By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer President Donald Trump joined a U.S. senator and a number of coaches Monday in the push to save the college football season from a pandemic-forced shutdown. There was speculation that two of the five most powerful conferences — the Big Ten ...
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Michigan defensive back Hunter Reynolds saw the tweets from Trevor Lawrence and other college football players pushing for the opportunity to play this season despite the pandemic. Reynolds, one of the organizers behind a players' rights ...
WHEELING — Unlike any year in recent memory, 2020 has given Americans a common enemy and a shared challenge. Amid a contrast cycle of bad news, Clara Haizlett, a local filmmaker, aims to help capture Americans’ common humanity during this dark time. In January, PBS celebrated its 50th ...
WHEELING — Wheeling Park High School is partnering with The Linsly School and Wheeling Central Catholic High School to address racism and social injustice. Wheeling Park Principal Meredith Dailer said the new “Wheeling Social Justice Allies” was formed to create student affinity ...
Hailey Workman, 10, of Cambridge, has fun making her way through Oglebay Park’s Aerial Challenge with other family members on Friday.
WHEELING — The COVID-19 pandemic for months has posed a threat to the health and wellbeing of local residents — especially those who are most vulnerable, including senior citizens. For many seniors living at home, the safest way to avoid the virus is to continue sheltering in place as ...
GLEN DALE – West Virginia Division of Highways crews are continuing removing large boulders and debris and performing barrier fence repairs along the northbound side of W.Va. 2 between McMechen and Glen Dale when time permits, DOH District 6 Engineer Tony Clark said. Along the stretch of ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – The decision was a difficult one, but organizers of the annual Belmont County Schools Staying Clean Car, Bike and Truck Show have canceled the community event and fundraiser for drug prevention this year due to the coronavirus. Just last month, Belmont County Common Pleas ...
In this day and age, it seems that it is frowned upon to have competing thoughts in one’s head. You either must think one way or the other, but Heaven forbid you see things both ways. For example, I can believe the COVID-19 pandemic is serious, and it is, while also believing some people ...
WHEELING — Join the Ohio County Public Library’s Lunch With Books Livestream program at noon Tuesday, Aug. 11 when renowned author Larry Tye will present “Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy,” recalling St. Joseph’s McCarthy’s famous speech in Wheeling. View ...
By JONATHAN LEMIRE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — Seizing the power of his podium and his pen, President Donald Trump on Saturday bypassed the nation's lawmakers as he claimed the authority to defer payroll taxes and replace an expired unemployment benefit with ...
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The fourth COVID-19 test result for Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine came back negative Saturday after he received conflicting positive and negative results two days before, ahead of a scheduled meeting with President ...
By MARTHA BELLISLE and GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Protesters in Portland, Oregon, defied police orders to disperse and threw rocks, frozen or hard-boiled eggs and commercial-grade fireworks at officers as unrest in the Northwest city continued early ...
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Getting her job back should have been a relief for Leesa Huddleston. A kitchen worker at an Indiana casino, Huddleston returned in June after a three-month furlough caused by the coronavirus. She felt fortunate to no longer be among ...
By MARCELO DE SOUSA Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil surpassed a grim milestone of 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday night, and five months after the first reported case the country has not shown signs of crushing the disease. The nation of 210 million people has been ...
WHEELING — When COVID-19 spread across the country this spring, most schools had to close suddenly and unexpectedly. Now, with months of planning and preparation under their belts, administrators at local colleges and universities hope students’ return to campuses this month will happen ...
MOUNDSVILLE — A local man was lauded by friends and city officials for throwing himself into harm’s way to save a woman who was being attacked by dogs. Jose Castro was given a certificate of recognition from Moundsville City Council at Tuesday’s meeting. Councilman Phil Remke, who ...
WHEELING — Delegate Shawn Fluharty wonders if West Virginia won’t have to repay the federal government much of the $50 million in coronavirus aid the state intends to use for road repairs near hospitals. The Medical Access Roads program in West Virginia is a project being funded with $50 ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE —Ohio is helping to welcome children back to school with its annual tax-free sales weekend. With school slated to begin in the coming weeks, the state is helping families purchase back-to-school clothing and supplies with an annual tax-free weekend. The tax holiday began ...
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice and Superintendent of Schools Clayton Burch said Friday that claims they have not been in communication with unions representing teachers and school service personnel were unfounded. “It disappoints me tremendously…we turn back to this same old nasty ...
