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Wheeling Fire Department debuts long awaited custom rescue truck

WHEELING — The Wheeling Fire Department debuted its custom-built fire engine this week, a planning and building process that has been over four years in the making. The new rescue truck, which will be used by the Rescue One team at Station Two in North Wheeling, is a replacement for the ...

Bethlehem Apostolic Temple Easter giveaway is Saturday

Those in need will be able to receive food Saturday to fill their bodies and raise their spirits on Easter Sunday at the North Wheeling Dream Center. The Bethlehem Apostolic Temple will hold its annual Easter food basket giveaway starting at 11 a.m. at the Dream Center. There, people can ...

Wheeling man arrested on felony drug charge

WHEELING — A Wheeling man was arrested Thursday morning on a felony drug charge following a search of a Woodsdale home, according to the Wheeling Police Department. Matthew Robert Pockl, 34, was arrested and charged with one count of possession with intent to deliver fentanyl. He is ...

Prospective McLure Hotel buyer backs out of sale

WHEELING — The future of the condemned McLure Hotel faces further uncertainty after prospective buyer Josef France backed out of the $6 million sale. At a court hearing Wednesday, Judge Jeffrey Miller and McLure owner Frances Garey’s lawyer discussed the failed sale and the status of ...

Vinyl chloride manager told not to offer opinions on managing disaster

YOUNGSTOWN — With the Norfolk Southern train derailment civil trial in its third week, the focus of testimony Tuesday in U.S. District Court was Steve Smith, technical manager for OxyVinyls, the company that provided the five tankers of vinyl chloride that were vented and burned Feb. 6, 2023, ...