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Butyn Selected W.Va. ‘Central Office Administrator Of The Year’

WHEELING – Ohio County Schools administrator Karin Butyn has been named the West Virginia Association of School Administrators’ “Central Office Administrator of the Year,” a statewide honor recognizing excellence in school leadership. The WVASA made the announcement during their ...

Fireworks, Food Trucks And Fun On Tap At Wheeling Island Festival

WHEELING — Live music, food trucks, carnival rides and fireworks will return to Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack as it hosts its third annual Independence Day Fun Festival on Friday, July 3. The event will run from 3 to 10 p.m. in the festival area of the property’s parking lot and ...

Sharp Drops In Big Tech Companies Pull Indexes Mostly Lower

Wall Street gave up more of its recent gains Tuesday after a sell-off in big technology stocks spread from Asia back to the U.S. over worries about potentially higher interest rates by the end of the year. The S&P fell 1.4%. The benchmark index is coming off 11 weekly gains out of the last 12, led largely by technology stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which is less influenced by tech stocks, gave up an early gain and closed just 0.1% lower. The Nasdaq composite fell 2.2%. Markets throughout Asia fell. South Korea's Kospi index, a big winner in the AI boom, sank 10%. Stocks ...

Stocks Drift After Oil Prices Ease And Big Tech Stocks Fall

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted through a mixed day of trading on Monday after oil prices eased and falling Big Tech stocks weighed on Wall Street. The S&P 500 slipped 0.4%, coming off its 11th winning week in the last 12, and pulled 1.8% below its all-time high set early this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 148 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite slumped 1.3%. In the oil market, prices fell following talks over the weekend between the United States and Iran on their war. U.S. Vice President JD Vance said they created a "good foundation for a successful ...

Oh, Brother! Brady Tkachuk Gets Traded To Florida To Join Matthew Tkachuk

Matthew Tkachuk and Brady Tkachuk are about to team up in Florida, after the Panthers pulled off another summertime blockbuster. The Panthers and Ottawa finalized a deal Sunday night, with Florida sending four draft picks to the Senators for Brady Tkachuk — the brother of Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk. The picks were the No. 9 pick in this year's draft, Tampa Bay's first-round pick this year (acquired earlier Sunday in a trade Florida made sending Mackie Samoskevich to Seattle), the Panthers' second-round pick in 2027 and their top 10-protected first-round pick in 2029. And that ...