WHEELING — Robert Herron will soon return to his job as Wheeling’s City Manager after City Council voted 5-2 to reinstate him on Monday evening. The decision, which will end Herron’s suspension that began on March 11, came one day after he pleaded guilty to DUI in Ohio County Magistrate ...
WHEELING — A convicted sex offender worked for more than two years at Weirton Madonna High School before the Diocese of Wheeling Charleston ever conducted a background check on him, according to an amended law suit filed by the office of West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on ...
CHARLESTON — The coal companies owned by Gov. Jim Justice have been subject to a federal lawsuit, but the Justice companies are striking back. According to a press release from Justice’s Bluestone Energy Group, the governor’s coal operations are seeking a declaratory judgment in federal ...
WHEELING — Jolynn Gilchrist, who was indicted in a tax fraud scheme that originally included suspended Ohio County magistrate Harry Radcliffe, will spend the next two years on probation and have to make restitution of more than $2,000 after being sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District ...
As Moundsville officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for the development of a nearly $17 million Holiday Inn Express & Suites Tuesday, they are hopeful it is the first of several future developments that have been years in the planning. A five story, 123 room, Holiday Inn Express ...
Leaders of both West Virginia Northern Community College and West Liberty University signed an agreement that will make degree completion easier for students who transferred from Northern to WLU. WVNCC Interim President Michael Koon and WLU President Stephen Greiner signed a reverse transfer ...
Southwestern Energy employees completed a clean-up detail on both sides of 29th Street Tuesday, in anticipation of hundreds of runners and walkers traversing the roadway during Ogden Wellness Weekend. The weekend’s events begin and end at Heritage Port in Wheeling on Saturday. Amy Dobkin, ...
Tammy Riding, certified school nurse at Moundsville Middle School, was among 10 winners of the Highmark Foundation’s fifth annual Advancing Excellence in School Nursing Awards. The foundation created the awards program to honor and recognize the important role that school nurses play in ...
WHEELING -- City Council on Tuesday voted to reinstate Robert Herron as city manager. Herron will resume his duties after he signs an agreement to be subjected to random alcohol testing, which was one of several stipulations council agreed would be required for him to return to his ...
Read the Attorney General's motion to add new claims against the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston WHEELING — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey sought to add claims Tuesday in his lawsuit against the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, including a new count of unfair competition and ...
WHEELING — Suspended City Manager Robert Herron pleaded guilty to non-aggravated DUI in Ohio County Magistrate Court on Monday. Herron will serve 104 hours of community service and pay a $200 fine, according to the plea agreement accepted by Magistrate Patricia Murphy. Per the agreement, ...
WHEELING — Law enforcement agencies across the region are stepping up their enforcement of seatbelt laws this week to encourage drivers to buckle up. The West Virginia Northern Regional Highway Safety Office announced its participation in the national Click It or Ticket campaign, set for May ...
WHEELING — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former presidential advisor Karl Rove will be among the speakers as The Health Plan sponsors its second annual “Healthcare Symposium “ this week in Wheeling. The two-day event takes place Wednesday and Thursday at Oglebay Park’s Wilson ...
CHARLESTON — Much focus has been on what Gov. Jim Justice and Republican lawmakers are planning for the resumption of the education betterment special session likely next month, but Democratic lawmakers in the House of Delegates and Senate have ideas of their own. Monday’s resumption of ...
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Legislature resumed the special session Monday to fix several bills vetoed by Gov. Jim Justice in March and to make supplemental appropriations. Early Monday, Justice issued an updated proclamation adding an additional bill to the day’s agenda relating to ...
Photo by Scott McCloskey The West Virginia Division of Highways advises that Peters Run Road will be closed weekdays 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Friday, June 14 at milepost 0.50, next to Savage Construction. During this time, crews with the Ohio-West Virginia Excavating Company will continue ...
Photo by Alan Olson Jeffrey Rutherford gives a brief presentation on World War II, focusing on pivotal events in June 1944 which led to the defeat of the German war effort. Rutherford focused on catastrophic defeats on the Soviet front, the German retreat from Africa and subsequent defeat of ...
Jefferson County Sheriff Fred Abdalla said he planned to meet Monday with Prosecutor Jane Hanlin to review details in the suspected drowning death of a 1-year-old boy at a house in East Springfield. The sheriff’s department was called around 7:09 p.m. Saturday to 178 Mill St. about a ...
Wesley Alan Burdge will spend the next 16 years behind bars after he pleaded guilty earlier this month to two counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor. Meanwhile, his girlfriend, Tabitha Gallagher, pleaded guilty Monday to attempted obstruction of justice, a felony of the ...
By ALEX MEYER Staff Writer WHEELING -- Suspended City Manager Robert Herron pleaded guilty to non-aggravated DUI in Ohio County Magistrate Court on Monday. Herron will serve 104 hours of community service and pay a $200 fine, according to the plea agreement accepted by Magistrate Patricia ...