Ohio County News

Construction on the new West Liberty University Highlands Center is nearly complete, with classes set to start there in August.

The man accused of battling a local mayor after breaking into a Triadelphia business is behind bars in a Florida prison.

A 40-year-old Ohio County woman and a 13-year-old Marshall County girl are recovering from the swine flu.

It's a troubling statistic for the Mountain State: There were more deaths related drug overdoses than traffic accidents, according to the Health Statistics Center.

Children at the Community Child Care day care of Wheeling, a program of Youth Services Systems, enjoyed a special picnic Wednesday provided by a group of teenage girls participating in the Discovery and Dreams outreach program.

Kimberly Litman would like to invite friends to her home, but she's embarrassed.

People who were impersonating Ohio County Assessor's Office data collectors apparently have left the area.

Ohio County Circuit Judge James Mazzone on Tuesday declared a mistrial in the Jack Jones child sex trial.

Posted Monday, June 22, 2009 ; 04:04 PM Post Comment Updated Monday, June 22, 2009 ; 08:16 PM School officials are studying the idea.

Mix 30 gallons of water, 3 pounds of horse manure, a pound of straw and a tablespoon brewers yeast and what do you get? A concoction that attracts female mosquitoes ripe for catching.

Rainy weather halted West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin's flight from Charleston to Wheeling Friday, but it didn't keep him and other state leaders from a sunny groundbreaking for the $10 million J.B. Chambers Performing Arts Center at Wheeling Park High School.

Many area resident are still cleaning up and picking up debris after Wednesday night's storms.

James Lohr Jr. may be in jail for several months before his sentencing trial begins - but his wife and co-defendant, Angela - could be free on bond until she faces a jury.

It was standing room only for McMechen bus passengers traveling to Moundsville on Monday - the first public transit service to the Marshall County community in more than 31 years.

A jury will be seated Monday for the sentencing trial of James Lohr Jr., but the panel will not hear opening arguments until Wednesday.

TRIADELPHIA, W.Va. -- There are politicians who talk about being tough on crime, and then there's Kenneth Murphy.

Breaking News>>> A fire on Wheeling Island has filled that area with smoke... as crew battle flames at a house on N. Wabash Street.

A Wheeling man who broke into a mobile home and allegedly beat up the owner inside has plead guilty to burglary.

It would be difficult to question the courage of Triadelphia Mayor Ken Murphy. On Tuesday, Murphy confronted a man he saw exiting the window of a Triadelphia business in an apparent breaking and entering.

James Durbin pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Ohio County Circuit Court. He entered a plea of guilty to 2 separate incidents which were domestic battery and malicious assault.