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New McNinch School principal could come Tuesday

Community

MOUNDSVILLE — McNinch Primary School could have a new principal tonight, as fallout from the alleged strangling of a non-verbal autistic student by a now-former special education teacher continues. Marshall County Schools Superintendent Shelby Haines confirmed Monday that interviews for a ...

Powhatan Point man arrested on trafficking charges

Local News

A Powhatan Point man, arrested last week on an outstanding warrant, stands accused of possessing approximately 69 grams of fentanyl at his home, according to the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office. Jonathan Hawthorne, 44, was taken to Belmont County Jail on charges of possession and ...

Search for cause of fatal fire

Local News

SMITHFIELD — Short Creek Joint Fire District Chief Austin Raymond says investigators are working to determine the cause of a deadly house fire in Smithfield over the weekend but “it’s going to take a while.” Three people — two of them school-aged children — were killed in the ...

Authorities Recover Body From Ohio River

Local News

BELLAIRE – A body was recovered along the shoreline slightly south of the I-470 bridge on the Ohio side of the Ohio River in the early morning on Monday. Wheeling Police Department spokesman Philip Stahl said that due to the river falling within West Virginia’s jurisdiction, the Wheeling ...