Technology can be a wonderful thing. It also can be horrifying, particularly when the law does not keep up with innovations. Ohio lawmakers have addressed one of those shortfalls by passing Senate Bill 100, which makes it a crime to put or install a tracking device on someone else’s property ...

The public education system in Tyler County finds itself in a state of chaos. On Tuesday, following a closed-door session of the Tyler County Board of Education to discuss Superintendent Shane Highley’s annual evaluation and a potential new contract, board members voted, 3-2, to not bring ...

It was good to see hard data this past week from the Wheeling Police Department showing crime in the city decreased in 2024. Most encouraging was a 20% decline in drug-related offenses and a 37% decline in overdoses — something Police Chief Shawn Schwertfeger chalks up to a renewed focus from ...

The Northern District of West Virginia has had a number of excellent U.S. attorneys over the past half-century. Add outgoing U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld to that list. Ihlenfeld, who served as top prosecutor during the Biden and Obama administrations, stepped down last week. In total, he ...

- To Unique Miniatures owner Wendy Barbeau and general manager Amanda Donaldson for their “unique” exhibit “The People’s House: A White House Experience.” The Wheeling-based business created miniature replica items from the White House — 47 in total —that now are on display in ...

Think about how many times, during your elementary school years, an adult asked you what you wanted to be when you grew up. For many of us, there were the standard shoot-for-the-moon answers, but also a real beginning of pondering what was possible. That’s why opportunities such as the 2025 ...