Nothing was going to rain on the City of Wheeling's fireworks show Saturday night at Heritage Port. Not even the actual rain. While the storms that blew through the Ohio Valley on Saturday kept many at home, hundreds of hardy souls braved the raindrops to sit along the Ohio River in downtown ...
WHEELING – West Virginia Independence Hall site director Debbie Jones will be retiring from her job later this year. Her last day will be Oct. 31. Jones took over as site director at WVIH in May 2016, and said leaving will be “bittersweet.” “You work to retire, in my opinion,” she ...
LAS VEGAS – The letter from first grade still exists – proof that Maj. Alex Trembly is living out his dream career. The 2011 graduate from Wirt County High School is an F-16 Viper (officially named by the Air Force as the Fighting Falcon) pilot, who was assigned to the 55th Fighter ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump mixed partisan politics with patriotic appeals on Saturday as he commemorated the 250th anniversary of American independence, a moment he declared "one of the most joyous and glorious milestones of all time." Speaking in Washington after storms ...
BRIDGEPORT -- The village of Bridgeport celebrated the nation's 250th birthday Sunday with a block party featuring free music, games and a fireworks display at dark. "We have a wonderful community here in Bridgeport, so we wanted to do something special for them," Bridgeport Police Department ...
WHEELING – West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey couldn’t help but contain himself as the music sounded Friday night during “Salute to Patriotism” in Wheeling. The songs “Kokomo” by the Beach Boys and “Life in the Fast Lane” by the Eagles could be heard. And yes, Morrisey’s ...
