Update: US puts negotiations with Iran on hold as ceasefire deadline nears

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Last-minute ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran looked uncertain Tuesday as a two-week truce was set to expire and both countries warned that, without a deal, they were prepared to resume fighting. U.S. Vice President JD Vance, expected to lead U.S. ...

Horrors of Holocaust Remembered At Temple Shalom

WHEELING — Temple Shalom hosted its annual service Monday to remember the horrors of the Holocaust, but those in attendance noted there are “fewer and fewer” family members of victims left to share their stories. The temple commemorated the 83rd anniversary of Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust ...

Local Robotics Teams Leave For World Championships in St. Louis

WHEELING – Local robotics students started out Monday on their trek to the VEX Robotics World Championships happening this week in St. Louis. Ohio County qualifiers left Wheeling Park High School on a charter bus at 9 a.m. Monday. Three WPHS teams will participate in the event – including state champion teams Iron Patriots X-Ray and Iron Patriots Yikes, as well as Iron Patriots K-Otic. Also taking part in the high school competition will be the George Drinks Water team from John Marshall High School, which was expected to leave for St. Louis Monday evening, according to Tony ...

Washington Avenue Bridge Project Ready for Steel Beams

Photo by Eric Ayres Replacement of the Washington Avenue Bridge in Wheeling is reaching a pivotal point this week as crews are preparing to install steel beams for the new bridge over Wheeling Creek. On Monday night, several flatbed trucks delivered components for the huge crane that will ...

Suspect In Wheeling Malicious Assault Case Arrested

A Wheeling man accused of malicious assault has been arrested and is now in the Northern Regional Jail, Wheeling Police Department spokesman Philip Stahl said Monday morning. Gary Hackathorn, 40, is in jail on one count of felony malicious assault, according to the West Virginia magistrate ...

Flanigan Brings Supreme Court Campaign Back To Wheeling

WHEELING — West Virginia House of Delegates member Bill Flanigan, R-Ohio, returned to the Northern Panhandle this week for a campaign meet-and-greet in Wheeling as he continues his run for a seat on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Flanigan, who is seeking the Division 2 seat, ...