WHEELING — A provision in the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026 that passed the U.S. House on Thursday would criminalize greyhound racing nationwide. That means the nation’s two remaining dog tracks — Wheeling Island Casino Hotel Racetrack and Mardi Gras Casino & Resort, both ...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump swiftly signed a bipartisan legislation Thursday to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not its immigration enforcement operations, shortly after the package won final approval in the House, ending the longest agency shutdown in ...
STEUBENVILLE — Jefferson County commissioners renewed funding for a popular youth program this week, though they did not increase the amount as organizers had hoped. A year ago, commissioners granted Sycamore Center $25,000 in OneOhio opioid prevention funds for programming designed to keep kids “off the streets, off drugs and moving in a positive direction.” With reductions in federal funding, organizers had hoped for additional support. “I’m very cautious,” Commissioner Tony Morelli said. “It seems like a lot of money but there’s been a lot of pain to get that money. ...
CHARLESTON – Attorneys for West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner asked a federal judge this week to dismiss an attempt by the U.S. Department of Justice to seize unredacted voter registration information. In a legal memorandum filed Wednesday evening with the U.S. District Court ...
LANSING — Two Bridgeport High School students were involved in a serious motor vehicle wreck Wednesday evening on U.S. Route 40 in Pease Township. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a 1999 BMW 232i was traveling westbound on Route 40. As it negotiated a right curve, the vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a curb, an embankment and eventually a utility pole. Both the driver and passenger sustained significant injuries and were transported to Wheeling Hospital. Bridgeport Fire and EMS, Wolfhurst EMS and Brookside EMS responded to the scene, with the ...
WEIRTON - The Weirton Area Water Board has issued a boil order following work on a water line at the intersection of Overlook Drive and Bright Way. Areas affected by the boil order include the 1300 and 1400 blocks of Overlook Drive, Landview Drive, Eastview Drive, the 1400 block of Barone Drive Extension, and any others in the area experiencing low or no water pressure. If you live in the affected areas listed above bring all water to a boil, let it boil for one minute, and let it cool before using, or use bottled water. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ...
