BUCKHANNON – Last week's flooding in Upshur and Lewis counties destroyed 33 homes, West Virginia's Senate and Congressional representatives said in a letter to President Donald Trump. The letter, dated Saturday and signed by Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice, both R-West ...
WHEELING – City officials in Wheeling are taking action on a long-awaited demolition project in Elm Grove with hopes of expediting the process now that state funding has been secured for it. Members of Wheeling City Council meet in a rare special session on Monday specifically to hold a ...
A sentencing hearing has been set for the North Central West Virginia cemetery owner who defrauded hundreds of customers, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced Monday. Jeffrey Phares, 65, of Fayetteville, West Virginia, will be sentenced November 10, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. in federal court ...
WHEELING — Ohio County Emergency Management Agency Director Tony Campbell is completing his first month on the job, but he is no stranger to public service. Campbell, 68, brings more than 40 years of first responder experience to the position, serving first as a Wheeling police officer for ...
WHEELING – As the 43rd annual Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival came to an end Sunday, organizers are looking forward to making next year even bigger and better. Festival chairman Tony Filberto said that each year the festival tries to outdo the previous year and he believes it ...
BUCKHANNON - Gov. Patrick Morrisey has formally requested that President Donald J. Trump issue an Expedited Major Disaster Declaration for West Virginia following last week's devastating flooding in Upshur and Lewis counties. The request seeks federal Individual Assistance and Public Assistance for Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Pleasants, Ritchie, and Upshur Counties, along with statewide Hazard Mitigation funding. "Our state has mobilized every available resource to protect lives, support affected families, and begin the recovery process," Morrisey said in a release. "While ...
