Caboose Project Rolls Toward Bellaire

BELLAIRE – A bright blue caboose that once trailed the rails of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad will soon find new life in Bellaire — not as a relic, but as a centerpiece of the community’s past and future. The B&O Caboose Restoration Project is an initiative by the Great Stone Viaduct ...

Record US Drought Sparks Worries About Fires, Water Supply, Food Prices

Drought in the contiguous United States has reached record levels for this time of year, weather data shows. Meteorologists said it's a bad sign for the upcoming wildfire season, food prices and western water issues. More than 61% of the Lower 48 states is in moderate to exceptional drought ...

W.Va. Candidates Meet With Voters in Wheeling

WHEELING – Several Democratic candidates from local and state races gathered together in Wheeling on Saturday to discuss key issues and meet with voters ahead of the May 12 primary election and the looming midterm election later this year on Nov 3. The Ohio County Democratic Women's Clubs ...

U.S. Navy Seizes Iranian-Flagged Ship And Tehran Vows Swift Response

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship it said had tried to evade its naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, and Iran's joint military command vowed to respond, throwing a fragile ceasefire into question days before it expires. It ...

8 Children Dead After Mass Shooting In Louisiana

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A gunman in Louisiana killed eight children in domestic violence shootings at two different homes early Sunday, police in Shreveport said. It was the nation's deadliest mass shooting in more than two years. "This is an extensive scene unlike anything most of us have ever seen," said Chris Bordelon, spokesperson for the Shreveport Police Department. The victims ranged in age from one to about 14 years old, Bordelon said, and some of the children were related to the suspect. A total of 10 people were shot. The gunman later died after a chase with officers ...

Iran fully closes Strait of Hormuz over US blockade and fires on ships

CAIRO (AP) — The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass, in retaliation after the United States pressed ahead with its blockade of Iranian ports. The strait is closed until the ...