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Emergency declared in West Virginia county hit by storms

June 15, 2022 GMT

WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday declared a state of emergency for a northern West Virginia county hit by high winds and flash flooding from severe storms that caused one death.

4 hearings planned this summer in WVa rate review case

June 7, 2022 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Four hearings are coming up this summer to gather public comment on a Appalachian Power Co. and Wheeling Power Co. rate review.

West Virginia governor confirms Lyme disease diagnosis

June 2, 2022 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said blood tests confirmed that he has Lyme disease.

Justice announced the diagnosis Wednesday night, more than a week after he began feeling ill after events in Wheeling and Blacksville.

WVa governor being treated for possible Lyme disease

May 25, 2022 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday he is bring treated for possible Lyme disease after becoming ill following two events he attended in the northern part of the state.

WesBanco: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

April 26, 2022 GMT

WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) _ WesBanco Inc. (WSBC) on Tuesday reported first-quarter profit of $44.1 million.

The bank, based in Wheeling, West Virginia, said it had earnings of 68 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs, came to 70 cents per share.

Lorensen named to vacant seat on WVa Intermediate Court

April 26, 2022 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Gov. Jim Justice said Tuesday he has appointed Charles Lorensen to fill a vacancy on the newly created West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals.

Lorensen must be confirmed by the state Senate for a term through December 2028.

19 seek vacant seat on WVa Intermediate Court of Appeals

April 20, 2022 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Nineteen people have applied to fill a seat on the West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals, Gov. Jim Justice's office said.

The vacancy was created by the resignation last month of Donald A.

WVa governor asks for new names for appellate court vacancy

March 31, 2022 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice wants a fresh list of names as he considers a replacement for a position on the new Intermediate Court of Appeals.

Winners announced for 2021 Virginia AP Broadcasters Awards

March 26, 2022 GMT

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Winners of the 2021 Virginias Associated Press Broadcasters Awards were announced Saturday at the Awards Banquet and Annual Membership Meeting at The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.

WVa intermediate court appointee withdraws from position

March 25, 2022 GMT

WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — One of the first appointees to West Virginia's newly created Intermediate Court of Appeals has decided not to take the position.

Don Nickerson Jr. of Wheeling said that although the position was one that he long desired, he did not want to relocate or bear the cost of traveling to Charleston, which would be required as part of guidelines being crafted for the court, news outlets reported Friday.

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3 WVa groups get funding aimed at helping homeless people

February 10, 2022 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Three West Virginia housing organizations will receive federal funding to address helping homeless people.

U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced about $101,000 in funding Wednesday from the U.S.

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US judge dismisses lawsuit filed by Whitey Bulger’s family

January 19, 2022 GMT

WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by family members of Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger Jr., who was beaten to death in a federal prison in West Virginia.

New initiative will combat healthcare fraud in West Virginia

January 19, 2022 GMT

WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — Officials have launched a new initiative to combat health care fraud in West Virginia, U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld said.

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BC-BKH-West Virginia girls Basketball poll-How They Fared

By The Associated PressJanuary 10, 2022 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — How The Associated Press high school girls ranked basketball teams fared in their weekly games:

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Federal courthouse in West Virginia named for longtime judge

December 22, 2021 GMT

WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A federal courthouse in Wheeling, West Virginia, is being renamed after a longtime judge.

Republican Congressman David McKinley said President Joe Biden signed a bill that McKinley introduced naming the courthouse for retired U.S.

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Federal funding to help fight gun violence in northern W.Va.

December 13, 2021 GMT

WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — Three northern West Virginia counties have been awarded federal funding to fight gun violence, officials said.

Hancock, Brooke and Ohio counties will receive $86,763 to combat firearms trafficking and enhance the prosecution of gun crimes, the Justice Department said in a statement.

BC-BKH-West Virginia boys Basketball poll

By The Associated PressDecember 6, 2021 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Associated Press high school boys preseason basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and total points:

BC-BKH-West Virginia girls Basketball poll

By The Associated PressNovember 29, 2021 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Associated Press high school girls basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and total points:

WVa NAACP president is 1st Black male in state Senate

October 7, 2021 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — NAACP West Virginia chapter president Owens Brown will be the first Black man to serve in the state Senate, Gov Jim Justice said Thursday.

Justice announced Brown’s appointment to the Senate seat vacated by the resignation of Bill Ihlenfeld, who was confirmed Tuesday as the U.S.

Hospital aims to regain higher designation for trauma center

October 1, 2021 GMT

WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University Medicine Wheeling Hospital is working to regain a higher designation for its trauma center, officials said.

The hospital was downgraded recently from a Level II to a Level IV trauma center following a survey with the American College of Surgeons, hospital President and CEO Douglass Harrison said in a letter to EMS partners.

Courts expanding safety, access project to Ohio County

September 29, 2021 GMT

WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A new program launched by West Virginia’s Supreme Court that uses technology to promote safety and access in cases involving sexual assault and domestic violence is expanding to Ohio County, officials said.

Courts expanding safety, access project to Ohio County

September 29, 2021 GMT

Comment hearing set on three WVa coal-fired power plants

September 20, 2021 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Public comment is being sought on a case that could affect the future of three coal-fired power plants in West Virginia.

The state Public Service Commission scheduled a hearing for this week in a reopened case.

Frontier Communications hiring 100 workers in West Virginia

August 30, 2021 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Frontier Communications plans to hire 100 employees in West Virginia by the end of the year to support the company's upcoming network expansion.

Frontier said in a news release that it will hire cable splicers and outside plant technicians throughout the state.

Walmart worker in WVa pleads guilty in gift card thefts

August 25, 2021 GMT

WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A Walmart worker in West Virginia has admitted to a federal charge related to the theft of $124,000 in gift cards over a five-month period.

Kenneth Werkau of Clarington, Ohio, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Wheeling to a wire fraud charge.

Labor chief joins Manchin for West Virginia coal mine trip

By JOHN RABYAugust 18, 2021 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh toured an underground coal mine for the first time, joining Sen. Joe Manchin at a northern West Virginia facility on Wednesday.

Walsh did his best to signal that Democratic President Joe Biden's administration won’t be an enemy of the coal industry as he and Manchin visited American Consolidated Natural Resources' Golden Ridge Portal Mine near Wheeling.

West Virginia city declares racism a public health crisis

October 7, 2020 GMT

WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — Officials in a northern West Virginia city have unanimously approved a resolution declaring racism a health crisis.

Social justice movements across the nation helped spark Tuesday's vote by the Wheeling City Council, which appears to be among the first in the state, news outlets reported.

Former West Virginia bishop apologizes, reimburses diocese

By JOHN RABYAugust 20, 2020 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former Roman Catholic bishop in West Virginia has issued an apology two years after resigning amid allegations of sexual and financial misconduct, and the diocese said Thursday that he has repaid $441,000...

West Virginia hospital announces voluntary severance plan

July 21, 2020 GMT

WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A financially strapped hospital in West Virginia announced unspecified staff reductions Tuesday, the latest in a series of medical center cutbacks in the state over the past year...

2 men say hospital switched them at birth 80 years ago

June 9, 2020 GMT

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (AP) — Two men who believe they were switched at birth nearly 80 years ago are suing a Roman Catholic diocese in West Virginia, alleging negligence and breach of duty by the hospital where they were born...

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Hospital closings hit hard on the edge of the Rust Belt

By JOHN RABYSeptember 8, 2019 GMT

WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — Carrie Jones is looking for work for the first time in two decades. She's even more worried about what will happen to her psychiatric patients...

Pope gives West Virginia diocese new leader after scandal

By JOHN RABYJuly 23, 2019 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's new Roman Catholic bishop vowed Tuesday to work toward restoring faith in the diocese after a scandal over the former bishop's sexual harassment of adults and lavish spending of church money...

Lawsuit: Teacher sexually abused child, birthed his kids

April 5, 2019 GMT

WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man says his middle school teacher sexually abused him for years, gave birth to his children and threatened to take them away if he left her...

Komets lose to Nailers after blowing lead

Journal GazetteMarch 30, 2019 GMT

The Komets opened Friday with maybe their best period of the season.

It didn't last.

The Komets squandered a three-goal lead in the horrendous second half of the second period and lost 6-4 to the Wheeling Nailers in front of 1,850 fans at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, West Virginia.

Ex-W.Va. bishop accused of drunken sex assaults

Staff WriterMarch 29, 2019 GMT

WHEELING — A new lawsuit accuses the former bishop of a Catholic diocese in West Virginia of molesting adolescent and adult males.

Michael Bransfield's former personal altar server sued the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston and its former leader last week, saying he was sexually assaulted in 2014 and harassed for years prior.

2019 W.Va. Boys State Basketball Tournament

Staff WriterMarch 16, 2019 GMT

BOYS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center Tickets: Adult $9 reserved, $8 general admission; Student $6 at school. W.Va. high school boys basketball state tournament CLASS AAA Wednesday G1: University 65, Musselman 51 G2: Martinsburg 69, Parkersburg South 48 Thursday G3: Capital 50, Morgantown 47 G4: Cabell Midland 64, George Washington 62 (OT) Friday G5: 5:30 p.m., Martinsburg vs.

Ex-WV mayor sentenced on drug distribution charge

Staff WriterMarch 14, 2019 GMT

WHEELING, W.Va. — A former mayor in West Virginia has been sentenced to one year and six months in federal prison on a drug distribution charge.

Sixty-three-year-old Kevin Mark Simms, of Moundsville, was sentenced Monday in federal court in Wheeling following his guilty plea in December to distributing oxycodone.