Editor's note: This story was edited to reflect the misidentification of the keynote speaker. WHEELING – Wheeling Park High School held its 49th annual commencement ceremony with 348 seniors graduating Sunday, making up the Class of 2026. The ceremony was held at 3 p.m. at WesBanco Arena ...
STEUBENVILLE — A golf scramble, events designed to recreate the supper club experience and recognition of the sacrifice of America's veterans will all be a part of this year's Dean Martin Hometown Festival. The year's festival, which will be celebrating its 30th anniversary, is scheduled ...
The squeeze Ohioans are feeling from increased gas prices will not be resolved by short-term fixes, says a survey of economists within the state. Experts weighed in on the prospect of a three-month gas tax holiday proposed in the House by Republican Reps. Adam C. Bird of New Richmond and Ty D. Matthews of Findlay. The bill introduced earlier this month would slash gas taxes by half from 38.5 to 19.25 cents per gallon for 90 days. Natural gas would be reduced from 47 to 23.5 cents per gallon. If passed, the bill would go into effect immediately, aimed at providing relief during the peak ...
Wheeling Central Catholic High School on Saturday honored its latest graduating class, celebrating the students' achievements of their high school years and their promise for the future. The school held its graduation ceremony at the Oglebay Park Amphitheater. Parents, families, CCHS staff, ...
HILLSVILLE, Va. (AP) — A sheriff's deputy in Virginia died Friday after a man shot at two deputies who were conducting a welfare check, law enforcement officials said, and a search was underway for a suspect. The Carroll County Sheriff's Office said the fatal shooting occurred after law enforcement received a request from a family member to do a welfare check. A man at the home began shooting, and the deputies returned fire, the sheriff's office said. Both deputies were hit. "One deputy sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased. The second deputy was struck in his ...
Reports of an explosion from people across New England on Saturday afternoon sent police agencies and others scrambling to understand what caused a double boom that shook buildings in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The American Meteor Society said that the booms people heard were actually caused by a meteor about 3 feet (nearly 1 meter) wide entering the atmosphere around the New Hampshire border with Massachusetts, north of Boston. NASA officials confirmed that the meteor was natural material, not a satellite or space debris, and that it entered the atmosphere at 2:06 p.m. American ...
