U.S. Stocks Rally To Finish Their Best Month Since 2020

May 1, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S stock market motored to more records Thursday as profits keep piling up for Alphabet, Caterpillar and other big businesses. The gains came after the latest whipsaw moves for oil prices, which surged toward their highest levels since the war with Iran began only to quickly regress. The S&P 500 rallied 1% and topped its prior all-time high to close out its best month in more than five years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average leaped 790 points, or 1.6%, while the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.9% to its own record. Alphabet led the way and rallied 10% after the ...

Greyhound Racing Could End Now That U.S. House Has Passed Farm Bill

April 30, 2026

WHEELING — A provision in the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026 that passed the U.S. House on Thursday would criminalize greyhound racing nationwide. That means the nation’s two remaining dog tracks — Wheeling Island Casino Hotel Racetrack and Mardi Gras Casino & Resort, both ...

House approves bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security and end the record shutdown

April 30, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of delay, the House voted Thursday to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not its immigration enforcement operations, and send the bipartisan package to President Donald Trump to sign, ending the longest agency shutdown in history. The White ...

Voters Go Early To The Polls In West Virginia

April 30, 2026

WHEELING – The first people to vote in the 2026 election in Ohio County on Wednesday were three candidates and a family member. Early voting season started Wednesday across West Virginia and continues through May 9. Early polls will be open during regular business hours on weekdays during ...

Wheeling Ironworkers Host Welding Competition For High Schoolers

April 30, 2026

WHEELING – Local students from across the region put their skills to the test during the Wheeling Ironworkers Local 549 Joint Apprenticeship Training Program welding competition Wednesday at the Ironworkers hall, 2350 Main St., Wheeling. Stephen Sipos, apprenticeship coordinator for ...

Election Mailer Case Proceeding to Trial in Late August

April 30, 2026

WHEELING – A plea deal was offered but not accepted in the criminal case pertaining to anonymous mailers sent out prior to Wheeling's 2024 municipal election, and following a hearing in Ohio County Magistrate Court on Wednesday, parties are preparing to proceed to trial this summer. Anand ...