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Special Meeting Held to Approve Demolition of TCI Building

WHEELING – City officials in Wheeling are taking action on a long-awaited demolition project in Elm Grove with hopes of expediting the process now that state funding has been secured for it. Members of Wheeling City Council meet in a rare special session on Monday specifically to hold a ...

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Bridgeport woman arrested after domestic violence investigation Wheeling Police have arrested one person on multiple felony charges stemming from a domestic violence and malicious assault investigation, according to a department release. Just after midnight on Sunday, July 26, officers responded to the intersection of Virginia and South Huron streets on Wheeling Island after receiving a report that a man riding a bicycle had been struck by a vehicle. The victim was transported to Wheeling Hospital, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The driver, identified as ...

New Trial Date Scheduled For Alleged Bellaire Murderer

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – A new trial date has been set for Sandton Browder, who is accused of shooting and killing another man in January. Browder's trial is now scheduled for Jan. 12, 2027, in Belmont County Common Pleas Court, following a hearing Monday morning. Browder is currently being held ...

Red Cross Declares National Blood Crisis, Urges Immediate Donations

The American Red Cross has declared a national blood crisis for only the second time in its history, warning that a sharp decline in donations has left the nation's blood supply at critically low levels. The organization said blood donations have fallen to a four-year summer low, creating an urgent need for donors as hospitals continue to rely on lifesaving transfusions. All blood types are needed, but officials said the shortage is especially severe for type O blood. According to the Red Cross, its supply of O-positive blood has dropped below a one-day supply, forcing the organization ...