The Bridgeport Police Department hosted its annual award ceremony at Bridgeport High School on Monday. Assistant Police Chief Darby Copeland said that the annual event was created to recognize officers for going above and beyond, as well as for their courageous years of service. “It’s ...

While the nation was facing political disagreements and economic uncertainty throughout the month of November, one local nonprofit said it was willing to step up and ask Jefferson County to do something about it. And on Monday morning, that is exactly what they did. The United Way of ...

Every student at Cameron Elementary School will now be safer when they bike, skate or rollerblade. Thanks to the generosity of the community, all 300 received new bike helmets. The students heard the news and received their helmets at a Monday afternoon assembly in the school’s gymnasium. ...

He’s performed around the world, but playing to audiences in his home state of West Virginia is the hardest, “America’s Got Talent” winner Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. said. Murphy will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Lincoln Theater in New Martinsville where he’ll bring his band, the ...

Escorted by officers from the Weirton Police Department, the third in a series of superload transports made its way through Weirton Monday morning. According to Police Chief Charlie Kush, the equipment was fabricated in St. Marys, W.Va., and transported via the Ohio River to Weirton, where ...

The Wood County Board of Education recently released the results of a 153-page comprehensive forensic audit that states some allegations made against former high school principals were “founded,” or able to be proven — including the misuse of school funds, grade alterations for student ...