WHEELING — Crews with HDR Engineering of Weirton have been inspecting the northeast vault of the Wheeling Suspension Bridge and taking underground core samples in the surrounding area to help West Virginia Division of Highway officials study options for maintaining the structural integrity ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A Rolling Stone writer was joined by an expert in the field for a community discussion on the hazards posed to workers and communities by the often-overlooked hazard of radiation associated with oil and gas work. Justin Nobel, a freelance science journalist, said he ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Closing out their case, House Democrats warned Friday in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial that the president will persist in abusing his power and endangering American democracy unless Congress intervenes to remove him before the 2020 election. “He is who he is,” ...

CHARLESTON — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Friday he has never before on a jury before, but now sits as one of 100 jurors in the third impeachment trial in U.S. history, the trial of President Donald Trump. “I have never been called for jury duty, so this is a truly unique opportunity ...

WHEELING -- Elm Run flowed with fluorescent green water Friday in Woodsdale, causing quite a stir in the neighborhood and on social media. But Wheeling officials said there was no reason for concern as an engineering consultant hired by the city added the green dye to the creek in the morning ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates Charities Care-A-Van made visits to Wheeling and Weirton Thursday. The Miracle League of the Ohio Valley Fantasy Camp and Laughlin Memorial Chapel’s youth baseball clinic were both held at the J.B. Chambers YMCA in Elm Grove, in partnership with volunteers from Bordas ...

WHEELING — Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott will join mayors from across the nation at the White House today for a discussion on transforming America’s communities. The White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs invited Elliott to be present as they discuss “opportunity zones” and ...

CHARLESTON — Supporters of a bill to put sexual orientation and gender identity in the state’s non-discrimination ordinances rallied in front of the state Senate Chamber Thursday while a group of Christians sent a letter calling for the bill to make it to a committee agenda. Thursday was ...

CHARLESTON — A bill changing how the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety functions has the backing of county emergency services managers. Dean Meadows, president of the emergency management council, said Thursday Senate Bill 586 — reorganizing and re-designating the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic House prosecutors argued in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial Thursday that he was swept up by a “completely bogus” Ukraine theory pushed by attorney Rudy Giuliani that led to his abuse of presidential power and then impeachment. As the Democrats ...

WHEELING — Bakery 49 prevailed at Wednesday’s Show of Hands competition in Wheeling, with the icing on the cake being an $11,350 check for owner Corey Kidd. The amount presented to Kidd was the largest ever awarded through Show of Hands, a business presentation event sponsored by Wheeling ...

Amanda Tennant, of Wheeling, shops with her son, Silas, on Wednesday at the recently-opened Grow Ohio Valley’s Public Market located inside the Robert C. Byrd Intermodal Transportation Center in downtown Wheeling. The nonprofit market features locally-grown fruits, vegetables, eggs and meats ...

CHARLESTON — The remaining incumbents to the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia filed for re-election on Wednesday. U.S. representatives David McKinley, R-1st, and Carol Miller, R-3rd, filed in the office of the Secretary of State to run in the May 12 Republican primary for the ...

WHEELING — A local resident approached Ohio County commissioners on Wednesday about a potential farmers’ market being eyed for The Highlands. Although he is still in the planning stages of the operation, local grower Eric Blend asked commissioners their thoughts on opening a once-a-week ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats launched into marathon arguments in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial Wednesday, appealing to skeptical Republican senators to join them in voting to oust Trump from office to “protect our democracy.” Trump’s lawyers sat by, waiting their ...

WHEELING — Based on the former usage of the property Wheeling is considering for its proposed Public Safety Building, a local businessman with experience at the location urged city leaders to look elsewhere. The property at the corner of 19th and Jacob streets has been idle for years, but ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate plunged into President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Tuesday with Republicans abruptly abandoning plans to cram opening arguments into two late-night sessions and Democrats arguing for more witnesses to expose Trump’s “trifecta” of ...

CHARLESTON — A bill aimed at clarifying the rights of foster children and foster parents passed the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday, but the House Finance Committee will need to review it before the full House can vote on it. House Bill 4092 creates the foster children’s bill of rights ...

WHEELING — It’s said that every dog has its day, and shelter dogs soon could get “top dog” status in West Virginia. A resolution proposed by Senate Majority Whip Ryan Weld, R-Brooke, and Sen. Stephen Baldwin, D-Greenbrier, would designate canines adopted from West Virginia animal ...

CHARLESTON — A bill to make changes to certificate of need exemptions unanimously passed the House of Delegates on Tuesday, but not before a Northern Panhandle lawmaker accused Republican leadership of not pushing for a full certificate of need repeal. House Bill 4108, which passed 99-0, ...