WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement Thursday to extend the ceasefire in the 3-month-old war by 60 days and start a new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter. Iran did not immediately confirm ...
A group of bipartisan lawmakers in Ohio want private schools that receive public taxpayer dollars to follow the same rules and academic accountability as the state’s public schools. While the proposed legislation would not force those private schools with students who receive school vouchers to follow the state’s open meetings and open records, it would increase what schools must make public with record and transparency mandates on data about academic performance. In July 2023, Republicans passed and Gov. Mike DeWine signed a universal school voucher law, which allowed every child ...
WHEELING — The late Judge Martin Gaughan is being remembered as a great man and a fair judge by those who knew and worked with him. Gaughan, 82, of Weirton died May 23 with his family beside him. Gaughan was a lawyer for 20 years before he was appointed judge of the First Judicial Circuit ...
WHEELING — Officials gathered Thursday to unveil a new steel sign shaped like West Virginia at Garden Park in Warwood. The sign, sponsored by Local Economic Development Assistance funds secured by Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman, R-Ohio, was designed by Warwood Tool and made via waterjet cutting ...
A portion of Interstate 70 eastbound will have the left lane closed in the Wheeling Tunnel from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Friday, May 29, for road maintenance. The Market Street on-ramp will also be closed during this time. Motorists are advised to slow down, use alternate routes, and expect delays. Alternate routes include U.S. 40 westbound or U.S. 40 to Interstate 70 and Interstate 470. Inclement weather or unforeseen circumstances could change the project schedule.
Youth Services System will now offer a recovery track for young adults, the first transitional living recovery program for people that age in West Virginia, YSS announced Thursday. Through a one-time grant from the West Virginia Bureau of Behavioral Health, the program, to be housed at the ...
