A Donate Life flag-raising ceremony Wednesday at Wheeling Hospital had special meaning for two area residents who are organ transplant recipients. The flag was given by Todd Hood, a Wheeling man who underwent a liver transplant four years ago. Amanda Jenkins, a St. Clairsville woman who ...
WJMH Media, the Career & Technical Education broadcasting program at John Marshall High School, has earned the title of 2019 West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission Student Broadcasting Program of Year. This is the first year the WVSSAC has given out the award. Ten different ...
A Pennsylvania woman who made the Greene County sheriff’s top wanted list was arrested in West Virginia on Monday after she taunted the sheriff’s department on its Facebook page. Chloe Ellen Jones, 23, of Marianna, was ranked second on the sheriff’s department’s “top wanted ...
Stephen L. Vargo Jr., who has been behind bars in federal prison since 2000 with 10 more to go, was in court Thursday facing charges of kidnapping and rape of a 5-year-old child, dating back to 1997. Vargo, 58, appeared before Belmont County Common Pleas Judge John Vavra Thursday and ...
The new owner of The Soup Shack hopes to add his personal touch to the quaint Centre Market eatery. After spending more than three decades in the travel agency business in downtown Wheeling, Patrick Viola said it was time for a career change. He said he decided to buy the eatery located in ...
WHEELING — Three local middle school teachers were surprised when the Pittsburgh Pirate Parrot, officials from The Grable Foundation and Chevron entered their schools on Wednesday to bring them well-earned honors. At the Warwood School, middle school teacher Josh Yost was overwhelmed with ...
WELLSBURG—Fund allocations took center stage at the Brooke County Commission meeting Tuesday. In what Commissioner Stacey Wise called an “emotionally charged” meeting last Tuesday with the Brooke County Economic Development Authority, the county commissioners refused the EDA’s ...
With the help of DNA evidence from the FBI, the man who allegedly kidnapped and raped a 5-year-old Martins Ferry girl in 1997 has finally been found. Martins Ferry Police Chief John McFarland said Wednesday that Stephen L. Vargo Jr., 58, was arrested on rape and kidnapping charges and ...
BELLAIRE — A woman accused of posing as an undercover police officer and targeting pain clinic patients for drugs in the St. Clairsville area remains jailed in lieu of $100,000 bond while attorneys work toward a resolution to her case. Marlese A. Lopez, 45, of Woods Lane, Martins Ferry ...
WHEELING — Each year since its inception in 1952, the trust department of WesBanco Bank Inc. uses a bequest of the late Wheeling philanthropist, George A. Laughlin to provide interest-free loans to qualifing families living in Ohio County. Applications are once again being considered ...
WHEELING POLICE DEPARTMENT From 8 a.m. Tuesday to 9 a.m. Wednesday, officers hanlded eight traffic stops, seven accidents and two miscellaneous calls. At 8:13 a.m., Eoff Street, trespassing. At 8:34 a.m., Highland Avenue, meet complainant. At 9:36 a.m., North Front Street, vandalism ...
Ohio Valley Medical Center is joining the Center for Organ Recovery & Education to raise awareness about organ, tissue and cornea donation, and to inspire everyone to register to become an organ donor during Donate Life Month. On Monday, members of CORE, Donate Life and staff from OVMC ...
NEW CUMBERLAND — The Hancock County Board of Education will be moving forward with negotiations for a potential new superintendent following its meeting Monday. During the meeting, the board convened into an executive session for 51 minutes, during which time current Deputy Superintendent ...
Photo by Scott McCloskey No injuries were reported following a collison between a tractor-trailer and a car Tuesday afternoon int th e eastbound lanes of Interestate 70 between the Elm Grove on-ramp and Washington Avenue exit. Traffic was backed up and narrowed to one lane as local law ...
Law enforcement agencies on Monday executed search warrants at three houses in the Rush Run area in a continuing effort to find two people last seen on June 10 in Belmont County. Brian Goff, 64, and Joni Davis, 55, both of Martins Ferry, have been missing since June 10. That was the date they ...
Photos by Scott McCloskey Crews with Ohio-West Virginia Excavating Co. of Shadyside continue working on the W.Va. 2/Short Creek bridge replacement project in Ohio County on Monday. Two-way traffic continues to be maintained in the northbound lanes of the bridge as crews replace the southbound ...
The legal case to determine whether the West Virginia Constitution requires the governor to live in the state capital continues. Kanawha County Circuit Court, the venue for cases brought against the state, scheduled a hearing between Delegate Isaac Sponaugle, D-Pendleton, and attorneys for ...
Saturday was a special day for area children who are fighting life-threatening conditions. A Special Wish Foundation held a reveal event for a series of makeovers beginning Thursday. A total of 10 wish recipients participated. The winners of the contest will keep the customized shoes and ...
U.S. Rep. David McKinley will deliver the commencement address at West Liberty University’s spring 2019 commencement ceremony, slated for 11 a.m. May 4 in the Academic, Sports and Recreation Complex. WLU President Stephen Greiner will preside at the ceremony and will present McKinley with ...
The co-defendant in a kidnapping case involving an armed hitchhiker was back in court Monday before Belmont County Common Pleas Judge Frank Fregiato, who continued the proceedings to allow more time for the defense to prepare. Tia Benson likely will not be arraigned with other scheduled ...