Both sides In Iran War Ratchet Up Attacks On Energy Facilities

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel killed Iran's intelligence minister as it kept up its campaign against the Islamic Republic's top leadership and reportedly attacked an Iranian offshore natural gas field Wednesday, as the war escalated pressure on the region's economic lifeblood: ...

Mullin Makes Case For DHS But Faces Senate Pushback Over Temperament

WASHINGTON (AP) — Markwayne Mullin, the White House pick for homeland security secretary, made a case to fellow senators Wednesday that he would be a steady hand for a department roiled by controversy under Kristi Noem, but signaled he would follow President Donald Trump's hard-line ...

Democrats say They Don’t Oppose Voter ID, But Say GOP Bill Is Too Strict

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans who are pushing a strict proof-of-citizenship legislation have tried to frame the debate in simple terms — if you have to show your photo identification to get on a plane or check out a book at the library, shouldn't you have to show one to vote? As ...

Cameron Officials Learn More About Dam Failure Response

CAMERON – Marshall County Schools’ personnel and county first responders recently learned more about the city of Cameron’s flood control dams and related emergency plans. Tom Hart, director of the Marshall County Emergency Management Agency, said the meetings are held periodically to ...

Contract Approved for Demolition of Former Clay School

WHEELING – City leaders in Wheeling on Tuesday night approved legislation to move forward with the long-awaited Clay School demolition project, which should be completed by the end of this summer. During Tuesday night's meeting of Wheeling City Council, an ordinance received a second ...

Local Lawmakers Promise ‘Raylee’s Law’ Will Return

WHEELING – West Virginia legislation seeking to stop children suspected of being abused at home from being removed from public school and homeschooled will come back again in 2027 because the support is now even stronger, local lawmakers promise. “Raylee’s Law’ – introduced by Delegate Shawn Fluharty, D-Ohio each of the past six years – failed to pass the legislature again this year despite late session efforts by supporters on Friday Saturday. Anger and emotion spilled over as time ran out on the legislative session – with House Bill 5537 being passed by the House of ...