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Wheeling City Officials Seek Assistance in Getting Street Lights Fixed

WHEELING – Officials in the city of Wheeling are seeking help to identify street lights in the city that are out so they can be reported to AEP and fixed. Some members of Wheeling City Council recently noted that some sections of streets are becoming dark because a number of street lights are out. The routine has been to report pole numbers or locations to AEP so they can send crews to repair them, but in some areas, it has become too much of a burden to chase down pole numbers at multiple sites. Councilman Ben Seidler said that on Wheeling Island, there are several problem light ...

Slideshow: Runners, walkers … and Parrots fill downtown streets for the Ogden Wellness Weekend presented by WVU Medicine

Israel Launches ‘Extensive’ New Ground Operations in Gaza

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel launched “extensive” new ground operations in the Gaza Strip while airstrikes in its new offensive killed at least 103 people, including dozens of children, overnight and into Sunday, hospitals and medics said. The bombardment forced northern ...

At Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass and beyond, Jewish leaders show hope in Jewish-Catholic relations

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Jewish leaders got up-front seats at Pope Leo XIV's inauguration Mass. An American rabbi there and other representatives saw that as a hopeful sign for an upswing of Catholic-Jewish relations under the first U.S.-born pontiff, after a strained relationship with his ...

Alonso pushes Mets past Pirates 4-3 after solid outing by Skenes

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso hit a game-winning sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and the New York Mets took advantage of a costly error by shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Monday night. Pirates ace Paul Skenes pitched out of trouble all night and exited ...

White smoke pours out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that a new pope has been elected

VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church. That means the winner secured at least 89 votes of the 133 cardinals participating in the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis. The ...