WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve left its key short-term interest rate unchanged for the fifth time this year, brushing off repeated calls from President Donald Trump for a cut. The Fed's decision Wednesday leaves its key short-term rate at about 4.3%, where it has stood after the ...

TOKYO (AP) — One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia's sparsely populated Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. Several people were injured, but none gravely, and no major damage has been reported so ...

From STAFF REPORTS WHEELING — Scams involving people impersonating FEMA workers have begun surfacing in areas hit by floods over the Father’s Day weekend, according to the West Virginia Attorney General’s office, and people should be careful to whom they give donations or personal ...

WHEELING — New West Virginia University President Michael T. Benson really likes history, is settling into his new job, and finds Wheeling “beautiful.” He wants to come back and visit. Benson made the first stops on his “Welcome Home Tour” in Wheeling on Tuesday after spending the ...

WHEELING — The city of Wheeling received the keys to the former U.S. Army Reserve Center in Clator last year, and it immediately got plenty of use. The next task for the facility will be to house a FEMA disaster survivor center for those recovering from the deadly June 14 floods in Ohio ...

Market Street is now getting a makeover now that the Downtown Streetscape Project is working its way up that street. Crews were conducting a full depth repair of the roadway Tuesday afternoon, shoring up spots that have seen significant deterioration. They chiseled into and refilled trouble ...