WHEELING — A rare antique shotgun made in Wheeling during the 1880s has returned to the city and will soon be on display at West Virginia Independence Hall. But its journey involves a boat making “The Great Loop” up the east coast, and a dyslexic youth who learned to read and then ...
CHARLESTON — The federal government is entering yet another week shut down amidst disagreements between Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate, though West Virginia’s senior senator sees some light at the end of the tunnel. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., held a conference call Thursday morning to update reporters on the latest in negotiations on Capitol Hill to reopen the federal government, which has been shut down for the last 31 days. “I’ve said repeatedly…that (a government shutdown is) the road to nowhere,” Capito said. “It’s actually more miserable ...
Below are the updated trick-or-treat days and times for Belmont County. Some days and times have been rescheduled in recent days due to inclement weather forecasts. ∫ Adena: 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 ∫ Bannock: 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 ∫ Barnesville: 5:30-7 p.m. Oct. 31 downtown ∫ Bellaire: 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 ∫ Bridgeport: 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 30 parade begins at 5 p.m. at Marion and Bennett streets, ends at Council Street ∫ Dillonvale: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 ∫ Glencoe: 5:30-7 p.m. Oct. 31 ∫ Hopedale: 5-7 p.m. Oct. 31 ∫ Jewett: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Nov. 1 ∫ ...
WHEELING — Members of the Wheeling Fire Department gathered at Heritage Port on Wednesday to remember city firefighters who over the years have lost their lives in the line of duty. The annual Fallen Firefighter Memorial Ceremony took place once again on Oct. 29 — and members of the ...
At 9:49 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to an address on National Road in Bridgeport for a report of a vehicle lockout with a dog inside. The vehicle was opened, and units cleared. At 8:20 p.m. Sunday, a report was received from satellite relay indicating a distress signal from an iPhone with a pre-set GPS location. Units responded to an address on Tomlinson Run Road in Jacobsburg. Units on the scene advised that the house was no longer there. They spoke with a neighbor, who advised that all was well. At 3:23 p.m. Sunday, a caller reported that the bottom of an ATM machine at the ...
BLOOMINGDALE — Students and the community turned out for the first of three blood drives at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School in a bid to help save lives. More than three dozen units were collected throughout the day Tuesday and the campaign was led by the school’s health ...
