CHARLESTON – Monday’s series of legislative interim meetings began with Republican lawmakers questioning the benefits of two proposed electric transmission line projects and ended with Democratic lawmakers calling for changes to West Virginia’s data center district law. Members of the ...
WHEELING – Officials in the city of Wheeling are taking steps to mitigate the “earthy” taste and odor that has become prevalent in the municipal water system in recent weeks. The Wheeling Water Department issued a public statement Tuesday noting that officials were aware of the issue, ...
An algae bloom in the Ohio River is affecting the taste and odor in the Wheeling Water Department's system, according to a statement from the city, but the water remains safe to drink. The water department is making moves to alleviate the situation, the city said. It is increasing the amount ...
WHEELING – A heavily traveled and uneven roadway connecting North Park in Wheeling with River Road is about to be reconstructed and made safer -- to the joy of those who live near that road and use it every day. U.S. Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va., came to Wheeling on Monday to tour the stretch ...
MOUNDSVILLE – A former Moundsville fire chief, fired in late April, has been charged with alleged possession of child sex abuse materials. Those charges, authorities said, came during an investigation into other allegations made against him. Gary Brandon, 48, appeared before Judge Thomas Wood in Marshall County Magistrate Court on Friday and pleaded not guilty to one count of distributing or exhibiting visual portrayal of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct or computer-generated pornography. He posted a $2,500 bond and was released from the Northern Regional Jail. Brandon is ...
CHARLESTON – Financial officials from four county school systems once again warned West Virginia lawmakers that the funding formula that sends state dollars into classrooms is too reliant on enrollment and not providing enough funding for students with special needs. Financial officers ...
