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Wheeling Fire, Police End Fiscal Year $1.8M Over Budget

WHEELING – Officials in the city of Wheeling approved a significant revision to the 2025-26 budget as the fiscal year winds to a close over the next two weeks. Although the city will end the fiscal year with a balanced budget, concerns were raised over the fact that the Wheeling Fire ...

Former Moundsville Fire Chief Facing Child Porn Charge

The former chief of the Moundsville Fire Department is facing one child pornography-related charge, according to the West Virginia Magistrate database. Gary Brandon, 48, faces one count of distribution or exhibition of a visual portrayal of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct or ...

Wheeling Celebrates Annual ‘Pride On The Plaza’

WHEELING – The Ohio Valley’s LGBTQ+ community and supporters gathered Saturday for the fourth annual Pride On The Plaza at Wheeling Heritage Port. The theme of this year’s festival was “Free to Be” in recognition of the nation’s 250th birthday, but also to ask what freedom means ...

Deal Reached To End Iran War

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States and Iran have reached an initial agreement to end their war and open the Strait of Hormuz, offering relief to the Gulf region and global economy more than three months since fighting began. Details of the deal were not immediately released and Iran ...

Budget Revisions, Trail Projects And More On Wheeling City Council Slate

WHEELING – Members of Wheeling City Council will meet today instead of Tuesday in order to meet the state's deadline for final budget revisions to the current 2025-26 fiscal year. Council members approved a resolution during their June 2 meeting to move the date and time of this week's ...