An algae bloom in the Ohio River is affecting the taste and odor in the Wheeling Water Department's system, according to a statement from the city, but the water remains safe to drink. The water department is making moves to alleviate the situation, the city said. It is increasing the amount ...
WHEELING – A heavily traveled and uneven roadway connecting North Park in Wheeling with River Road is about to be reconstructed and made safer -- to the joy of those who live near that road and use it every day. U.S. Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va., came to Wheeling on Monday to tour the stretch ...
STEUBENVILLE – Area officials gathered near the Market Street Bridge Monday afternoon to celebrate a milestone in the efforts to eventually build a replacement for the 121-year-old span. “Sorry, but the old girl has found its last place,” Mike Paprocki, executive director of the ...
MOUNDSVILLE – A former Moundsville fire chief, fired in late April, has been charged with alleged possession of child sex abuse materials. Those charges, authorities said, came during an investigation into other allegations made against him. Gary Brandon, 48, appeared before Judge Thomas ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – The woman accused of stabbing a Bellaire McDonald’s employee will spend the next four to six years in prison. Aryan Summer Alvarez, 30, was sentenced to that term after pleading guilty Monday to one charge of felonious assault in Belmont County Common Pleas Court. Alvarez ...
CHARLESTON – Financial officials from four county school systems once again warned West Virginia lawmakers that the funding formula that sends state dollars into classrooms is too reliant on enrollment and not providing enough funding for students with special needs. Financial officers with ...
