CHARLESTON – Several bills making their way through the legislative process this year seek to place the rule-making authority of the West Virginia Department of Education in the hands of lawmakers despite a higher court ruling preventing the Legislature from exercising this authority and a ...

In its 40th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Eli Sancomb of Central Catholic High School is the 2024-25 Gatorade West Virginia Boys Basketball Player of the Year. Sancomb is the second Gatorade West Virginia Boys Basketball Player of the ...

WHEELING – High school students viewed the variety of careers available to them in the Ohio Valley during the Wheeling Park High School Career Fair on Wednesday. Karin Butyn, public relations director for Ohio County Schools, assisted in organizing the event. “We have really expanded the ...

WHEELING – City leaders in Wheeling are returning to town to tackle a full slate of legislation today during a rescheduled council meeting set to begin at 12:15 p.m. Thursday. At the top of the list is deciding on the city’s budget – which could reach a historic level – for the next ...

WEIRTON – U.S. Rep. Riley Moore continues to see opportunity for the Weirton area and Upper Ohio Valley region, as plans continue to bring a transformer manufacturing operation to the community. Moore, R-W.Va., brought that message to a group of approximately 20 United Steelworkers ...

WEIRTON – United Steelworkers officials say, while there have been a few hurdles to overcome, plans remain in place to begin operations of a new transformer manufacturing facility in Weirton in 2026. Cleveland-Cliffs announced plans for the facility in July, a few months after idling its ...