Coronavirus Claims 9 More Senior Citizens in West Virginia

CHARLESTON (AP) — The toll on West Virginia’s older population during the coronavirus pandemic kept mounting with the reported deaths Thursday of nine senior citizens from six different counties. One of the deadliest days yet during the virus outbreak pushed the number of deaths statewide ...

Trump Lashes Biden, Defies Pandemic

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a national moment fraught with racial turmoil and a deadly pandemic, President Donald Trump accepted his party’s renomination on a massive White House South Lawn stage Thursday night, boasting of helping African Americans and defying his own administration’s ...

As Virus Rages, U.S. Economy Struggles to Sustain a Recovery

WASHINGTON (AP) — Home sales are booming. Stocks are setting record highs. Industrial production is clambering out of the ditch it fell into early this year. And yet the U.S. economy is nowhere close to regaining the health it achieved, with low unemployment, free-spending consumers and ...

Yes, We Are Ready for Some Football!

WHEELING — Let’s just get this out of the way now: This year has been anything but normal. But a big first step toward a return to some semblance of normalcy for players, fans and our communities makes its debut this evening as high school football kicks off in the Ohio Valley. Schools in ...

Motorists Urged to Drive Safely With Students Returning to School

WHEELING — Local law enforcement and regional public safety officials are reminding motorists to drive safely as many students will be returning to classes in the coming weeks. With neighboring school districts preparing for different back-to-school options this year, AAA East Central ...

Two Positive COVID-19 Cases Reported At Wheeling University, One at Bethany

WHEELING — Wheeling University learned of two positive cases of COVID-19 during recent testing on campus, while other colleges in the Northern Panhandle still are awaiting final results on the testing they have conducted. We have been notified by the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department ...