Back in 2019, President Donald Trump signed into law a bill that made animal cruelty a federal felony. The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act included penalties for the crime ranging from fines to up to seven years in prison or both. But PACT, it seems, was lacking teeth. U.S. Rep. ...
The city of Wheeling’s general fund budget has ballooned about 25% over the past 10 years, going from a little more than $32 million to the proposed $40.2 million for fiscal 2025-26. The coming year’s budget also is $1.4 million more than the 2024-25 budget approved this time last ...
Editor, News-Register: Donald Trump is wrong on this one. The fate of Pete Rose entering the Hall of Fame should be left to those who vote on it, much like President Trump’s innocence or guilt was decided by the eligible voters of the United State — not jurors on blue state ...
The acrimony in the continuing debate about people who are unhoused in Wheeling and the region showed up in a recent editorial in the Sunday News-Register. This mirrors what is happening in many communities across the country. The problem is that we only want to treat the symptom rather than ...
This weekend marks days 32 and 33 of the West Virginia Legislature’s 60-day regular session. After quick movement the past few sessions on issues important to West Virginia’s future, lawmakers have, at least to date, focused primarily on social and cultural matters along with a few ...
A major driver of the recent surge in electricity demand is the explosion of energy-intensive data centers and artificial intelligence systems. These massive operations are rapidly approaching saturation in our neighboring state of Virginia. This presents a golden opportunity for West ...