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Reynolds Hospital and Wheeling Hospital to combine labor and delivery department services
WVU Medicine Reynolds Memorial Hospital and WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital announced that they will begin collaborating more closely around labor and delivery services by taking a more regional approach that enables the two hospitals to focus their resources at one care site versus two.
Wheeling Police looking for suspects in a breaking and entering and shots fired incident
Wheeling Police say on Sunday, around 9:45 a.m., police were called to Ohio Street on Wheeling Island for an initial breaking and entering that occurred overnight. Police say when they arrived they found a firearm was discharged inside the residence, which struck a neighboring home.
Ohio-based Big Lots names nearly 150 stores closing amid bankruptcy risk
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Big Lots, the discount retail chain headquartered in central Ohio, has identified nearly 150 stores that are closing this year amid speculation the company will file for bankruptcy. The chain shared plans in June to shutter 35 to 40 stores by the end of 2024, a filing the company submitted to […]
Still no action on DeWine’s call for ‘diet weed’ regulation
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A call to action from Gov. Mike DeWine nearly seven months ago to regulate delta 8 THC products still has no legislative answer. Delta 8 is a low-level THC product, sometimes known as “diet weed.” Right now, it is completely unregulated, meaning, in part, anyone at any age can buy it. […]
The Buckeye Flame is growing and glowing
The Buckeye Flame, the only Ohio newsroom dedicated exclusively to LGBTQ+ issues, is making waves. Driving the news: Staff writer H.L. Comeriato last week was named the 2024 recipient of the Sarah Pettit Memorial Award by the Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (NLGJA). The award honors the journalist of the year...
‘The best version of myself’: Stivers grad, Miss Ohio USA 2024, competes in Miss USA pageant soon
Miss Ohio USA Macy Hudson, a 2017 Stivers School for the Arts graduate, is feeling confident, determined and grateful as she prepares to compete in the 73rd Miss USA pageant, which will take place Aug. 4 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. “I’m hoping for the very best but...
Autopsy shows that an Ohio 1-year-old died from fentanyl overdose after father dropped daughter of at hospital covered in fentanyl
A one-year-old from Bellaire, Ohio died at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh on April 24 after she was dropped off at East Ohio Regional Hospital's (EORH) emergency department. Belmont County officials say 38-year-old Cameron Cothran of Bellaire dropped the child off at EORH and left.
Popular comedian, ventriloquist Jeff Dunham to make stop in Charleston this fall
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Popular comedian Jeff Dunham is set to make a stop in Charleston this fall. Dunham’s “Artificial Intelligence Tour” will stop at the Charleston Coliseum on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 5 p.m., according to a news release from organizers. Known for his cast...
New COTA CEO salary higher than most peer cities' transit chiefs
As the Central Ohio Transit Authority asks Columbus-area voters for more funding this November, its new chief executive officer is already raking in more money than any other public transportation leader in Ohio. Monica Tellez-Fowler earns an annual base salary of $363,825, which is more than what the transportation agency leaders in Cleveland,...