WEIRTON – The renovation of one of the downtown's most known buildings is in its last stages, as the Business Development Corp. of the Northern Panhandle gets closer to moving into its new home. Announced…
NWS: Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Should Leave By Saturday
Ohio Valley residents coughed and choked through another day of smoke from Canadian wildfires Friday, that day even worse than…
History preserved in Mount Pleasant with annual Pilgrimage
MOUNT PLEASANT — Working to ensure the history of their small community is preserved is important to members of the…
Pugliese foundation grant helps Steubenville police replace outdated equipment
STEUBENVILLE— City police have been able to replace weapons at the end of their working life with new, state-of-the-art models,…
Weirton's Friday night concert canceled
WEIRTON - Tonight's planned performance by the Fantasy's at the Weirton Event Center has been canceled. City officials announced the…
Burn ban issued in Brooke County
WELLSBURG – As a result of air quality alerts issued by the National Weather Service, combined with high temperatures, a…
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Community
Wheeling To Celebrate Grecian, Italian Festivals This Coming Week
WHEELING – The most festive weekend of the summer season is about to take…
TORONTO — Keeping memories alive and helping others who are fighting cancer are things that make…
Toronto 5K helps in cancer fight
Marland Heights 5K Classic to celebrate 30 years
Working out in our vegetable garden is something my wife and I do a lot. We…
History in the Hills: Apples all around us
Local Sports
Stagani excited to be taking over as Creek's AD
WINTERSVILLE — Greg Stagani is stepping into a new role as athletic director at…
MORGANTOWN — There were a lot of issues for West Virginia football's 2025 4-8 season, and…
Rodriguez has high expectations for OL Nick Krahe
MORGANTOWN — Former West Virginia quarterback Will Grier notified the Carolina Panthers on Wednesday afternoon that…
Former WVU QB Will Grier retires from the NFL at 31
MORGANTOWN — The fullback is back for West Virginia football. The days of a player who…
WVU football is reviving the fullback with Kayden Luke
Business
Getting a boost
Craig Howell The management and staff of Boost Mobile were joined by members of…
From classroom to controls: High school students prepare for future careers
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio said a utility company it banned from doing business in…
Ohio denies energy application to banned utility
Ruby leaving W.Va. Department of Tourism effective Aug. 1
Editorials
Michael Barone: Dropping candidates is not a sign of strength
It's beginning to be a habit. It, in this case, is the messy business of center-left political jettisoning one leader suddenly deemed unelectable and, without resort to the usual rules or democratic procedure, designating a replacement. It's the process that came fairly close to giving Americans President Kamala Harris in 2024. It's happening not…
Gary Franks: Lightning will not strike twice in Maine as Platner steps down
The battle to establish, and keep, our country
Let's live up to what the Founding Fathers wanted
Local Columns
Craig Howell: Following a path to community leadership
As long-time readers know, I've been active with the Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce for many years and one of my favorite parts of that involvement is putting together its leadership programs. Each year, the Chamber organizes two such programs. Youth Leadership Weirton is open to incoming sophomores from Weir, Madonna, Oak Glen, and…
Craig Howell: Spirits of community, volunteerism were on display for holiday
The battle to establish, and keep, our country
Remembering our history, strength, and people
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West Virginia News
TANF Tug-of-War: Lawmakers rejects Morrisey’s crisis claims, citing full funding and executive discretion
CHARLESTON – Gov. Patrick Morrisey continues to express the belief that spending in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program is not sustainable in the long run, but West Virginia lawmakers and advocates remain confused as to why programs are being curtailed now when funding exists In May, Morrisey announced that the state's TANF…