CHARLESTON — Driven in part by the COVID-19 pandemic and continuing since, student enrollment at West Virginia’s public schools saw some of the largest drops in the nation. According to a June report by the Reason Foundation, a libertarian public policy research nonprofit, West Virginia ...

WEIRTON — The city’s Zoning Board of Appeals Tuesday granted a conditional use permit for a proposed timbering project between a portion of Marland Heights and Freedom Way, but not without setting a few parameters. Trumco Forest Products had made the request on behalf of Barone Realty Co. ...

WEIRTON — The Top of West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau invites the community to soak up the season at “Second Saturday: Sounds of Summer,” beginning at noon, Saturday, at the Weirton Event Center. “Second Saturday brings out the best of summer,” said Rachel Keeney, ...

CHESTER — An initial court date hasn’t been set for a Chester man accused in the assault of a New Cumberland man Thursday night outside a local social organization. Louis P. Gallo, 63, was charged Friday with one felony count of malicious or unlawful assault. According to information ...

CHESTER — Between a wage increase for part-time police officers and installation of six new e-ticket systems in police cruisers, council is hoping potential candidates will see the value of serving the Chester community. Assistant Police Chief Ethan Skolrud shared news on the six new ...

Brenda Mull, front, and Melissa Veltri of the Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce surveyed assorted toppings for hamburgers served at Tuesday’s 15th-annual Burger Bash held by the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce’s Ambassadors at the Harp & Habit at Franciscan Square. The two were ...