ACLU-WV Agrees To Dismiss Lawsuit Against City of Wheeling

WHEELING – Cleanup of homeless encampments throughout Wheeling is expected to resume at the end of this month, as the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia has agreed to voluntarily dismiss a lawsuit against the city over its new camping ban. Both the city and the ACLU-WV issued ...

Mayor ‘Not Surprised’ If WVDOH Closes Suspension Bridge

WHEELING – Officials at the West Virginia Division of Transportation are keeping Wheeling residents in suspense about the future of the Wheeling Suspension Bridge, but local officials have feared that its days of accommodating motor vehicles have reached the end of the road. With the next ...

Agreement Reached For Exempted Homeless Camp Site In Wheeling

WHEELING – The city of Wheeling and homeless advocacy groups came to an agreement Friday, with the city allowing an exemption for a homeless camp site across the street from Catholic Charities Neighborhood Center on 18th Street. With that agreement, the city also will hold off on ...

Camp Cleanups Begin in Wheeling, Homeless Race to Secure Possessions

WHEELING – There was a scramble to secure personal property Thursday morning at a homeless encampment in East Wheeling above the Nelson Jordan Center, where city crews – escorted by police – began cleaning up the site. The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia – which this ...