Wheeling Police Investigate Elm Grove Stabbing Monday Night

June 30, 2026

WHEELING – Police in Wheeling responded to a domestic incident early Monday evening in the Elm Grove neighborhood, where two people were reportedly stabbed. An officer on a motorcycle who had responded to the domestic call was also involved in a minor collision with a vehicle, but was not seriously injured, police officials noted. Philip Stahl, public information officer for the Wheeling Police Department, said that the initial call about a domestic incident was received at about 5 p.m. Monday. Officers responded to the location at an apartment in the 2100 block of National Road in ...

West Virginia Air National Guardsman Honored As Inaugural Freedom 250 Hometown Hero

June 29, 2026

MARTINSBURG — Surrounded by family, fellow service members, law enforcement officers and community supporters, West Virginia Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe was recognized Saturday with the inaugural Freedom 250: Hometown Hero Award from the U.S. Department of Justice before ...

West Virginia Joins Lawsuit Challenging California Plastics Act

June 29, 2026

West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey has joined 15 other state attorneys general and the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors in challenging California’s Plastics Act. McCuskey’s office says the lawsuit intends to stop a regulatory scheme that would drive up costs on everyday goods to consumers, making basic necessities more expensive for everyone. California’s Plastics Act imposes requirements on manufacturers, distributors and companies that package or ship products in plastic containers or use other types of packaging materials that incorporate plastics. It ...

Appeals Court Rejects Trump EPA Bid To Abandon Rule Restricting Soot Pollution

June 29, 2026

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to abandon a Biden-era rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution. The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel is a setback for the Trump administration's deregulatory ...

Nationwide Flag Relay Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday To Move Through Wheeling

June 29, 2026

WHEELING — A cross-country relay honoring America’s 250th anniversary is projected to pass through Wheeling this week as more than 250 runners carry a single American flag from the Pacific Coast to Washington, D.C. The America 250 Relay for America began in San Francisco and is traveling ...

US airstrikes again hit Iran as Tehran strikes Bahrain and Kuwait, further imperiling interim deal

June 28, 2026

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military launched a second round of airstrikes Saturday targeting Iran at President Donald Trump’s direction as Tehran hit both Bahrain and Kuwait, underscoring rising tensions that threaten the interim deal between the two nations to stop the ...