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Weirton concert postponed

WEIRTON - Tonight's kickoff for the Weirton summer concert series, organized by the City of Weirton, has been postponed as a result of anticipated weather. The concert was set to feature a performance by The Fantasy's at the Weirton Event Center. A make-up date will be announced at a later ...

Rates for Millsop Community Center to increase July 1

WEIRTON — The Weirton Board of Parks and Recreation will adjust membership and day pass rates at the Millsop Community Center in the coming months. “We haven't raised any membership or day pass prices since 2014,” Parks Executive Director Coty Shingle said during the board’s meeting ...

It's still Hockey Night for Nailers

WHEELING — Nailers fever is spreading quickly throughout the Ohio Valley, and it’s a condition local hockey fans hope sticks around a while longer. The Wheeling Nailers have reached the ECHL Kelly Cup Eastern Conference Finals, beginning a best-of-seven series Friday night against the ...

Capito wants more information on Trump settlement fund

PARKERSBURG – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said she needs more information about a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate people claiming persecution by the government when asked if she had any concerns about it. Capito, R-W.Va., touched on that and other issues related to efforts to fund immigration enforcement efforts and security enhancements at the White House during her weekly phone conference with members of the West Virginia media. The anti-weaponization fund involves the allocation of $1.776 billion as part of a settlement resolving President Donald Trump’s lawsuit ...

State looking at demo contract; Commissioner denies benefiting

STEUBENVILLE — Days after the Ohio Auditor of State confirmed it is looking into how a contractor can be nearly done with a water line project that Jefferson County Commissioners never voted on, OAS also confirmed it is looking into concerns that a county commissioner serving on the Land Revitalization Corporation’s board might have improperly benefited from a 2025 demolition contract. The allegation, relayed to OAS by JCLRC Executive Director Tabatha Glover and President Brian Scarpone, stems from a contract to demolish three lots on Main Street in Mingo Junction last year. ...