Weirton News

In a statement released by the Weirton Police Department, officials stated Stephen Bosick, 18, of Weirton; Nathen Reven, 19, of Bethany; and Christopher Bert, 18, of Follansbee; were arrested and charged with armed robbery.

Recent updates to the veterans memorial on Three Springs Drive officially will be unveiled in a special ceremony May 24.

Though the high school baseball season is over, Weirton's parks and recreation board is hoping to keep Bowman Field in tip-top shape at least through the end of July.

Newly named Interim Weirton Area Port Authority Director Karl Keffer was chosen for the job because of his "background in port development, federal contracts and federal programs," WAPA Chairman B.J. DeFelice said this week.

At Thursday's meeting, board members opted to take advantage of the West Virginia Department of Highway's willingness to pay for an inspector and hire Ohio-based K.E. McCartney and Associates to monitor the upgrades being done.

The "Another You" film crew sets the scene with local extras before they bring in the stars of the film for the last day of shooting on the production.

He was preceded in death by his grandson, Justin Ballato in 2003; four brothers, Frank, Nick, John and George Lorenz; and two sisters, Millie Lorenz and Sarah Dineen.

The Weirton Area Water Board has scheduled a water outage for residents in the downtown area from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

A 53-year-old woman was arrested after police said she intentionally hit two teenagers with her vehicle in Weirton.

At Monday's meeting, council voted 6-1 against eliminating the primary, though proposals to consolidate polling places and consider piggybacking city elections with county and state voting schedules passed on first reading.

The Follansbee Branch of the Brooke County Public Library will be offering a free basic computer class for adults at 11 a.m. Friday.

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City Council is considering a resolution calling for the West Virginia Public Port Authority to undertake an immediate "due diligence, detailed investigation" of the local port authority and its subsidiaries.

Bucket is a hot rod built on a Model T Ford chassis, according to the National T-Bucket Alliance.

Four proposed charter changes involving municipal elections will be introduced at Monday's Weirton City Council meeting, and a fifth is up for its second reading.

Arrested: Walter Betancourt-Colon, 41, 414 Maxwell Ave., bench warrant out of municipal court, failure to reinstate license and defective vehicle, Thursday.

The Weirton Finance Committee on Thursday recommended council spend a little over $800,000 to have milling and paving done on selected streets.

BELTRAME, Louis, 92, of Wellsburg, WV, passed peacefully away on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at his residence surrounded by his family.

Adjacent to the Brooke-Hancock Veterans Memorial Park, with a view of the Weirton rail yard sits the community's newest eatery.

The Weirton Planning Commission agreed Wednesday to recommend that city council permit a pawn shop to operate out of a property currently zoned for commercial/professional uses.