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Capito: DHS spending bill conflict needs settled

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Thursday there are things that Republicans and Democrats can agree on when it comes to hashing out a Department of Homeland Security spending bill, but there are some Democrat demands that are non-starters and will only lead to a shutdown of the department. Capito, R-W.Va., addressed the debate over the DHS spending bill during her weekly call with reporters Thursday. While all other funding bills have been passed, Democrats and Republicans remain at loggerheads over funding the Department of Homeland Security, which includes Immigration and Customs ...

Bill to ban high school NIL now in Ohio House

A little more than a month after Ohio high schools voted to let athletes be paid for their name, image and likeness, two lawmakers want to stop it. Reps. Adam Bird, R-New Richmond, and Mike Odioso, R-Green Township, introduced legislation that bans high school and middle school ...

Ohio Valley Newsliners:

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 10:01 a.m. Tuesday, a complainant from an address on Sandstone Way in St. Clairsville came to the station to report a missing package that he ordered from eBay. A deputy spoke with him and gathered information for a report. At 9:02 a.m. Tuesday, a caller from Jefferson County dispatch requested that a welfare check be done at an address on Sunny Lane Drive in Dillonvale. They had not spoke with two females there for a few days. A deputy made contact, and everyone was OK, according to the report. At 1:21 a.m. Tuesday, a caller reported ...

The Wheel is turning an old favorite into a new hotspot

WHEELING – The Wheel has been operating in the former TJ’s Sports Garden location in Wheeling since last fall, but the new restaurant and sports bar launched into 2026 in a big way with an official ribbon cutting ceremony Monday. The Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce and city officials ...

High Schoolers Start At ‘Gateway To The West’

TRIADELPHIA – Robotics competition continued at The Highlands Sports Complex on Friday with the high school students anxious to prove their technical prowess. Despite the inclement weather and bad road conditions earlier in the week, 79 of 80 teams registered showed up for the “Gateway ...