WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's historic second impeachment could go to trial as soon as Inauguration Day, with U.S. senators serving not only as jurors but as shaken personal witnesses and victims of the deadly siege of the Capitol by a mob of his supporters.
Trump is the only ...
PARKERSBURG — A statewide teachers union is planning to file an injunction regarding the return of students to in-person schooling next week.
The American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia announced Thursday plans to file an injunctive action against the West Virginia Board of Education, ...
MOUNDSVILLE — A wide swath of Marshall County teachers are against returning to five-day in-person instruction on Jan. 19, a county teachers’ union officer said at a recent school board meeting.
During the Marshall County Board of Education’s Tuesday meeting — a night before the West ...
County school districts in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle decided in recent days their school reopening plans in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and Gov. Jim Justice's urges to open schools on Jan. 19.
The Berkeley County Board of Education’s plan moves forward with the intention to ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — After a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol in an effort to halt the vote count that would certify Joe Biden as president-elect, security is being stepped up in Columbus and other state capitals ahead of his inauguration.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine ...
The state of West Virginia passed another COVID-19 milestone Thursday, this one a positive.
West Virginia passed the 20,000 mark in full COVID vaccinations, now having fully inoculated 20,004 across the state, according to the Department of Health and Human Resources Thursday COVID-19 ...
MARTINS FERRY – Dozens of first responders received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine this week, thanks to East Ohio Regional Hospital.
Though the hospital is not open to the public for business yet, it offered Belmont County first responders the opportunity to receive their first ...
WHEELING – City and state officials are moving toward cleaning up contamination at the former warehouse property on 19th Street in Wheeling, which was recently purchased by the city.
As part of the city’s application to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s ...
WHEELING – Wheeling Police arrested a man Sunday after a fleeing incident in downtown Wheeling.
Police said Philip Joseph Humphries, 45, of Wheeling, was arrested on charges of fleeing, receiving or transferring stolen goods and driving while suspended.
According to police reports, an ...
BEALLSVILLE – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed two people on Ohio 145 near mile post 2 in Belmont County on Wednesday.
The crash occurred about 10:15 p.m. A 2009 Ford Escape driven by Dustin Shriver, 25, of Beallsville was traveling south and ...
By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's impeachment trial could begin on Inauguration Day, just as Democrat Joe Biden takes the oath of office in an extraordinary end to the defeated president's tenure in the White House.
The ...
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Constitution says the chief justice is to preside at the impeachment trial of a president. But what about an ex-president?
Like so much else about the Constitution, the answer is subject to interpretation.
If President Donald ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House for a historic second time Wednesday, charged with "incitement of insurrection" over the deadly mob siege of the Capitol in a swift and stunning collapse of his final days in office.
With the Capitol secured by armed ...
WHEELING — While 10 Republicans in the United States House of Representatives voted in an otherwise partisan action to impeach outgoing President Donald Trump on Wednesday, West Virginia’s three representatives were not among them.
Trump was impeached for an unprecedented second time of ...
Two major announcements came out of Gov. Jim Justice's COVID-19 pandemic briefing Wednesday morning.
The governor announced effective Wednesday the age for vaccinations will drop from 80 and older to 70 and older. The goal is to get to residents 65 and older as soon as possible, maybe next ...
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to prevent county school systems from opting for remote learning after Jan. 19, adopted in-person instruction for West Virginia schools.
Virtual learning through West Virginia Virtual Academy or local county ...
Health professionals weren’t caught flat-footed Wednesday morning with Gov. Jim Justice announcing that the age range for COVID-19 vaccinations will drop to 70, effective Wednesday.
They welcomed the opportunity to continue vaccinating new groups — as long as the vaccine doses kept ...
CHARLESTON — Members of the West Virginia Senate and House of Delegates gaveled in for the first time in 2021 on Wednesday - the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the state.
Wednesday's first day of session was mostly ceremonial, with lawmakers adjourning until Wednesday, Feb 10. ...
MARTINS FERRY – East Ohio Regional Hospital received a blessing Wednesday by local clergy in advance of the anticipated reopening of the facility in the next couple weeks.
In addition to clergy, COO Bernie Albertini and owner Dr. John Johnson, the prayer and dedication event was attended by ...
WHEELING – Young students at Steenrod Elementary School soon will be making mud pies outside where they play, and maybe even baking a real pizza pie at the end of the school year, with herbs and vegetables they've helped grow.
Principal Michelle Dietrich and preschool teacher Beth Wallace ...