New Owners Celebrate Past, Toast the Future of Good Mansion Wines

WHEELING – One of Wheeling's most celebrated gems – nestled amongst historic homes in East Wheeling – opened a new chapter this month as the new owners of Good Mansion Wines, Betsy Sweeny and Alex Panas, raised a glass to a remarkable past and a promising future for the beloved ...

Local Runners To Take On Boston Marathon

WHEELING — Each year, about 30,000 runners are approved to run in the Boston Marathon, and this year, at least eight of them are coming from the Ohio Valley. The community of local competitors is leaving Saturday morning to participate in the historic 130th Boston Marathon, set to take ...

Iran Reopens Strait Of Hormuz

BEIRUT — Iran said Friday it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but U.S. President Donald Trump said the American blockade on Iranian ships and ports “will remain in full force” until Tehran reaches a deal with the U.S., including on its nuclear program. Iranian ...

Couple Sentenced To Prison For Concealing Man’s Remains

WHEELING — Two people were sentenced Friday to prison terms of up to five years for concealing the remains of a man whose body went undiscovered for nearly two years, authorities said. Ohio County Prosecuting Attorney Shawn R. Turak said Christopher Riley and Sara Riley were sentenced Friday by David Sims in Ohio County Circuit Court. Each received a sentence of not less than one year nor more than five years following their convictions for concealment of a deceased human body. Authorities said the victim, Andrew Downs, died June 15, 2021. A missing persons report was filed with an ...

Former U.S. Congressman David McKinley Dies At Age 79

David Bennett McKinley, P.E., a seventh-generation West Virginian who devoted his life to his state as an engineer, a builder, a legislator, and a United States Congressman, died peacefully at his beloved family home, Willow Glen, in Wheeling, West Virginia. He was 79. Born in Wheeling on ...

Trump, Iran Say Strait Of Hormuz Fully Open

BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran's foreign minister said Friday that the Strait of Hormuz is now fully open to commercial vessels, as a 10-day truce in Lebanon appeared to hold. The truce offered a pause in fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group and ...