John D. “Jay” Rockefeller, a former two-term West Virginia governor who spent 30 years representing the Mountain State in the United States Senate, has died, the Washington Post reported Friday morning. Rockefeller died at age 89 at his Washington D.C. home Friday, the Post reported. ...
WHEELING – Santa – with some help from WesBanco – flipped the switch on Oglebay Park's 42nd Annual Festival of Lights holiday celebration Thursday night and the official beginning of the Christmas season in the Ohio Valley. The move to light up the night also kicked off the Wheeling ...
WEIRTON – Sections of two local communities were included among 52 new Opportunity Zones established in West Virginia. The Opportunity Zones, announced by Gov. Patrick Morrisey Thursday morning, have been certified by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, with the zones located in 32 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. They may be used to provide federal tax incentives in an effort to attract private investment into those areas, support expansion of existing businesses, create jobs and revitalize communities. “West Virginia is attracting record levels of private investment, and we ...
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey is launching another social media lawsuit, this time against the communications app Snapchat, on the eve of the anniversary of the death of a teenager last year who was sextorted through the app. In a press conference Thursday ...
STEUBENVILLE — At a time when commissioners are already searching for ways to cut millions in spending to balance their 2027 budget, the Jefferson County Humane Society was at Thursday’s meeting asking for up to $34,000 to cover medical expenses for the shelter animals for the rest of this ...
Contributed Memebers of the Rotary Club of Weirton welcomed Andrew Langrehr, the new president of West Virginia Northern Community College, to the club's meeting Wednesday. Langrehr is the college's ninth president, assuming the role in August. He emphasized efforts toward student success, ...
