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Brooke County Commission could start awarding opioid funds soon

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WELLSBURG – After receiving one more request, Brooke County commissioners indicated they could soon begin distributing the county's allotment of West Virginia opioid settlement funds. As of Tuesday, commissioners had received requests for a portion of the estimated $1.1 million in opioid funds from close to 10 agencies. “We're going to be reviewing them,” Commissioner Tommy Diserio said during the commission's regular meeting Tuesday morning, adding approvals for the requests would be taking place during regular commission meetings. Previously, requests for funds had been ...

Large AI Data Center Proposal Surfaces in Belmont County

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Belmont County commissioners learned Wednesday of a proposed large artificial intelligence data center that may be coming to the county. St. Clairsville resident Paul Cameron, also a state representative candidate for Ohio’s 95th District, said he recently learned of a ...

Weirton Provider Among 455 Defendants Charged In $6.5B Health Care Fraud Sweep

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WHEELING – The Northern District of West Virginia is among dozens of federal jurisdictions participating in a nationwide health care fraud enforcement action that resulted in charges against 455 defendants tied to more than $6.5 billion in alleged fraudulent claims, federal officials announced Tuesday. U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey said the district announced civil settlements with two defendants as part of the 2026 Department of Justice National Health Care Fraud Takedown, a coordinated effort spanning 56 federal districts and 45 states and territories. Officials said the local ...

Hardesty Warns School Funding Headed For 'The Rocks'

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CHARLESTON - West Virginia has lost the enrollment equivalent of six full counties in a single year, a crisis that state Board of Education President Paul Hardesty warns will lead to financial disaster unless state leaders modernize the school aid formula. In a conference call Wednesday ...

Residents Attend Packed Town Hall on Data Center

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WHEELING – Citizens packed the house Tuesday night at the Warwood Veterans Association when an impromptu town hall meeting was held to share concerns about a new data center proposed for the former Centre Foundry & Machine Company property. W.Va. Del. Shawn Fluharty organized the event ...