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Pioneering Auctioneer Jim Frio Dies At Age 75

WHEELING – Wheeling auctioneer Jim Frio – a pioneer in the online auction industry also known for his passion for boxing – passed away early Saturday morning. Frio, 75, died at about 4 a.m. Saturday while in hospice care following a lengthy illness, according to Shane Stack, his ...

Fuel prices are shaping summer plans as US boaters get ready to hit the water

DEXTER TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — On the kind of warm, bright afternoon that Michigan boaters wait all year for, Malik Amine and his brother readied their family's pontoon boat for the summer. The cover was off and Portage Lake sparkled in the sun. But before the brothers could leave a narrow wooden dock, they had a decision to make: how much gasoline to put in the pontoon's 52-gallon engine. Recreational boaters, like motorists, are feeling a pinch from the Iran war. U.S. gas prices have come down in recent weeks, but a gallon of regular gas still cost an average of 34% more Friday ...

A new exchange of fire with Iran in the Gulf tests the fragile ceasefire

CAIRO (AP) — Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait that were intercepted early Saturday, Bahrain's government said, and called on Tehran to halt attacks on Gulf neighbors that test a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East conflict. Iran said that it targeted ...

Mitchell Plant In Marshall County To Get U.S. Department Of Energy Funding

The Mitchell Plant in Marshall County will be one of the beneficiaries of the $700 million in federal investments in coal-fired power generation announced Thursday in Washington D.C. Appalachian Power Company was chosen to receive funding through the U.S. Department of Energy’s grant ...

Picture Perfect Night for Fun Fest Fridays

Photo by Eric Ayres Hundreds of visitors of all ages gathered at Wheeling Park on Friday night for the weekly seasonal Fun Fest Fridays, providing free weekly entertainment and family fun outdoors every Friday night through Labor Day weekend.

W.Va. Foster Care Lawsuit Still Alive

CHARLESTON - A federal class action lawsuit filed during the administration of former governor Jim Justice challenging the condition of West Virginia's foster care system is alive again following a ruling Thursday. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a 2025 judgment issued by U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin dismissing a class-action lawsuit brought in 2019 on behalf of thousands of foster children in West Virginia. "Because federal courts not only have the authority, but also a duty, to remedy systemic constitutional rights violations, we ...