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U.S. Stocks Rally To Finish Their Best Month Since 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S stock market motored to more records Thursday as profits keep piling up for Alphabet, Caterpillar and other big businesses. The gains came after the latest whipsaw moves for oil prices, which surged toward their highest levels since the war with Iran began only to ...

Greyhound Racing Could End Now That U.S. House Has Passed Farm Bill

WHEELING — A provision in the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026 that passed the U.S. House on Thursday would criminalize greyhound racing nationwide. That means the nation’s two remaining dog tracks — Wheeling Island Casino Hotel Racetrack and Mardi Gras Casino & Resort, ...

Voters Go Early To The Polls In West Virginia

WHEELING – The first people to vote in the 2026 election in Ohio County on Wednesday were three candidates and a family member. Early voting season started Wednesday across West Virginia and continues through May 9. Early polls will be open during regular business hours on weekdays during ...

Wheeling Ironworkers Host Welding Competition For High Schoolers

WHEELING – Local students from across the region put their skills to the test during the Wheeling Ironworkers Local 549 Joint Apprenticeship Training Program welding competition Wednesday at the Ironworkers hall, 2350 Main St., Wheeling. Stephen Sipos, apprenticeship coordinator for ...

Election Mailer Case Proceeding to Trial in Late August

WHEELING – A plea deal was offered but not accepted in the criminal case pertaining to anonymous mailers sent out prior to Wheeling's 2024 municipal election, and following a hearing in Ohio County Magistrate Court on Wednesday, parties are preparing to proceed to trial this summer. Anand ...