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Identity Confirmed In Ohio River Death Investigation

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Authorities have confirmed the identity of the person whose body was found in the Ohio River last week. According to the Wheeling Police Department, the West Virginia Medical Examiner has determined that George Zachary Lekanudos, 37, of Wheeling was the found along the shoreline of the Ohio ...

Marshall County Board Of Ed Receives Update On McNinch Site Visit

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GLEN DALE — Marshall County Board of Education members received an update Tuesday regarding the ongoing effort to monitor and improve special education across the school district. This comes on the heels of the recent arrest of a McNinch Primary School teacher who allegedly strangled an ...

Chapman Resigns As W.Va. Health Committee Chair

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CHARLESTON — With the 2026 legislative session gaveling in at noon today, one of the chairs of a major West Virginia Senate committee is stepping aside, accusing leadership of political pressure. State Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman, R-Ohio, resigned Tuesday as chairwoman of the Senate Health ...

More Local Candidates File For West Virgina Offices

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While new filings were fewer for Northern Panhandle candidates on Tuesday, a pair of incumbents made official that they were running for their state seats again. According to the West Virginia Secretary of State website, both Del. Jeff Stephens, R-Marshall, and Del. Charles Sheedy, ...

Murder Charge Among Ohio County Grand Jury Indictments

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A Wheeling man has been indicted for murder by an Ohio County grand jury, Ohio County Prosecutor Shawn Turak announced Tuesday, one of 21 people named in 20 grand jury indictments. Dwayne Herring, 54, was also indicted on charges of attempted first degree murder and attempted arson. ...