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WHEELING — Ra Lene Henthorn has been following the news of the Maui wildfire disaster from her American Red Cross office in Wheeling. Today, she heads to Hawaii to offer her assistance. Henthorn, a disaster program specialist for the Ohio Valley River Chapter of the American Red Cross, flew out to Hawaii at 8:30 a.m. […]

WHEELING — A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel has been cruising down the Ohio River via jet ski this week, raising money and awareness for his furry friends now in animal shelters. “Ollie the Do-Good Dog” has been the passenger on this excursion from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati, where he and his family plan on ending the […]

WHEELING — Two workers were hospitalized after a gas well explosion late Sunday on Cherry Hill Road outside Wheeling. Residents in the area said they were a

CLEARVIEW — Two workers were hospitalized after a gas well explosion late Sunday on Cherry Hill Road outside Wheeling. Residents in the area said they were awoken by a “loud boom” and “flames going 30 feet in the air” after a gas tank at the Franz Thoman well pad exploded. The explosion’s cause is not […]

Photo by Derek Redd Workers from Evans Construction of North Canton, Ohio, place bricks along the sidewalk in front of the Intermodal Center on Wheeling’s Main Street on Wednesday as part of the Downtown Streetscape Project.

BETHLEHEM — The family under a temporary restraining order from feeding raccoons in the village of Bethlehem is seeking an appeal to a higher court. Ohio County Circuit Court Judge David Sims in June granted a temporary restraining order directing Renaissance Way residents Arvind and Bharati Patel to stop their alleged feeding of wildlife, specifically […]

WHEELING — While college basketball alumni from West Virginia University, Marshall and more competed throughout the past week on the court at The Basketball Tournament, locals played a significant part off the court making sure the games ran smoothly. The tournament concluded its maiden run at WesBanco Arena on Sunday with Herd That, made up […]

WHEELING — Scores of local officials, community leaders and health care professionals gathered in Center Wheeling and braved the heat Friday to participate in an opening dedication ceremony for Orchard Park Hospital. The ceremony marked the end of renovation to the former Robert C. Byrd Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Center at 211 Eoff St. […]

Photo by Derek Redd With a shout of “Opa!”, Wheeling City Councilman Jerry Sklavounakis sets aflame two orders of saganaki, a cheese appetizer, Wednesday afternoon at the Grecian Festival at St. John the Divine Orthodox Church on Chapline Street. The festival runs through Saturday.

WHEELING — The Basketball Tournament — also known as TBT — is taking over Wheeling and WesBanco Arena this week, with net gains expected for area businesses. Although her city isn’t hosting this year, Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin — a Wheeling native — does plan to be in the Friendly City on Saturday and […]