WHEELING — Members of the Wheeling Planning Commission on Monday night unanimously approved the final site plan for the WVU Cancer Institute St. Joseph Regional Cancer Complex, which could see a construction phase underway as early as next month. The site plan review for the new $122 ...
WHEELING — Today is Election Day for West Virginia voters, though if local early-vote numbers are any indication, there may not be a mad dash to the polls. Voting locations will be open from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. across the state. West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner reported that while early voter turnout numbers were low for most of the early voting period that ended Saturday, voting in the last two days “saw a substantial increase in voter participation.” He noted this pushed overall early voter turnout up more than 8% compared to the last off-year primary election ...
The latest step in the construction of the Wheeling Gateway Center was announced Monday, as the Wheeling-Ohio County Convention & Visitors Bureau said it would negotiate with Stonemile Group LLC to build the facility. Stonemile Group was the qualified lowest bid when bids from five companies were opened in April. Stonemile came in at $25,900,000. Other bidders were Rycon Construction Inc. at $28,895,000; Massaro Corporation at $32,656,600; Mascaro Construction at $33,976,000; and United Construction Company at $38,309,047. “The CVB is very appreciative for the time that the ...
CHARLESTON – Gov. Patrick Morrisey said his executive order creating a pathway for religious exemptions to West Virginia's compulsory vaccine law for school-age children is protected by existing religious freedom laws. In an amicus brief filed Monday with the West Virginia Supreme Court ...
CHARLESTON – Attorneys for U.S. Sen. Jim Justice want a federal judge to pause a case being brought by the new creditors for the Greenbrier Resort as a state case filed by Justice to halt an alleged takeover of the historic hotel proceeds. Attorneys representing Justice, his family and ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices rose Monday as the war with Iran threatens to drag on for longer, but the U.S. stock market nevertheless inched toward more records. The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil climbed 2.9% to settle at $104.21 after President Donald Trump said the U.S.-Iran ceasefire was on "life support" after he rejected Iran's latest proposal to end their war. The rejection raises the stakes for Trump's trip this week to China, where he could urge President Xi Jinping to pressure Iran into making concessions. Xi has influence because China is the biggest buyer of Iran's ...
