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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 ...

Steubenville Officers Sharpen Skills Aimed At Reducing Use Of Force

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STEUBENVILLE — Area law enforcement officers spent an afternoon training in jiu-jitsu techniques recently, a skillset organizers say can help keep them — and the public — safer. Attorney General Andy Wilson kicked off the training session at Steubenville Strength & Wellness, 227 N. ...

McCardle Child Abuse Case Heading To Grand Jury

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WHEELING — The case of a former Wheeling Middle School principal charged with a felony count of child abuse is headed to a grand jury. A preliminary hearing for Rich McCardle was held Tuesday in Ohio County Magistrate Court before Magistrate Mike Lemmon to determine whether there was ...