CHARLESTON — West Virginia officials are rallying support for the family of a state National Guard member still in critical condition following a shooting in Washington, D.C., last week and the family of his slain colleague. Gov. Patrick Morrisey and Maj. Gen. James Seward, the adjutant ...
WHEELING — For nearly 40 years, the date Dec. 1 has been designated as “World AIDS Day” — but the day was not officially recognized across America on Monday. That didn’t stop a group of volunteers from gathering at the First State Capitol Building in Wheeling to craft four panels ...
WHEELING — The future of Wheeling is already looking brighter in a number of areas throughout town, as AEP continues to upgrade street lights with LED lights. In recent months, members of Wheeling City Council had expressed frustration with the maintenance of street lights in certain areas of the city. On Wheeling Island, along the stretch of W.Va. 2 between North Wheeling and Warwood, and in other areas, a number of street lights had been out. While AEP maintains the street lights, the company typically relies on the public to report locations that are out by providing the pole ...
WHEELING — Throngs of shoppers spent Saturday making sure at least part of their holiday spending stayed local, as Small Business Saturday brought them out in droves to locally owned stores. Customers lined the sidewalks of Wheeling’s Centre Market, an epicenter of local shops selling ...
BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 7:37 p.m. Tuesday, a caller from Applebee’s on Valley Frontage Road in St. Clairsville reported that a male was arguing with the manager and refusing to leave. Nothing physical took place. The male left in a gold Jeep before deputies arrived. At 7:27 p.m. Tuesday, an officer on a traffic stop on the Interstate 70 westbound ramp in St. Clairsville at exit 218 issued a warning to an Ohio motorist for driving on a closed road. At 7:17 p.m. Tuesday, an officer was out assisting the Ohio State Highway Patrol with traffic going the wrong way ...
WHEELING — Motorists in Wheeling soon won’t have a popular roadway to use for about a year, as the Washington Avenue Bridge will close Tuesday. Previous estimates had the bridge closed through October 2026 as it is being totally replaced, but an announcement from the West Virginia Division of Highways said it was estimated to remain closed until December 2026. The bridge is a significant link between National Road and the Clator neighborhood that houses WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital. There are also several businesses on Washington Ave. that sit just on the other side of the ...
