WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump heads into his State of the Union address dogged by bruising midterm losses and sinking poll numbers, wounded by a blistering standoff with Democrats. But for the stately speech, he plans to embrace unity — at least for the night. “Choosing ...
WHEELING — A work stoppage by West Virginia’s public school teachers may once again be on the table as the teachers continue to oppose many of the provisions of an omnibus education bill being debated by state lawmakers. This week local teachers unions in each county district will ...
CHARLESTON - As members of the West Virginia Senate met into the early evening Friday, voting amendments up and down for their sweeping education reform package, the speaker of the House of Delegates was watching and listening from the back of the Senate chambers. If Senate Bill 451, the ...
WHEELING — After standing for nearly 300 years on the lot at Monument Place in Elm Grove, crews began on Saturday removing sections of a giant sycamore tree that eventually will be completely removed because of the danger it presents to passing pedestrians and motorists, according to Osiris ...
WHEELING — Forget the snow and cold. It’s time to chase away the winter blues and head to WesBanco Arena next weekend for a glimpse of spring. For decades, the Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce has been planting seeds and sowing ideas during its annual Home and Garden Show. This ...
WHEELING — Ziegenfelder Co. President and CEO Lisa Allen said the company is blessed by the community’s outpouring of support after a three-alarm fire caused serious damage to its headquarters Thursday. Allen spoke Friday during a brief press conference at Ziegenfelder’s offices in ...
WHEELING — Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack officials are betting they will host a large crowd Sunday evening, since they expect many area residents and regular customers to turn out to place wagers on the Super Bowl. The facility’s sportsbook has been open for about a month, ...
WHEELING — A bill dealing with how occupations are licensed in West Virginia has caused concern this week among some health care professionals, but the legislation’s lead sponsor says parts of the measure were submitted in error. Delegate Gary Howell, R-Mineral, said all licensed and ...
CHARLESTON — Three unions representing teachers and school service personnel in West Virginia said Friday they are preparing for a possible work stoppage in the future, but they would not say what triggers would cause a work stoppage. Representatives of the West Virginia Education ...
MOUNDSVILLE — The Marshall County Board of Education met in special session Friday evening to accept the resignation of Jeffrey Crook, who was hired as superintendent in 2017. Crook, who had moved to the area from his home in Hampshire County, was given a positive evaluation at the Jan. ...
WHEELING — A bill dealing with how occupations are licensed in West Virginia has caused concern this week among some health care professionals, but the legislation’s lead sponsor says parts of the measure were submitted in error. Delegate Gary Howell, R-Mineral, said all licensed and ...
CHARLESTON -- The heads of West Virginia teachers' and school service personnel unions Friday said they will allow county education associations to determine what action, if any, to take over the state Senate's continued push to reform public education with Senate Bill 451. The union leaders ...
WHEELING — A three-alarm fire at The Ziegenfelder Co. caused serious damage and lasted for several hours amid frigid temperatures Thursday. Numerous fire crews rushed to the building at 87 18th St. Thursday morning in response to a report of a structure fire. Employees at the frozen treat ...
WHEELING — A new economic study shows West Virginia Northern Community College generates a total annual impact of $233.5 million in added income to the region. In turn, the $233.5 million supports 2,955 regional jobs, the independent study found. Data from 2016-17 was used in the ...
WELLSBURG — The Brooke County Board of Education has rescheduled its vote to name an interim superintendent of schools. Originally scheduled for 4:30 p.m. today, the special session meeting of the school board has been moved to 5 p.m. Monday at the Board of Education Offices. The change of ...
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Senate’s Committee of the Whole quickly passed a sweeping education reform package Thursday with no amendments offered from Senate Democrats, no discussion and with two Republicans breaking ranks. State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey released a legal ...
CHARLESTON — Nearly 200 teachers and students rallied Thursday evening against the West Virginia Senate’s proposed education reform package, which they say will take more money out of county school systems. Rallying under the banner of “Our Students First for Public Education,” the ...
CHARLESTON — A new bill could help plug abandoned oil and natural gas wells that dot West Virginia’s countryside, but it could hurt the budgets of small counties. The House Energy Committee passed House Bill 2673 Tuesday, creating the Oil and Gas Abandoned Well Plugging Fund. The bill’s ...
West Virginia teachers and others just finished rallying outside the Senate chambers this evening just hours after the Senate's Committee of the Whole passed Senate Bill 451, the omnibus education bill, by an 18-16 vote. The Senate also held first reading of the bill this morning, with second ...
CHARLESTON - The Committee of the Whole of the West Virginia Senate Thursday quickly passed a sweeping education reform package with no amendments offered from Senate Democrats, no discussion and with two Republicans breaking ranks. Senate Bill 451, the education omnibus bill, passed the ...