A Wheeling-based inpatient pediatric psychiatric hospital has announced it will merge with the largest health system in West Virginia. Orchard Park Hospital and WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital announced Wednesday that Orchard Park signed a letter of intent to merge with WVU Medicine Wheeling ...
WHEELING – A Chicago, Illinois, man was sentenced today for operating a drug distribution organization that transported fentanyl from Chicago to Weirton, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. Gerald Henry, also known as “Unc,” “G,” and “G-ball,” age 41, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for the possession and distribution of 400 grams or more of fentanyl. Henry was charged with transporting large quantities of fentanyl to Hancock County to distribute to others for sale. Investigators seized more than 400 grams of fentanyl, a firearm and ammunition from a ...
BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE At 11:35 p.m. Tuesday, officers served a felony warrant at an address in Martins Ferry. A male was taken into custody and taken to jail. At 10:26 p.m. Tuesday, a deputy assisted St. Clairsville Police on a traffic stop on Interstate 70 westbound near the 213 off ramp in St. Clairsville. At 9:05 p.m. Tuesday, a caller reported that two males were going through his vehicle at the Bel Capre Apartments in Bellaire. They took off in a red truck with an unknown male driving. Martins Ferry Police stopped the vehicle on North Seventh Street. When the driver ...
Local McDonald’s restaurants on Tuesday were able to give the Ronald McDonald House chapter a nice financial boost with more than $7,000 in donations. The restaurant group owned by the Stoltz family presented Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh and Morgantown a $7,307 check for ...
WHEELING – After weeks of snow drifts, gray skies and barren landscape, a colorful event is set to bloom late next month at The Highlands Sports Complex. A spring craft show, organized by KC Productions, will take place March 27-29 at the complex. Doors on Friday and Saturday will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and the hours on Sunday are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. At least 130 vendors will be present, with up to 150 spaces available, according to Kevin Carroll of KC Productions. He is happy to say he has actually had to turn some sellers away from the event. “We pride ourselves on ...
WHEELING – Nine local organizations with programs that assist young women have received a financial boost courtesy of The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley. The CFOV presented $50,470 in grants Wednesday from the Women’s Giving Circle. Since 2011, the Women’s Giving Circle has ...
