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Rabbi Lief To Chair Wheeling Homelessness Task Force

The City of Wheeling announced Tuesday that Rabbi Joshua Lief of Temple Shalom in Wheeling will chair the city's newly created homelessness task force. Lief will lead an executive committee made up of faith-based leaders representing Wheeling's diverse religious community. According to a ...

SET IN STONE

SMITHFIELD — A grave marker recognizing Fred B. McGee as a Medal of Honor recipient was unveiled Sunday during a ceremony hosted by the Jefferson County Veterans Association. The marker, identical to the white gravestones seen at Arlington National Cemetery, was provided by the U.S. ...

Wheeling Police Investigate Elm Grove Stabbing Monday Night

WHEELING – Police in Wheeling responded to a domestic incident early Monday evening in the Elm Grove neighborhood, where two people were reportedly stabbed. An officer on a motorcycle who had responded to the domestic call was also involved in a minor collision with a vehicle, but was not seriously injured, police officials noted. Philip Stahl, public information officer for the Wheeling Police Department, said that the initial call about a domestic incident was received at about 5 p.m. Monday. Officers responded to the location at an apartment in the 2100 block of National Road in ...

Final Tweaks Being Made on Nearly Complete Streetscape Project

WHEELING — Crews with Triton Construction are completing final adjustments and are expected to address punch list items as the West Virginia Division of Highways’ $38 million Wheeling Downtown Streetscape Project nears completion. The construction phase of the project began in October ...