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DUI checkpoint scheduled in Hancock Co. The West Virginia State Police will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint in Hancock County on W.Va. 2 near Jackson Street in New Cumberland on Friday, Aug. 7, at 8 p.m. and conclude on Saturday, Aug. 8, at 2 a.m. This checkpoint will be conducted to deter drunk driving in this area. It is not the intention of the State Police to inconvenience any of the motoring public, but to make the highways safer for those traveling in West Virginia. Motorists wishing to avoid having to travel through the checkpoint on W.Va. 2 can simply drive around the ...

Laughlin Chapel Summer Camp Visits Seeing Hand Garden

Laughlin Chapel summer campers got to float among butterflies, buzz with bees and even more during a visit Thursday afternoon to the Seeing Hand Association's Edelman Garden on Wheeling Island. The children made that visit as part of Laughlin Chapel's six-week summer camp, and Program ...

Weirton police issues warrant in murder case

WEIRTON – Weirton police have issued a warrant as part of the investigation into an alleged murder in the city's downtown Tuesday. Weirton Police Chief Charlie Kush, in a statement issued Wednesday morning, announced a warrant had been issued for David Barger, 69, following the death of his wife, Donna Barger. Weirton officers responded to 3931 Grant St. at approximately 2:24 p.m. Tuesday, after receiving a request for a welfare check at the property. Upon arrival, officers discovered the body of Donna Barger, 70, inside the home. David Barger also was inside the home, Kush ...