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House explosion reported in Steubenville

STEUBENVILLE — Emergency crews flooded Rosslyn Boulevard Tuesday following a reported house explosion in Steubenville that neighbors said shook nearby homes. Residents reported the blast was powerful enough to blow out windows in neighboring houses. Witnesses also reported hearing a man calling for help from inside the collapsed structure. According to neighbors, a young woman was able to escape the home and was transported to a hospital for treatment. The house reportedly collapsed inward, leaving the roof nearly level with the ground. The incident occurred at 202 Rosslyn Blvd., ...

United Arab Emirates says it will leave OPEC, a blow to the oil cartel

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates said Tuesday it will leave OPEC effective May 1, stripping the oil cartel of its third-largest producer and further weakening its leverage over global oil supplies and prices. The UAE's decision had been rumored as a possibility ...

Wheeling Native Alexis Bordas Announces Transfer To WVU

WHEELING — As Alexis Bordas herself wrote on Monday — ‘Country Roads, take me home.' Bordas, a three-time Mary Ostrowski Award winner at Wheeling Park who recently wrapped up a freshman season at Duquesne which saw her start all 31 games for the Dukes and average 15.5 points per game, ...

McKinley Remembered for Profound Impact on Family, Community

WHEELING — Family, friends and members of the community gathered in Wheeling Monday to pay their respects to former Congressman David B. McKinley, who was remembered not only for his decades of public service but also for his love for his family and his home state of West ...

Early Voting Starts Wednesday In West Virginia

WHEELING – West Virginians may go to the polls starting Wednesday as early voting in the 2026 primary election begins Wednesday across the state. And this year there are even more registered Republicans across the state following action by the WVGOP earlier this year to halt the practice of allowing Independent voters to request and cast a Republican ballot. GOP registrations have risen since the start of the year while Democratic and non-party affiliations have decreased, but the changes aren't major in scale. Early voting in West Virginia begins Wednesday and is set to take place ...

Two Northern Panhandle Students Named WVU Foundation Scholars

Two Northern Panhandle high school seniors -- one from Wheeling Central Catholic High School and one from John Marshall High School -- have earned the most prestigious scholarship an incoming freshman can receive from West Virginia University. Wheeling Central senior Liam Kruse and John ...