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Two Wanted In Connection With Friday Night Shooting

WHEELING — City police are investigating a shooting that injured one person in the downtown Friday night. According to police, officers responded to the 1400 block of Market Street around 11:10 p.m. Friday for a report of shots fired and an injured female on the sidewalk. The victim was taken to WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital for medical treatment and is expected to recover. Detectives have identified two people involved in the shooting and have obtained arrest warrants. According to police, Raheem Louis Maxwell, 33, of Wheeling is wanted for malicious assault, wanton ...

Wedding Plans Hit Snag Over Tipsy Relatives

DEAR ABBY: My nephew is getting married soon, and he and his father are having issues with the guest list. My brother-in-law has a few immediate family members who don’t know their limit when it comes to alcohol, and my nephew is worried that if they’re invited, they’ll abuse the open bar and embarrass the family. My nephew doesn’t want to invite these family members to his wedding. My brother-in-law says he will speak to them beforehand to warn them about their alcohol intake, but he insists he won’t attend the wedding if these family members aren’t invited. Neither one ...

Public Will Have Say In Toy Hall Of Fame Class

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — They are playfully called the “forgotten five”: A handful of toys — the pogo stick, the Fisher-Price Corn Popper, My Little Pony, PEZ dispensers, and Transformers — that regularly approach toybox royalty as finalists for the National Toy Hall of Fame, only to be tossed back on the pile. For one of them, this is the year they finally make it in. The Hall of Fame is letting fans decide which one. Toys usually are chosen for the annual induction ceremony with input from a panel of historians, educators and other experts. The members vote for their top ...

Watch Out For A New Email Scam

Today’s Sound Off is about a new scam going around, so beware! Dear Heloise: There is a new scam going around through email, no matter which carrier you use. It starts out with: “I am the representative of the customer support center at ...” They will claim to have received a certain number of complaints about your email account sending out malware and viruses. They will tell you that there were thousands of spam emails sent out from your account over the last three or four days and threaten to delete your account within 48 hours if you don’t respond immediately. Then they’ll ...

Report: Young Driver Fatality Rates Have Declined Sharply In The U.S.

NEW YORK (AP) — Crash and fatality rates among drivers under 21 have fallen dramatically in the U.S. during the past 20 years, a new report says, while noting young drivers are still the riskiest group behind the wheel. Using data from 2002-2021, a non-profit group of state highway safety offices says in the report made public Wednesday that fatal crashes involving a young driver fell by 38%, while deaths of young drivers dropped even more, by about 45%. For drivers 21 and older, fatal crashes rose 8% and deaths rose 11%. The report from the Governors Highway Safety Association ...

No Matter What Happens, Montana Voters Will Get What They Elect

We get the allure of the Great American West, the majestic landscapes, rivers teeming with trout, clean air. When TV talk show star Kelly Clarkson announced she and her family were leaving Los Angeles, she said her first choice was “Montana.” She kept moving, though, landing in New York City. Business considerations, you know. But we understand what she meant by “Montana.” And during the pandemic, a lot of claustrophobic Americans thought likewise and transferred themselves to Big Sky Country. Too many for local tastes. And that might be the boost Sen. Jon Tester needs for ...