The Wheeling area will have two new representatives in Charleston in the West Virginia House of Delegates, as Derek Ennis and Karen Shuler Stakem won their respective races Tuesday. Stakem, a Democrat, defeated Republican Beth Hinebaugh, 2,861-1,934, in the race for the House 5th District. ...
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito has been re-elected to her third term in the United States Senate. Capito, a Glen Dale native, held a comfortable lead in early results over challenger Rachel Fetty Anderson. “I am humbled by the trust my fellow West Virginians have placed in me to continue ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Prosecutors wrapped up their case against Andrew Isaac Griffin on Tuesday morning in Griffin's double-murder trial in Belmont County. Griffin is accused of killing his Salsa Joe's business partner Thomas Strussion and Strussion's wife Angela Strussion and setting fire to ...
WHEELING – Some local teachers on Monday received a boost for their science programs courtesy of Expand Energy and the Community Foundation of the Ohio Valley. Together the partnership awarded 31 grants to science educators for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs they provide in their classrooms. Collectively, these grants totaled $57,389. They were distributed to teachers in Ohio, Marshall, Brooke and Wetzel counties. The programs range from kindergarten through high school. Stephanie Paluda, community affairs manager at Expand Energy, noted the company has ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Andrew Griffin's former best friend took the stand in Griffin's double-murder trial Monday and testified that he helped Griffin devise the plan to kill Thomas Strussion. Brett Cole testified Monday that he helped purchase the motorcycle Griffin allegedly drove to Belmont ...
STEUBENVILLE — A new roof for the Martin Luther King recreation center is likely to cost around $240,000, but the good news is city officials are optimistic most — if not all — the cost could be covered by grants. City Manager Mike Johnson said the engineering work alone will cost ...
