Additional Felony Charges Filed Against Former Brooke High Principal

September 15, 2026

WELLSBURG — Two additional felony charges have been filed in the case against the now-former principal of Brooke High School, who has been accused of hiding cameras in three girls' locker rooms at the school.…

Ohio County Schools Watching Budget And Gas Gauge

WHEELING – The high price of fuel has Ohio County Schools watching both gas gauges and the school district’s gas…

Site Plan for Wheeling Gateway Center Approved

WHEELING — Members of the Wheeling Planning Commission on Monday night approved the site plan for the new Wheeling Gateway…

Lawmakers Seek Compromise On Raylee’s Law

CHARLESTON – A group of lawmakers are trying to avoid the drama of the last night of the Legislature and…

Attorney Claims City Is 'Wrong' on Its Approach to Data Center

WHEELING — An attorney who, on behalf of a group of Warwood residents, filed legal action against Silicon Foundry Energy…

Benson Touts 'Mountaineer momentum' In Second State Of The University

MORGANTOWN – Touting “Mountaineer momentum,” WVU President Michael Benson offered a bit of a progress report Monday during his second…

Community

Brooke BOE Terminates James

WELLSBURG — On the same day he learned two new felony charges had been…

Valloric Sentenced in Case Involving More Than 10,000 Images

Plenty Of Buzz Around New 7 Brew

Brooke-Hancock Family Resource Network Under Financial Investigation

Obituaries

EMILY WILSON

Emily Ruth Wilson, 98, of Wheeling, passed away peacefully on Friday Sept. 4, 2026 at Liza’s Place in Wheeling. Born June 13, 1928 in Wheeling, Emily was the daughter of the late Edward and Jessie Simms Straub. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, mother-in-law, sister, and friend. Her family was the…

Paul David South, 44, of Triadelphia, WV, passed away at home on Friday, September 11, 2026,…

PAUL SOUTH

Charles M. Dayton, age 76 of Wheeling, WV, passed away September 14, 2026, at his home.…

CHARLES DAYTON

MICHAEL GILES DOWLING

Top Sports

State-Ranked Martins Ferry Sweeps Past Union Local

MARTINS FERRY – When members of the Martins Ferry volleyball team woke up Monday…

Protect College Sports Act Gets Renewed Push And Fresh Opposition As College Football Returns

MORGANTOWN -- The frizzed-out hairstyle, the black-rimmed glasses and the goatee sported by WVU quarterback Michael…

Hawkins Jr. And WVU Have Opportunity To Put A Shock Into College Football World

McCarthy Stays Vague As Steelers Sit Joey Porter Jr. Amid Back Rehab, Contract Limbo

Should the City of Wheeling agree to Silicon Foundry Energy’s memorandum of understanding?

Editorials

With Recent Announcements, W.Va. Is Making This A Ballgame

A little more than a year ago, we wondered whether West Virginia was even going to show up for Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s proposed “economic backyard brawl.” It has. And the scoreboard is getting tighter. Last August, we put the score at 49-0 in favor of our neighbors. Pennsylvania was touting $90 billion in energy…

Labor Day Allows Us To Reflect On Progress

Storage Container Regulations Necessary

Data Center Debate Demands Good Faith

Local Columns

Reporter's Notebook: Remembering 9/11

It's hard to believe that Friday marked 25 years since terrorists tied to Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda flew airplanes into the two World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon, with a fourth plane sent into the ground in a field in Pennsylvania due to the bravery of its passengers and likely saving more…

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