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Powhatan Point man dies in Monday crash A Powhatan Point man died Monday morning after his pickup truck went off Ohio 148, struck an embankment and caught fire in Belmont County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. John Makris, 59, was pronounced dead at the scene of the single-vehicle crash in Washington Township. The patrol's St. Clairsville post is investigating. Troopers said Makris was driving a 2006 GMC Sierra west on Ohio 148 near milepost 11 at about 5:28 a.m. Nov. 2 when the truck traveled off the right side of the road and into a ditch. The truck then continued ...

More Than $1.3M in FEMA Projects Planned in Wheeling

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WHEELING – Legislation is scheduled to be introduced this week for more than $1.3 million in local projects to be charged to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Several new ordinances are slated for first readings when Wheeling City Council gathers for its first of two regular meetings ...

Early Voting Numbers In W.Va. Eclipse 2022 Totals

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CHARLESTON – Early voting turnout combined with nearly three-quarters of requested absentee ballots being cast for the 2026 midterm general elections have exceeded early voting totals and total absentee ballots cast in the 2022 midterm elections in West Virginia. According to data released ...

United Bankshares Announces Earnings For 3Q Of 2026

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United Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: UBSI) ("United"), today reported earnings for the third quarter of 2026 of $128.7 million, or $0.94 per diluted share. Third quarter of 2026 results produced annualized returns on average assets, average shareholders’ equity and average tangible common ...

Escapee From Wheeling Detention Center Caught In Harrison County

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CLARKSBURG – An escapee from a Wheeling Detention Center was arrested Monday afternoon by U.S. Marshals in Harrison County. Xander Ball, 18, wanted by the West Virginia State Police for escape, was arrested at a residence near Sable Circle in Reynoldsville at approximately 3:45 p.m. On ...