WHEELING — When the Ohio River finally crested here Tuesday morning, it fell just short of reaching the level it had when it spilled its banks in February. That was mostly a relief to emergency officials who had spent the previous few days preparing for what forecasters initially said could ...
WHEELING — In a sharp upswing, six new cases of human immunodeficiency virus have been reported in Ohio County so far this year, according to health officials. Howard Gamble, administrator of the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department, told the Board of Health on Tuesday the new positive ...
CHARLESTON — Despite an attempt by House members to propose a deal to let two justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals off the hook, all sitting justices will face trial in October and November, as well as a justice who resigned last month. The West Virginia Senate met as a ...
PARKERSBURG — An attorney from Clay County is seeking to remove a candidate from the ballot in a special election for the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. In a petition to the state Supreme Court, Wayne King said Evan Jenkins’ law license was voluntarily made inactive from Dec. 2, ...
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — Thousands of visitors sat in near silence Tuesday morning in Somerset County, as a pair of bells rang out with dramatic chimes. One of those visitors was the president of the United States. The chimes rang 40 times, sounding to honor the passengers and crew members, who ...
RALEIGH, N.C. - NC State will not play its scheduled football game with West Virginia University this weekend due to the increasing likelihood of severe and unsafe conditions associated with Hurricane Florence. Emergency management resources are expected to be fully utilized and needed ...
The Wheeling Police Department advises the following streets are closed for HIGH WATER: As of 11:30 a.m.: WHEELING ISLAND: -N. Erie Street (New Jersey St. to Indiana St.) -Ontario Street -S. Wabash Street -S. Erie Street From Ohio Street to End: -S. Front Street -S. Penn Street -S. ...
CHARLESTON - In a surprise motion, impeachment managers with the House of Delegates agreed to drop articles of impeachment against two justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. That would mean suspended Justice Allen Loughry would be the only remaining member of the supreme court ...
WHEELING — Roads were closed, schools were canceled and the 15th annual Sternwheel Festival was scrapped as people up and down the Ohio River prepared for flooding today. As of 10:30 p.m. Monday, The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh was calling for the river to crest at 6 p.m. today ...
WHEELING — Wheeling Hospital is planning to move 180 employees to the campus of Wheeling Jesuit University, and it’s seeking additional parking there. The building previously known as the Robert C. Byrd National Technology Transfer Center has been purchased by the hospital, and is now ...
CHARLESTON — In a technicality, a Kanawha County judge dismissed a case that would have determined if West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice was following the state constitution by not residing in the state capital. Circuit Judge Charles King released his ruling Monday afternoon regarding a writ of ...
WHEELING — On the eve of 9/11 and with a river flood approaching, Ohio County first responders took a few minutes Monday to enjoy a luncheon and accept some gratitude. The Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce hosted is third-annual First Responders Appreciation Luncheon on the Market Plaza in ...
CHARLESTON — Realizing that time is of the essence, the Blue Ribbon Commissioner on Four-Year Higher Education has divided itself into three subcommittees to help meet Gov. Jim Justice’s mandate. The commission met by conference call Monday afternoon two weeks after a meeting at the law ...
CHARLESTON — As members of the West Virginia Senate prepare to meet as a jury during the judicial impeachment pre-trial hearing today, two of three justices of the state Supreme Court of Appeals have filed motions for the acting chief justice to hear. On Friday, lawyers for Chief Justice ...
WHEELING — Communities in the Upper Ohio Valley can expect minor to moderate flooding from the Ohio River by Tuesday, according to the latest weather predictions. Big Wheeling Creek spilled its banks Sunday afternoon and other creeks around the region also began to rise. The National ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — For many years, prisons across the nation have been working with animal shelters to allow inmates to foster dogs and provide valuable one-on-one training to better prepare them for adoption. However, the death of Evie — a 4-year-old German Shepherd found dead in a cell ...
BARNESVILLE — The long-desired Barnesville Trail and Tunnel project, often championed as “Rails to Trails,” will finally become a reality. Village officials learned last week they have secured more than $2 million from the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Belomar Regional ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — While Ohio blew past the deadline Saturday for rolling out its medical marijuana program, the pot industry is confident greener days are coming soon. It’s not uncommon for states’ marijuana programs to be delayed, sometimes for years, by legal, regulatory or ...