a nine-day lockout last year of around 70 union workers. In the ruling, issued April 5 by Administrative Law Judge Michael A. Rosas, Tecnocap management was ...
WHEELING — Tails were wagging again at Wheeling’s dog park on Thursday afternoon after the facility reopened the day prior. The Fitzsimmons Family Dog Park, closed since November for drainage work and other repairs, reopened Wednesday morning to the delight of many Friendly City canine ...
WHEELING — Local officials are disputing an annual population estimate from the federal government that shows the Ohio Valley continues to lose residents. The estimate, released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau, indicates that the population in the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area ...
WHEELING — Community youth advocates are seeking a teen court program for Ohio County, and they are suggesting a $5 increase in court costs to fund the initiative. Martha Polinsky, project coordinator with the Community Impact Coalition; Brooke County Magistrate Robin Snyder; and Claudia ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Public at last, special counsel Robert Mueller’s report revealed to a waiting nation Thursday that President Donald Trump tried to seize control of the Russia probe and force Mueller’s removal to stop him from investigating potential obstruction of justice by the ...
CHARLESTON — With Russian election interference a big part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report released Thursday, West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner wants the public to know the signs of misinformation. The Secretary of State’s Office released a PowerPoint presentation ...
Photos by Scott McCloskey As temperatures climbed into the low 80s Thursday, many area resident took advantage of the warm weather to enjoy outdoor activities at Wheeling’s waterfront, as the flowering trees are in full bloom.
The Soup Kitchen of Greater Wheeling is seeking sponsors and golfers to tee off and help feed the hungry. The Lindsey High Scott Memorial Tournament golf scramble is set for May 3 at Crispin Golf Center at Oglebay Park, and entry is limited to 26 teams of four. Entry fee includes not only the ...
The city’s Human Rights Commission set a date for upcoming mental health training and discussed a possible additional training session at its meeting Tuesday. The commission will hold a day of Mental Health First Aid training on May 13 with the National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI, ...
Tri-State Petroleum Corp. in Wheeling celebrates its 45th anniversary today. Tri-State Petroleum was formed in 1974 by Edward J. and Elizabeth J. Coyne and is presently owned and operated by their children; Sheila C. Romanek, Erin C. Merrick, Edward J. Coyne II and Colleen C. McGlinn. The ...
The man convicted of murdering Brad McGarry, 43, at his Bellaire home in May 2017 is challenging his sentence of life without parole. David Carl Kinney, 32, of Brilliant, was sentenced in February 2018 by Belmont County Common Pleas Judge Frank Fregiato. On Wednesday, the case was argued ...