National Night Out Brings Law Enforcement, Community Together

August 5, 2026

WHEELING – Hundreds of visitors – from children to adults – gathered at Wheeling Park on Tuesday evening when the Wheeling Police Department and several of its community partners hosted the annual National Night Out.…

Sheriff Calls Child Homicide Scene 'Something No One Would Want to See'

While not offering many specifics of what his deputies dealt with, Belmont County Sheriff James Zusack said the scene of…

Free Breakfast And Lunch Again This Year In Ohio County Schools

WHEELING – Students in Ohio County Schools this year will again have access to one free breakfast and one free…

Tensions Rise As Morrisey, Lawmakers Dispute Management Of Federal Aid

CHARLESTON – Gov. Patrick Morrisey's kickoff to a two-day southern West Virginia listening tour on water issues was overshadowed Tuesday…

Former Delegate Elliott Pritt Withdraws From Ballot Amid Child Exploitation Charges

CHARLESTON - Elliott Pritt, the former Democrat-turned-Republican lawmaker who resigned from the West Virginia House of Delegates after being accused…

Loans Help Keep Wheeling’s History Standing

WHEELING — Friends of Wheeling has been guaranteeing loans in recent months to assist with the restoration of local buildings,…

Community

Marshall Commissioners Get Grand Vue Park Cabins Update

MOUNDSVILLE — Grand Vue Park improvement projects, including the planned construction of new cabins,…

East Central Ohio Educational Service Center Celebrates Grand Opening

National Night Out lands another successful year in Bridgeport

FOLLANSBEE — The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is accepting public comment on a requested…

DEP Accepting Comments on Proposed Follansbee Pig Iron Mill

Obituaries

COLLEEN SHELDEN

Colleen F. (Greenan) Shelden, age 69, of Wheeling, WV, passed away Sunday August 2,…

Joan Peters Landon, 95, of Wheeling, WV, passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at Continuous…

JOAN LANDON

Phillip Beaman, 78 of Wellsburg, WV passed away July 31, 2026, at Weirton Medical Center, Weirton,…

PHILLIP BEAMAN

NICK GLAVARIS

Top Sports

Chourio And Vaughn Homer, Henderson Wins Sixth Consecutive Decision And Brewers Top Pirates 4-2

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jackson Chourio and Andrew Vaughn homered, Logan Henderson allowed two runs…

Ohio State And Oregon Are 1-2 In Preseason Coaches Poll, SEC's 9 Ranked Teams Leads All Conferences

Baseball's Trade Deadline: The Dodgers (And Red Sox?!) Are Going For It. Is Anybody Else?

MORGANTOWN — The case for WVU men’s basketball player Javan Buchanan to earn a fifth year…

WVU Player's Court Case Adds Co-Plaintiff

Do you think the Cleveland Browns will finish with a better record than they did last season?

Editorials

Plenty Of Fun Events Throughout The Ohio Valley

Never let it be said that there’s nothing to do around the Ohio Valley. What we saw just last weekend is proof enough of that. Here’s what Ohio Valley residents were able to enjoy over three days: Friday night offered Fun Fest Friday at Wheeling Park. On Saturday, the park hosted the annual Wheeling…

Lawmakers Must Learn From Ascend West Virginia

New Wheeling Hotel To Be A Game Changer

Congratulations To Retiring Educators

Local Columns

Reporter's Notebook: Gov. Morrisey Needs To Break Out The White Board Again

If Gov. Patrick Morrisey is wanting to fix his relationship with fellow Republicans in the West Virginia Legislature, his handling of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program is going a long way to souring that relationship even further with possible electoral repercussions. Last week, the Department of Human Services announced that after only…

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