The Wheeling Police Department saw some of its lowest crime rates in the past decade in 2024, namely in drug offenses. According to data released Wednesday, the department saw crime numbers decrease across the board and calls for service go down 4%, a drop on par with a decade-long fall in ...
From convicting notorious “godfather” of local organized crime Paul Hankish to bringing down the one of the founders of the Hare Krishna movement, former U.S. Attorney William Kolibash recounts 20 years spent prosecuting crime in West Virginia and beyond in “Justice Never Rests.” The ...
CHARLESTON — Despite former governor Jim Justice promising to not leave his predecessor a hole in the next fiscal year budget, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said that current projections show a $400 million deficit for fiscal year 2026. Holding his second in-person press conference of the week ...
WHEELING – Legislation pertaining to religious exemptions from school vaccinations, foster care and access to health care in West Virginia all will be vetted first by State Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman starting this legislative session. Wakim Chapman, R-Ohio, was announced as the new chair of ...
WHEELING — Piles of rubble have been cleared away, and the last remnants of the former Wheeling Inn motel have been removed to reveal a view of the historic Wheeling Suspension Bridge that has not been seen in many decades. This week, crews from Raze International continued to work at the ...
WHEELING — The Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department saw a significant increase in 2024 in participation in the needle exchange program, with a more-than-33% rise in needles being turned in. The state-regulated one-for-one program allows drug users to trade their used needles for new, ...
