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Hardesty: W.Va. Public School Systems Must Embrace School Choice

CHARLESTON – West Virginia Board of Education President Paul Hardesty said that since school choice continues to be supported by Gov. Patrick Morrisey and the Legislature, county systems need to make themselves the most appealing school choice option of all. Speaking during the state Board ...

UN calculates nation-sized environmental footprints for AI and data centers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world's largest countries, according to a United Nations University report, which also predicts their water and energy use and pollution will double in just four years as use of artificial intelligence ...

WHEELING — Veterans and their families now have a couple more vehicle-related benefits available to them with two bills becoming law. West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey made a stop on a picturesque day at Wheeling’s Heritage Port on Tuesday to hold a ceremonial signing of the bills ...

Wheeling to Create New Task Force on Homelessness

WHEELING — Wheeling Mayor Denny Magruder on Tuesday announced the creation of a new task force to address the ongoing problem of homelessness in the city, taking a new approach that balances compassion with accountability. Those being appointed to the task force will represent several ...

Wheeling Council Approves Flag Policy By Narrow Split Vote

WHEELING – A split vote from a panel of Wheeling City Council, with two absent members, Tuesday night narrowly approved a new piece of legislation that sets forth rules pertaining to flying flags on city flagpoles. The resolution introduced by council this week and added to the meeting ...

Northern Panhandle High School Grads Named National Merit Scholars

A pair of recent high school graduates from the Northern Panhandle, one from Brooke High School and another from Wheeling Park High School, were announced Tuesday as National Merit Scholarship winners financed by U.S. colleges and universities. Brooke High graduate Isaac Lanigan and Wheeling Park High graduate Nathan Tyska both received the National Merit West Virginia University Foundation Inc. Scholarship. Lanigan is looking at a probable career in aerospace engineering, while Tyska is looking at a probable career in urban/city planning. More than 2,500 winners of National Merit ...